Get to Know Holli Kipker Jessee

If you’ve ever met Holli, you know she’s the kind of person who sees both the big picture and the tiny details that make it beautiful. She’s a visionary with her feet firmly on the ground—equal parts strategist, storyteller, and systems thinker.

Co-Founder, KipPow | Based in North Augusta, SC

Holli is a visionary educator, systems thinker, and curriculum strategist with more than a decade of experience designing instructional materials and leading educational change at the classroom, district, and state levels. She served as the Supervisor of English Language Arts for the Louisiana Department of Education, where she played a key role in the development of the widely used ELA Guidebooks and steered the creation of Louisiana’s innovative assessment pilot in ELA.

As a former classroom teacher, publishing executive, and teacher prep course designer, Holli brings a rare blend of big-picture vision and ground-level practicality. She’s especially known for building systems that center human learning while meeting the demands of standards, policy, and real-world constraints.

Holli holds a B.A. in Secondary English Education from the University of New Orleans. She now co-leads KipPow with a focus on helping educators and families unlock clarity, connection, and transformative learning.