Kerry Konda

Kerry grew up in rural South Dakota on a small family farm where they raised cattle, sheep and pigs. Farm work from an early age developed his tireless work ethic and passion to help others due to his parents’ example. Kerry is married to his partner of 11 years, Brittany, and they have two active and incredible sons together. As a family, they enjoy exploring nature and all the animals they find when adventuring. In the past three years, Kerry has completed several half marathons and is looking forward to continuing to run in more races this season.

Kerry became an educator to foster the empowerment of young changemakers because he believes education is the key to strengthening communities and society into more accepting and better places to live. As an American History and Honors Debate Teacher, creating opportunities for students to excel drives him to better his craft. As the school’s Speech and Debate Coach, Kerry is usually found learning about and prepping for the next debate topic. As a Scholar educator, he is, “excited to work with my students to create a project that can create positive and lasting change in our community.”