Hayin Kimner is a practitioner, researcher and policy advocate with a focus on community schools systems and partnerships. Currently, she is the Founder and Managing Director for the CA Community Schools Learning Exchange, and a Senior Policy and Research Fellow for Policy Analysis for California Education. Hayin is also a nonresident scholar in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution in support of the Community Schools Forward national task force. She previously worked as a Senior Program Director for The Opportunity Institute, and led the development of district-wide community school strategies in San Francisco and Emery Unified School Districts. She received her B.A. from Amherst College and a Ph.D. from Stanford University.