Board Member Since 2022
Kylie LaSota Hand is a veteran educator, school administrator, and professional consultant who drives instructional innovation and scales operational excellence for school systems, having worked with districts across Pennsylvania, the United States, and Canada. Within Pennsylvania, she previously served as the Director of STEM and Online Learning for the Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU). During her tenure at the CCIU, Kylie anchored her work in Pennsylvania by leading impactful initiatives in professional development for teacher certifications and endorsements, directing statewide student-centered learning efforts, and overseeing regional gifted education supports. A thought leader in educational technology, she has presented at state and national conferences on the strategic implementation and frameworks of AI in education. Kylie has partnered with education systems across 10 U.S. states and 3 Canadian provinces. Her broader professional expertise encompasses online and blended learning, STEM and maker education, policy development, technology integration, and early childhood education.
Prior to her regional and national consulting work, Kylie served as a district administrator as the coordinator of instructional technology and innovation for the Brentwood Borough School District in Pittsburgh, where she was responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating districtwide technology used by students, faculty, and staff. She also brings deep foundational insight from the classroom, having served as a teacher for eight years across the Chartiers Valley, Kutztown Area, and Quaker Valley School Districts.
A native of Pittsburgh, Kylie moved to the greater Reading area in 2017, and later relocated in 2020 to Delaware County’s Upper Darby Township with her husband, Scott. Kylie holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from Duquesne University, a Master of Public Management from the Heinz College of Carnegie Mellon University, and a principal certification from Drexel University. She is deeply proud to serve on the board of the Pennsylvania Governor’s School for the Sciences (PGSS), a commitment inspired by her sister Emily, who attended PGSS in 2004.