Lunch: Kaylene Groh - Rockford Promise

Kaylene Groh serves as Executive Director of Rockford Promise, a nonprofit providing full-tuition scholarships for Rockford Public Schools graduates. Since taking the helm in April 2022, she has guided the organization’s rapid growth to more than 500 scholars currently enrolled at partner institutions including Northern Illinois University, Rock Valley College, Rockford University, and Saint Anthony College of Nursing.

 

A Kansas native and John Brown University alum, Kaylene and her husband, John, have lived in Rockford for 20 years and are raising three sons. She remains committed to ensuring every qualifying Rockford student can pursue higher education without financial barriers, emphasizing mentorship and student success along the way.