Team Details
CEO & FOUNDER
Kristina Peck
Kristina Peck is an award-winning strategic marketing executive, education advocate, and the visionary founder of KP Charter Kollective — a national consulting firm supporting charter schools with enrollment growth, branding, grant funding, and long-term sustainability.
A former nurse turned entrepreneur, Kristina brings a rare blend of compassion, operational rigor, and marketing excellence to every project she leads. After stepping away from healthcare to be more present with her family, Kristina launched a marketing agency that quickly earned recognition as one of the Southeast’s best — helping high-growth brands, founders, and schools clarify their voice, scale their impact, and hit ambitious goals.
Over the last several years, she has served as a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer for education organizations and mission-driven companies, leading cross-functional campaigns that have generated millions in revenue and funding for her clients. Her work has directly contributed to the successful launch and turnaround of multiple charter schools, including branding, enrollment strategy, website development, and partnership growth.
Kristina was named one of Charlotte’s Top 30 Under 30, and is an 8x award-winning CMO, recognized for her impact across education, business, and community leadership.
At KP Charter Kollective, Kristina leads with strategy, systems thinking, and a relentless commitment to equity — helping schools move from vision to visibility and from approved to fully enrolled.
Co-Founder
Nandi Edouard
Nandi Edouard is a distinguished educator, charter school founder, and social justice advocate with a deep commitment to transforming education for underrepresented communities. As Co-Founder of KP Charter Kollective and the visionary behind The Simple Vue Academy in Cobb County, Georgia, Nandi is leading the charge to reimagine what equitable, community-centered schooling can look like.
A proud native of Cobb County, Nandi earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Spelman College and her Master’s in Educational Leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University. Her educational journey began in Houston, Texas, where she served as an English Language Arts teacher and school leader at YES Prep Public Schools. She went on to hold several key leadership roles at Prospect Schools in Brooklyn, New York, including Director of School Culture and Managing Dean of Students.
Nandi was selected as a Building Excellent Schools Fellow, one of the most rigorous school founder training programs in the nation. Through that fellowship, she laid the groundwork for her boldest endeavor to date — founding The Simple Vue Academy, a STREAM-based public charter school opening in the fall of 2025.
The Simple Vue Academy is grounded in hands-on learning, financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and early leadership development. Nandi’s vision is to create a school where students are not only academically strong, but empowered, creative, and deeply connected to their identity and community.
At KP Charter Kollective, Nandi brings her experience as a school founder and instructional leader to support schools in developing equitable systems, visionary leadership models, and mission-aligned growth strategies that last.
Senior Consultant
Dr. Christine Keck
Chrissy grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania, and has spent her career working across PK–12 education in Mississippi, Washington D.C., Denver, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. She has served in district, charter, and independent school settings, always with a focus on equity, innovation, and student-centered learning. A proud Teach For America alumna, Chrissy began her teaching career in the Mississippi Delta, where she developed a deep commitment to educational equity and the power of high expectations and strong relationships—an experience that continues to shape her leadership today.
She is the founder of The Meliora School, Gwinnett Counties first 6th–12th grade public charter school, rooted in mastery-based learning, entrepreneurship, and computer science. Chrissy has also served as a founding staff member at two successful charter schools and led a successful school turnaround, achieving 100% teacher retention for three consecutive years and significantly improving school culture and academic outcomes. In addition to her work as a school founder, she coaches aspiring principals at Columbia University’s Summer Principals Academy and serves as faculty for Teach For All, supporting school leaders around the world. She is also a member of Teach For All’s Global Principal Community and the Fred Rogers Educators Neighborhood.
Chrissy holds a doctorate in Leadership and Learning in Organizations from Vanderbilt University, where her research focused on artificial intelligence in higher education, critical thinking, and instructional design. She also holds an M.A. from Columbia University and a B.A. from the University of Rochester. Deeply inspired by The Forest School’s commitment to purpose-driven, student-led learning, Chrissy felt instantly aligned with its values of curiosity, community, and authenticity.
She is honored to learn alongside The Forest School team as both a leader and a lifelong student—committed to reimagining education so that all young people can thrive in a rapidly changing world.