Full Name
Kelly Yiadom
Job Title
Founder
Company
Family Alliance for Respect and Equity
Speaker Bio
Kelly Yiadom is an educator and community leader who believes in being solution-oriented for impact. For 15 years, she successfully taught middle and upper elementary school and ensured that social-emotional growth was at the forefront of her students’ learning experience. This is what led Kelly to found Family Alliance for Respect and Equity (F.A.R.E.); a parent diversity group within a Delaware County, Pennsylvania School District that focuses on creating diversity awareness and cultural proficiency amongst students, teachers, and administrators. She chronicled her experiences, about creating a new normal in educational settings, by delivering a TEDx Talk on Using Parental Superpowers to Drive Diversity in Education. Because of her focus on action for change, she also founded the Circle of Giving 2020, which was a direct response to ensuring equity and access to families who have been impacted by the pandemic. Kelly graduated from Swarthmore College, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, with a special major in education. She currently serves as the Equity and Inclusion Coordinator for Westtown’s Lower School and is married to her college sweetheart, of 14 years, with whom she has 3 children.
Kelly Yiadom