Kathy Pomer
President & CEO
(she/her)
kathy@gatherroundconsulting.com
617-797-6848
Kathy Pomer is the President and CEO of GatherRound Consulting and an accomplished early childhood education leader. Her work at GatherRound is the culmination of nearly four decades in the field, serving in many roles—from classroom educator to administrator, mentor teacher, program designer, and consultant.
Most recently, Kathy has also been working as Producing Partner for an upcoming social media video series in collaboration with the makers of Make A Circle Films and NAEYC.
Prior to co-founding GatherRound, Kathy served as Vice President and Director of the Sheva Center for Innovation in Early Childhood Education and Engagement for the JCCs of North America. She holds a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education and a Bachelor’s degree in Child Development, both from the Eliot-Pearson School of Child Study at Tufts University.
Kathy’s image of educators and learners of all sorts as competent and capable guides her work. She believes that positive, proactive early care and education experiences—highlighting learners’ own capabilities and interests—create communities of care that build a just society aligned with our deepest values.
Her areas of expertise include visioning and reflective supervision with leadership teams, mentorship and pedagogical support, advocacy for educators and leaders, and collaboration and communication across the field of early care and education.
In addition to her work at GatherRound, Kathy serves as an Exchange Press Leadership Fellow, sharing her expertise on a global platform in partnership with Exchange Press.
She lives in Southern Maryland, near Washington, D.C., with her husband, Jim. Their two grown children are thriving, happy, and busy making the world a better place.
