Frank London Gettridge is an educator who has dedicated his career working to improve the lives of the most vulnerable children and families. A New Orleans native, Frank possesses over 30 years of experience in education, logging in impressive time and variety as an early childhood, elementary and high school teacher and administrator. Before joining the Philanthropic Collaborative for Education, Frank was a Program Officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) overseeing the integration of national program strategies, and managing a team of officers and support staff to support WKKF’s efforts to address issues of inequality, including creating the conditions that help vulnerable children to achieve.
Previously, as an Education Program Officer, rising to National Lead of Program Strategies at WKKF, Frank elevated investments focused on strengthening the teacher of color pipeline, transformative family engagement, and closing the 3rd grade achievement gap.
Frank holds a doctorate of global education from the University of Southern California, during the pursuit of which he studied public education systems across three different countries. He holds a master’s degree in child development from the Erikson Institute in Chicago, IL and a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA. Notably, Frank currently serves as the Board Chair for Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity, was selected as a National Head Start Fellow, an Association of Black Philanthropic Executives Fellow, a Children’s Defense Fund Fellow, and served as a National Association for the Education of Young Children Governing Board member.