Karen Lott has served as Executive Director of Women’s League Child Development Center since 2018. In 2023, Governor Ned Lamont appointed her to the state’s Blue-Ribbon Panel on Child Care, charged with building an equitable, high-quality, and sustainable child care system for Connecticut families. A dedicated school reform leader with more than 20 years in education, Ms. Lott has transformed historically underperforming urban schools and consistently advocated for children from low-income families to receive strong environmental supports, effective teaching, and adequately resourced schools. She has served as a principal at every level, from preschool through high school, and views education as both a necessity and a powerful equalizer. Her work has been featured in the documentary Great Expectations: Raising Educational Achievement by the Connecticut Council for Education Reform and highlighted in publications including the Hartford Courant, New Haven Independent, and Education Week. Her honors include 100 Women of Color (2018), three citations from the Connecticut General Assembly, and multiple community service awards. A lifelong learner, she holds degrees from Springfield College and Virginia Commonwealth University, a CAGS from Westfield State University, and recently completed the Executive Leadership–Superintendent Program at University of Connecticut.
