Hampden Elementary / Middle School

Katrina Foster currently serves as the principal of Hampden Elementary/Middle School #55. A proud graduate of Baltimore City Public Schools, she served as a Teach for America Corps Member teaching high school English, an instructional support teacher, an assistant principal and principal before becoming principal of Hampden EMS.

Over six years as principal Principal Foster has cultivated a positive, learning-focused culture that has produced an increase in student attendance and overall academic achievement. She firmly believes that education is the key to igniting social change, and she is committed to working relentlessly to ensure that all of her students achieve their fullest potential. Foster earned her bachelor's degree in English, writing and rhetoric from Pepperdine University, a master's degree in teaching, a certificate in school administration and supervision and a doctorate degree in education from the Johns Hopkins University School of Education. She lives with her husband and son in Northwest Baltimore City.