Kelly Siegel-Stechler
Director, Collaborative Discussion Project
Interactivity Foundation
Kelly Siegel-Stechler joined the Interactivity Foundation (IF) in April 2025 as its new director of the Collaborative Discussion Project. Prior to joining IF, she was associate director for research at the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University (MA), leading work in civics education and youth electoral engagement. She has also led several nonprofit programs in global and social studies education at the United Nations Foundation, Louis August Jonas Foundation, and Foundations for Leadership. Siegel-Stechler holds a Ph.D. in education from Johns Hopkins University (MD), and her research focuses on the role of experiential learning, classroom discussion, and school climate in shaping young people’s long-term civic development.
