Kimberly Perry

Kimberly Perry is one of the nation’s leading experts in child and youth public policy advocacy and civic engagement. Kimberly’s work building powerful campaigns and organizations to amplify citizen’s voices has resulted in critical policy changes to improve the lives of nearly 30 million children, youth, and families.

In 2019, she became DC Action’s executive director and she has set a vision to achieve racial equity in child and youth outcomes, and is ramping up the organization’s resources, human capital, and networks to break down structural barriers that stand in the way of all kids reaching their full potential.

Already, her leadership has resulted in quadrupling the organization’s annual budget, expanding her staff from two to twenty employees, two major policy wins: one, raising the compensation of early childhood educators, thereby making the District’s child care system more equitable; and, two, nearly doubling resources for the District’s out-of-school time sector, moving the District closer to closing racial gaps in access to safe and high-quality learning opportunities beyond the classroom.

Prior to DC Action, Kimberly served as Founding Director of DC Hunger Solutions, Vice President of the Clinton Foundation’s Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Executive Director of DC Vote, as well as other key advisory roles in public policy advocacy and philanthropy.

Kimberly is a member of the the Board of Directors of the Partnership for America’s Children and the Children’s Funding Project.

When she’s not working, you can find her at home perfecting recipes with her family, watching and producing documentaries, salsa dancing, or on a hiking trail.