January 7, 2025

KIPP Massachusetts Names New Chief Operating Officer

(January 2025) KIPP Massachusetts has named Zach Trotsky as their new Chief Operating Officer, effective January 1st.

Zach Trotsky joined the KIPP MA team in 2015 as the Operations Coordinator at KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate (KALC). After three years of planning field trips, coordinating student events, and managing school-wide testing he was promoted to the Director of School Operations and took on additional responsibilities. Zach led the Operations team through many changes, including overseeing the design and construction of KALC’s current campus and move to Wheeler Street in Lynn.

Zach transitioned to the KIPP MA Regional Office in 2021 as the Managing Director of Operations where he managed the Directors of School Operations and the Facilities team for three years and now serves as the Chief Operating Officer.

Executive Director, Nikki Barnes, had this to say about Zach: “I am confident in his ability that we operate with excellence because he knows our systems inside and out. He is invested in excellence, beginning with himself.”

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