Kalima Johnson is the Associate Director for Advocacy and Partnerships at The Education Trust--New York. In her role, she supports Ed Trust–NY’s efforts to advance policies that close equity gaps in early childhood education, K-12, and higher education as well as supports the development of and leads the execution of the advocacy strategy for Ed Trust–NY’s policy agenda, including organizing letter writing campaigns, coordinating sign-on letters, and leading meetings with policymakers.
Prior to joining Ed Trust–NY, Kalima served as a Senior Legislative Policy Analyst at the New York City Council where she advised local elected officials on developing strategy, policy, and legislation to make New York City’s education system more equitable. Kalima is also a former educator who taught second and third grade special education for three years.
A native of Brownsville, Brooklyn, Kalima holds a master’s degree in special education from Hunter College and a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from the University at Albany.
