Kerry Glova is the Implementation & Innovation Associate on the Impact and Innovation Team at APHSA. She supports the team’s portfolio focused on transforming and modernizing state and local human service systems through innovations in technology, data, and process improvements.

Kerry is passionate about translating community-based programming into impactful data to influence systems change. Prior to APHSA, Kerry worked at the National Council on Aging as the Associate Director, Research and Evaluation, where she led evidence-building activities used to advocate for programs and policies that serve older adults, especially those most in need. Kerry also previously worked as the Director of Research and Evaluation at Catholic Charities USA, where she worked to illustrate the size, scope, and impact of the network’s 160+ service provider member agencies across the U.S. and territories.

Kerry holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree and a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the University of Pittsburgh as well as a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Point Park University.

In her free time, Kerry is an amateur pickleball player and loves playing and competing across the DMV pickleball community and beyond. She also loves exploring new hiking destinations, practicing yoga, happy hour-ing, and hanging out with her 3-year-old tabby cat, Kahlua.