Team : Kyra Kristof

Director of Learning

As the first director of learning for EarthEcho International, Kyra Kristof has played a critical role in shaping the vision of EarthEcho's programs that promote and support sustainability in society. In addition to her work with EarthEcho International, Ms. Kristof consults with arts and science non-profit organizations on educational programming and evaluation topics through Macroeducation, Inc., an educational services firm that she founded in March 2004. Leveraging emerging technologies to support lifelong learning, Macroeducation provides educational strategy consulting services, conducts educational technology research and development, and creates learning materials for diverse purposes and audiences. Prior to founding Macroeducation, Inc., Ms. Kristof spent seven years in the field of arts in education, developing programs and products that used learning experiences in the arts to meet the complex needs of communities and educational systems domestically and abroad. Ms. Kristof holds two degrees from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA: a Bachelor of Humanities and Arts in Creative Expression and a Master of Arts Management from the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management/College of Fine Arts.