Kim Keiser is a Trustee of the Turrell Fund and Lead Trustee for Vermont. Previously, she served as Vermont Executive for the Turrell Fund since 2012. Her professional career spans over 40 years and includes a variety of Education and Human Services positions, in both the private and public sectors. All have been focused on improving the lives and well-being of children and families. 

Kim was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM where she also attended college, earning a BA and MA from the University of New Mexico in Recreation Therapy and Special Education. Key positions held prior to moving to Vermont include Child Life Specialist for the Pediatric Oncology, Burn, Trauma and Cardiac Units at the Bernalillo County Medical Center in Albuquerque, and Early Intervention Director for the Multnomah County Social and Family Services Division in Portland, OR. 

Since moving to Vermont in 1988, positions she has held include Part H (now Part C) of IDEA Coordinator, Director of the Child Care Services Division within the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS), Deputy Commissioner of SRS, and the Deputy Commissioner for the Child Development Division within the Department for Children and Families. 

Kim left Vermont State government in 2009 to work at the national level in Washington, D.C. While in D.C. she served as the Director for the Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation for the National Association for the Education of Young Children and at the National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center as Senior State Technical Assistance Specialist. 

A current area of professional interest and developing expertise is cross sector systems integration that is intentionally designed to create and sustain fully aligned, high quality services for children and families within the communities in which they live. 

Kim lives in Fayston, VT with her husband and enjoys spending time with her grown children, traveling, gardening, hiking, and running. 

Kim Keiser has served on the Turrell Fund Board since 2010.