Kimberly has her B.A. from Louisiana State University and her J.D. from The Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.
J.D., Law and Public Policy Program, Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America B.A., Political Science, Minor in Russian Area Studies, Louisiana State University; Junior Year Abroad at Swansea University, Wales.
Prior to moving to Colorado in 2000, Kimberly spent ten years in Washington, DC in various legal positions. She gained invaluable legislative, regulatory and advocacy experience as a Congressional staffer, a White House law clerk, an enforcement attorney for a federal regulatory agency, and a lobbyist for the nation’s largest high education systems.
Building on her advocacy and policy experience, Kimberly later accepted an executive management position of a national nonprofit organization helping at-risk youth succeed in the workforce. In this position, she successfully led the organization’s expansion efforts by securing the support of state officials and corporate executives needed to launch new programs throughout the country.
A few years later, Kimberly was asked to serve as chief advisor to the president of the nonpartisan intergovernmental organization, Education Commission of the States. In this position, she led the interstate compact’s day-to-day operations and managed its $13 million annual budget. The next step in Kimberly’s career path took her to another senior management position in a well-known national nonprofit organization, ACT, Inc. As a regional director for the national educational testing company, she led the company’s efforts to advance the organization’s programs within the state and local educational systems across seven Midwest states.
Kimberly is licensed to practice law in Colorado. She was also admitted to both the Washington, DC and Maryland bars (inactive).
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