Katya Armistead
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Katya Armistead brings over three decades of leadership experience in education and community engagement to her role as Co-Executive Director of Programs at Leading From Within. After serving UC Santa Barbara for 35 years—most recently as —Katya now leads LFW’s program strategy, recruitment, alumni engagement, and leadership development efforts. She works closely with staff and board members to support innovative programming and strengthen organizational effectiveness.
A lifelong advocate for equity and inclusive leadership, Katya is passionate about cultivating spaces where leaders can thrive. She is a co-facilitator of LFW’s (ELP) and a proud alum of the (KHF). Her community leadership includes a decade on the (including as co-chair), co-creating , a youth-led grantmaking program of The Fund for Santa Barbara, and is currently serving on the Boards of (WEV), (AWC-SB), and .
Katya earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology and her doctorate in Educational Leadership from UC Santa Barbara. She is also a certified trainer for , and continues to invest in people and programs that build a more connected, compassionate, and just community.