As a Program Associate with the Resilient and Healthy Schools and Communities team, Krystal Wu (she/her) delivers technical assistance, designs professional learning, and develops evidence-based resources to support the cultivation of safe and supportive learning environments. Drawing on her expertise in culturally responsive and sustaining education, co-design, and school climate, Wu centers the voices and experiences of community members who have been kept furthest from opportunity.
Wu’s recent work at WestEd has focused on the design and facilitation of humanizing learning experiences. She leads the Safe and Supportive Learning Environments Deep Dive professional learning courses focused on racial equity and belonging through the Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety and the California Center for School Climate.
Prior to joining WestEd, Wu worked as an equity coach and an instructional coach and has over 10 years of experience as an award-winning secondary English Language Arts teacher. She collaborated with key community members to develop a multi-year vision for PK–12 antiracist curriculum and instruction and designed and led an equity-focused professional learning series for 150 faculty and staff members.
Krystal received her BA in English and women’s and gender studies from Santa Clara University and her MA in education from UC Berkeley.