Women in Leadership Advisory Member

Krystal DeGraw

Active Term: 09/2024 - 09/2025

Areas of Expertise

• Inspiring Emotional Intelligence
  
• Improving Communication Habits
  
• Advocacy, Actions & Accountability
  
• Driving Ideas, Intellectual Growth & Transformation
  
• Transformational Vs. Transactional Leadership
  
• Organizational Leadership & Cultural Diversity
  

Assistant Director of Student Services

St. Louis Park Schools

Krystal is a strategic leader with 20+ years of experience driving workforce development, training, evaluation, and organizational learning across the education, government, and nonprofit sectors. She specializes in designing scalable training programs, implementing data-driven evaluation frameworks, and leading strategic workforce initiatives that enhance compliance, improve performance, and drive measurable impact.
With a strong commitment to fostering inclusive, equitable, and accessible learning environments, Krystal has a proven ability to align talent development with organizational goals, improve operational efficiency, and cultivate cultures of continuous learning. She excels at leading large-scale training initiatives, strengthening stakeholder collaboration, and driving sustainable workforce strategies.
As a program advisor for the Women in Leadership program, Krystal is excited to support the program’s efforts to develop and elevate women in leadership. She values the opportunity to contribute and engage with a community dedicated to leadership growth, just as she has benefited from the guidance of mentors throughout her own career.

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