Keami Harris

Keami Harris is a passionate and resourceful leader, educator, and advocate developing and executing innovative strategies that support improved academic and social outcomes for underserved children and families. As Chief Equity and Strategy Officer with the Early Learning Funders Collaborative (ECFC), she helms strategic initiatives on a variety of early childhood and related initiatives. Keami moves equity efforts to the next level by working with the philanthropic community to move their equity work within their institutions and as a collective, bringing more philanthropic resources to BIPOC-led organizations.

Keami has worked in public education and national non-profit organizations focused on early childhood education for over 20 years. Keami led professional learning at Child Care Aware of America (CCAoA), developing innovative solutions and practices designed to strengthen the child care system and infrastructure across the nation. She has held leadership positions at the National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement (NAFSCE) and the National Black Child Development Institute in Washington, DC, which has the mission to improve and advance the lives of Black children and their families through education and advocacy. Keami holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Salisbury University and a master’s degree in education from Bowie State University.