Christina Kim, Ed.D., LCSW, is a coach and trainer for the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. She brings the perspective of a classroom teacher, learning specialist, clinical social worker, and school administrator, with 25 years of experience working with children, families, and educators. Currently, Christina serves as the Assistant Head of School for Strategic Initiatives at Maryvale Preparatory School in Maryland. She has worked with several school communities to implement RULER. While serving as the Director of Student Life at The Willows Community School in California, she led innovative, community-wide implementation of RULER, integrating emotional intelligence practices into student life, faculty development, and parent engagement in ways that were both sustainable and mission-aligned.