WHO WE ARE
We’re data lovers. Education leaders. Strategy creators.
UnlockED is an education consulting firm that helps education leaders develop student-centered and data-driven strategies to improve rates of college enrollment and completion. Through our work, we enable students to reach their postsecondary potential by partnering with district and school leaders nationwide to proactively use student-level data insights.
VISION & VALUES
Vision
UnlockED envisions a country in which students with lower incomes are enrolling and completing postsecondary education at the same rates as their peers. We believe that with the right data in the right hands, education leaders can unlock the strategies that will provide students with these opportunities.
Values
We are driven by data, but we’re also guided by values. UnlockED practices these values with our clients, in our work, and in the community.
Do we align with your own vision and Values? Reach out to partner.
MEET OUR LEADERSHIP
UnlockED is trusted by school districts and organizations throughout the country. With more than 15 years of experience in education at public and charter school districts and postsecondary institutions, we have a unique understanding of the challenges our partners face and a commitment to help them succeed on behalf of their students.
Kimberly Hanauer
Founder & CEO
As the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of UnlockED, Kimberly Hanauer works with a broad set of districts and organizations to support leaders in taking a data-driven approach to college preparation, application, enrollment, and completion. She focuses on empowering client partners with insight into their student-level data by developing dashboards and other resources to proactively enable every student to achieve their postsecondary potential.
Before she started UnlockED in 2018, Kimberly served as the Director of College Preparedness for DC Public Schools (DCPS), where she built and managed the multitude of supports within the College Preparedness portfolio, including college partnerships, dual enrollment/early college, SAT administration, SAT test prep, Naviance, FAFSA completion, and early college & career awareness. Kimberly also partnered closely with the DCPS Office of Data and Strategy to build a robust set of college preparedness metrics and systematically evaluate data on college enrollment, persistence, and completion.
Prior to DCPS, Kimberly served as the Director of College & Career at the KIPP Foundation and oversaw young alumni and campus alumni engagement for her alma mater, Duke University, where she also earned her BA in Economics and MA in Liberal Studies. Her masters project was entitled “Examining the Role of Public-Private Partnerships in K-12 Career Readiness.”
Kimberly resides in the District of Columbia.
“With Kimberly’s unique experience working across systems — higher ed, charter schools, and districts — she is able to see connections and think creatively about solutions and strategies that may not otherwise have been considered.”
Laurie wingate | senior advisor, results for america
OUR SERVICES
Want to know more about how UnlockED can work for you? Learn about our data-driven approach and service offerings.