Kim Phillips-Knope
Kim Phillips-Knope, MSW, serves as the Project Lead for the Michigan Department of Education’s LGBTQ+ Students Project. In this role, she seeks to inspire, empower, and equip schools to provide equitable, meaningful, and high-quality educational experiences to LGBTQ+ students, their families, and the educators who serve them. She has over twenty years of experience working with young people, as an educator in both traditional and non-traditional classrooms, within community-based organizations, and as an athletics coach. As a consultant for state and local governments, Kim has facilitated workshops for, and collaborated with, schools throughout Michigan and the United States, supporting their efforts to create exceptional learning environments for all students, especially those who identify as LGBTQ+.
Kim Phillips-Knope, MSW, serves as the Project Lead for the Michigan Department of Education’s LGBTQ+ Students Project. In this role, she seeks to inspire, empower, and equip schools to provide equitable, meaningful, and high-quality educational experiences to LGBTQ+ students, their families, and the educators who serve them. She has over twenty years of experience working with young people, as an educator in both traditional and non-traditional classrooms, within community-based organizations, and as an athletics coach. As a consultant for state and local governments, Kim has facilitated workshops for, and collaborated with, schools throughout Michigan and the United States, supporting their efforts to create exceptional learning environments for all students, especially those who identify as LGBTQ+.
