Kip Hottman

Background

About Kip Hottman

Before joining National Geographic as Senior Manager, Explorer-Education Connections, I served as a Spanish Teacher at Wellington Middle School in Poudre School District. I also previously worked as the Director of Marketing & Traction for Curio Learning and as Networks, Manager for Hope Street Group where I leveraged my expertise in social media strategy and multi-network mobilization. I’m a National Board Certified Spanish teacher and was a teacher leader in Kentucky and Colorado for 18 years. I’m passionate about creating opportunities for educators to connect, collaborate, and lead – it’s why I served for two years as a Hope Street Group KY Teacher Fellow from 2013-2015. I also led virtual communities for the Center for Teaching Quality from 2014-2015, sat on the Teacher Advisory Council for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation from 2014-2016 and supported the non-profits Sevenzo and Curio while still in the classroom, where I worked as a teacher hybrid for Jefferson County Public Schools in 2017-2018.