Mary Ellen Kirkbride

Mary Ellen joined KLETC in 2019.  She served as a public-school teacher at various grades and subjects 5-12 for 23 years. She started her career in Grants, New Mexico and finished her years of public-school service in Pretty Prairie, Kansas.

Mary Ellen holds a bachelor’s degree in Education from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instructional Design from Wichita State University. She is a life-long learner and was appointed Assistant Director of the CPSL in April 2023.