Marcia Brumit Kropf

Joined Girls Incorporated, the nonprofit organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold,SM in the Fall of 2003. Dr. Kropf oversees the implementation of the organization's current business plan and is currently a member of the Core Planning Team developing the next strategic direction for the Girls Inc. network. She has direct responsibility for the National Services, Program & Training Services, Research, IT, and Human Resources departments. She heads the organization's IT Council and is leading an enterprise-wide multi-year initiative to address the needs of Latina girls aged 6 to 18. Dr. Kropf is a member of the New York City Commission on Women's Issues and the Expert Advisory Panel for New Moon, as well as an advisor to the Jeannette Rankin Foundation. She serves as co-chair of the COO Peer Network for the National Human Services Assembly. She represents Girls Inc. at the K-12 Alliance for the National Council of Women in IT and is a member of the alliance leadership team. Previously, Dr. Kropf spent 12 years at Catalyst, the premier nonprofit research and advisory organization working to advance women in business, as Vice President of Research & Information Services. She oversaw the Research Department, the Information Center (a special library focusing on women and work), and Catalyst's efforts to advance technologically in the 21st Century. She also led the Work and Family team of experts, the group advising companies on a range of topics including flexible work arrangements, leaves of absence, and childcare. Prior to her work at Catalyst, Dr. Kropf spent over 20 years working in public education in a variety of positions, from classroom teaching to software design, focusing primarily on curriculum design and evaluation. Dr. Kropf earned her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College, a Master of Arts in Teaching from Oberlin College, a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Reading Education from Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. in Educational Communication and Technology from New York University.