She also served in various roles at Waring Academy of Basic Instruction and Washington & Euclid Montessori School.
In 2013, she was appointed to the Early Childhood Coordinating Board for the state of Missouri by then-Governor Jay Nixon, where she was tasked with increasing early-childhood enrollment in the city of St. Louis.
The press release said she also has a long history of public service, including with the St. Louis chapters of the Urban League, United Way and the Charmine Chapman Society.
Knight has a Bachelor s degree in Elementary Education from St. Louis University and Master s and Doctorate in Education Leadership from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.