Kiffany Pride currently serves as the Assistant Commissioner of Learning Services for Arkansas’ Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). With 27 years of experience, Dr. Pride has recently served as the Director of Curriculum and Assessment and RISE Assessor for the Reading Initiative for Student Excellence (RISE) for DESE. Believing passionately in the power of education to expand human potential, transform lives and shape new visions, Dr. Pride is driven to use her collective experiences to develop leadership capacity to enhance learning experiences for students and educators.