Kim Rugh

Kim Rugh is the project and communications manager for the IFL. In this role, she supports the IFL fellows who partner directly with the Dallas Independent School District as they help students develop the reading and writing skills they need to succeed in college, career, and beyond. In addition, she works with IFL staff to plan and implement marketing activities that grow awareness of the important work of the IFL.

Kim is a native of Pittsburgh and graduated from Penn State University with a BA in advertising/marketing. Before joining the IFL, she spent 20+ years working in advertising agencies where she developed strategic plans and marketing campaigns for businesses and non-profits. 

Always a champion for early childhood literacy, Kim spent several years as an elementary school librarian with the primary goal of helping to instill of a love of reading her students.