KJ Ward
KJ Ward
Director
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Email: kj@polihire.com
KJ has over 20 years of experience working with social impact organizations rooted in a variety of issues – including, criminal justice reform, LGBTQ youth advocacy, Indigenous education, and racial justice – and from several angles, including nonprofit management (staff and board), organizational development/communications consulting, philanthropy, and editorial journalism. KJ is a former elected member of the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Dartmouth College and a Master’s degree in developmental psychology from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education.
Meet the Team
The POLIHIRE team is a group of talented and dedicated professionals who are committed to excellence, accountability, and diversity. With their expertise and passion for identifying top leadership in public-serving agencies and organizations, they have achieved unparalleled success.
Kenyatta Uzzell
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Nana Perry
Managing Director
James Banks
Senior Director and General Counsel
Brenda Donald
Senior Client Partner
De’Shawn Wright
Senior Director & Advisor
Melanie Bell
Senior Director
Dr. Kamala Uzzell Jones
Director of Search Assessment
Angie Viar
Director
Marcia Thompson
Senior Advisor
Palencia Mobley
Senior Director
Monique Stevens
Senior Consultant
KJ Ward
Director
Sharon Banks
Executive Coach
Leanne Okabayashi
Recruitment and Operations Manager
Advisory Board
Gen. Kip Ward (R)
Advisory Board Member
Stephanie D. Nellons-Paige
Advisory Board Member
Freddie Fuller
Advisory Board Member
Cindy Kupski
Advisory Board Member
Dr. Marc A. Love
Advisory Board Member