Kaitlyn Bean

Deputy Director, SkillWorks

Kaitlyn Bean has nearly 10 years of experience in workforce development, spending the majority of that time as part of a team of two managing the SkillWorks workforce development funder collaborative and strategy at The Boston Foundation. Kaitlyn is currently the Deputy Director of SkillWorks, managing the SkillWorks annual grant portfolio and relationships with key partners and stakeholders. Kaitlyn also represents SkillWorks on various external partnerships and coalitions, including the Boston Healthcare Careers Consortium, Tech Hire Boston, Workforce Solutions Group and the National Skills Coalition’s SkillSPAN initiative. Kaitlyn began her career in workforce development at Root Cause, as a social innovation researcher focused on best practices in youth and adult workforce development. She graduated from Northeastern University with a Dual Bachelor's degree in Political Science and International Affairs.