Kimberly Kenne

Kimberly Kenne represents District 1 on the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education, first elected in 2011.¹ A systems integration expert and parent leader, she has chaired the District Advisory Council and helped found the Parent Education Network.¹

In 2026, she opposed ending Professional Learning Communities for elementary schools, calling it a mistake.² She calls for greater budget transparency and aligning spending with planning and values.² Kenne is open to school closures if a consolidation process recommends them.³ She moved to delay rebuilding San Rafael Elementary until that process finishes, warning against committing bond money before the district completes its facilities master plan.⁴ She has criticized one-time state funding for causing repeated layoffs.⁵