Kish Russell is a proven grant expert with millions awarded, managed, and monitored during her time as a Grant Writer, Federal Programs Compliance Coordinator, and Education Grant Consultant. She began her career in education as a Kindergarten teacher and has over 20 years experience working in public education. From 2011-2015, she worked in federal programs for San Antonio ISD and since 2015 has been working as a consultant to support district leaders with grant monitoring and compliance assistance to many school district leaders to be successful in their role with grant funded programs. She is a dynamic and motivational speaker with an impressive winning grant record and authored nine books in her "Compliance by Design" book series. Since 2011, she has provided grant monitoring and compliance support to many school districts and understands how to support district and campus leaders to be successful in their role with grant funded programs.