Kavita Singh Gilchrist
kavita@racialequitypartners.com
Kavita is a dedicated professional with more than 20 years of experience designing programs in the nonprofit sector, delivering services to achieve equity and community impact. As a Director she guided teams to deliver programs with an eye on inclusive services that center people. With her teams she collaborated to establishing strong organizational systems and transparent financial oversight for large (multi-million dollars) and smaller-scale initiatives.
Kavita launched her nonprofit career at New Visions for Public Schools (NYC) running a multi-year AmeriCorps program that provided technology, training and support services to public schools; continued digital access and training with the Oakland Technology Exchange, managing curriculum and outreach, providing technology to 1,600 families and engaging residents in monthly community service events. As the Executive Director of the Community Technology Centers' Network, her team managed a $3.7 million grant program that provided funding to 150+ community-based organizations, organized 4 annual conferences and supported 600+ member organizations. At Community Solutions, she managed a state (CORE) and a city (MAP) funded initiative that served 8 communities, bringing together residents, city officials and nonprofit service providers to meet public safety concerns. Before REP, Kavita consulted with the Discipline Revolution Project helping districts and schools move away from punitive discipline and toward inclusive, culturally responsive learning communities.
Kavita is South Asian, raised in a family with a generous, community-minded spirit. She brings this spirit to the efforts she leads in her own community, working to help people navigate inequities and build better programs that benefit all people - and especially our most vulnerable neighbors.
Kavita also runs Made for Me Books, an organization focused on providing books to young people that represent and reflect the diversity of our multicultural communities. She has a B.S. from Drexel University and an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. A Founding Member of Racial Equity Partners, Kavita lives in Harlem, New York with her family.