Kennita Ballard is from the DC area but currently teaches in Louisville KY. She came to Louisville by way of her alt cert program Teach Kentucky where she was also able to earn her MAT through the University of Louisville. She currently teaches middle school ELA at Grace M James Academy of Excellence. Kennita Ballard is a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc and former Kentucky Council Teachers of English "Middle School Teacher of the Year".