Kim Carter

System Director, Learning OhioHealth

Dr. Kim Carter, The Igniter! is a highly sought keynote speaker, corporate trainer, commencement speaker, executive leadership coach, award-winning academic dean, and published author. An esteemed front-runner in building inclusive communities, conscious leadership, and leadership training and development, she is a thought leader in cross-cultural leadership, management, learning culture, and community development.  Each person, team, and community are motivated by Dr. Kim to seek personal and professional clarity for positive change and to establish well-defined direction in all they do.   Dr. Kim is also a champion trailblazer for delivering exceptional customer service, providing optimal engagement, and producing phenomenal performance outcomes. Her unique speaking, coaching, and training styles bring a wealth of passion, knowledge, and heightened participation to every audience and client interaction. Dr. Kim educates and equips all to immediately use shared tools, resources, and best practices to implement their lives and organization’s purpose. In addition to her speaking, coaching, and training endeavors, Dr. Kim is the current System Director of Learning for OhioHealth, leading the learning culture for their 35,000+ associates, a prior college Academic Dean, and the first African American Woman to hold the post of Multifamily HUB Director for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Previous positions held were, the State of Ohio's Housing Director, Limited Brands Corporation Trainer, large non- profit Affiliate President, and financial institution Operations Director. Dr. Kim holds a Ph.D. in Organization and Management (leadership specialization), two Master’s Degrees in Digital Entrepreneurship and Business Administration, Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, and numerous certifications (i.e., Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, DISC, MBTI, Economic Development, Housing Finance, Mediation, Strength Finder Instructor, Enneagram Coach, etc.). Dr. Kim has been featured throughout radio, television, and print media outlets, as well as being a consistently featured contributing author with Ready Publications reaching domestic and global markets. Dr. Kim presented a resolution to the Model United Nations and received United States Presidential Recognition for her leadership efforts, earned the “Irving Strayer” award (highest staff achieved at Strayer University), received a distinguished recognition for her resilient leadership from the national organization, Women for Economic and Leadership Development, and graduate of OhioHealth’s LEAD program for high potential Directors. Dr. Kim serves in her community with her church, WELD (OH), The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Central Ohio Chapter, and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Alpha Sigma Omega Chapter, Columbus, Ohio. It is this extensive community and career experience, expertise to drive results, and her ability to motivate progressive movement in others that coins Dr. Kim as “The Igniter!” Dr. Kim loves spending time with her canine Kasey, family, friends, traveling, reading, learning, and all things outside.