Gates Chili Central School District is proud to introduce a new member of the GC Leadership Team in 2025.

Kesha Carter is the district’s next Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Carter currently serves as Chief Diversity Officer at Coordinated Care Services, Inc. She is a Certified Diversity Executive (CDE) with nearly two decades of experience with diversity, equity and inclusion programs. She has facilitated DEI workshops and trainings both locally and nationally. She has even been a presenter at previous superintendent’s conference days in Gates Chili.

In addition to holding a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Keuka College, Carter is pursuing a doctoral degree. She volunteers with several notable local organizations including the Rochester RHIO, Women’s Council and the Greater Rochester MLK Commission, was a finalist for the Young Athena Award in 2020, and was named in Democrat & Chronicle’s “Woman to Watch” in October 2016. Finally, she is a Gates Chili resident and proud parent of a Gates Chili Spartan.