Ann-Katherine Kimble is a Curriculum Writer and Designer at XQ. She has worked in education as a teacher with Chicago Public Schools and Noble Schools in Chicago and as an instructional consultant with Discovery Channel Education and the Academy of Urban School Leadership. Ann-Katherine served as a member of the Illinois State Board of Education's Diverse and Learner Ready Teacher initiative, writing state standards to diversify the state's teacher pipeline and develop culturally relevant teaching pedagogy and curriculum.