Kim Hall is director of First 5 LA’s Impact & Accountability Department. Kim leads the organization’s efforts to ensure data and learning guide the organization’s work in improving outcomes for young children and families in Los Angeles County. Her work centers on measuring impact, informing strategy, and supporting organizational learning. From tracking progress on population-level outcomes to using tools like the Equity Index to guide decisions, Kim helps ensure that First 5 LA’s investments are grounded in evidence and equity. She is a member of the Leadership Team and serves as an advisor to the vice president of Community Engagement & Policy.
With more than two decades of experience in evaluation and research, Kim is passionate about using data to spotlight disparities and create meaningful change. Before joining First 5 LA, Kim served as a senior evaluator at Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP), where she worked to expand access to high-quality early education. Prior to that, Kim served as a project director at the Center for Capacity Building on Minorities with Disability Research at the University of Illinois Chicago, as well as a research and evaluation associate for Youth Guidance, a nonprofit dedicated to helping children overcome obstacles and succeed in school and life.
Kim earned both her doctorate and master’s degree in psychology from the University of Illinois Chicago and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Southern University and A&M College. A native of West Los Angeles and a proud single mother, Kim lives in Culver City, where she enjoys hiking, cooking and tending to her ever-growing collection of plants.
