---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-22-000806"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LRN"
cik: "0001157408"
company_name: "Stride, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-06-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T22:16:58.037273+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stride CFO Timothy Medina retiring; Donna Blackman appointed as new CFO effective July 1, 2022

## Summary
- Timothy Medina retiring as CFO effective June 30, 2022, will serve as Special Advisor to CEO until June 2023.
- Donna Blackman, previously Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer, named CFO effective July 1, 2022.
- Blackman's annual base salary set at $525,000 with target annual bonus of 100% of base salary.
- Blackman entered into executive change-in-control severance agreement providing 1.5x severance multiples.
- Medina was instrumental in acquisitions of MedCerts and Tech Elevator and ESG reporting implementation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-22-000806
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LRN
- cik: 0001157408
- company_name: Stride, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-06-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157408/000115752322000806/0001157523-22-000806-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157408/000115752322000806/a52766167.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-000806
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-000806.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-22-000806.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Donna Blackman was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Stride, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On June 29, 2022, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Donna Blackman to serve as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective July 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157408/000115752322000806/0001157523-22-000806-index.htm
- Executive change
  Timothy Medina retired as Chief Financial Officer at Stride, Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On June 27, 2022, Timothy Medina notified Stride, Inc. (the “Company”) that he would retire from his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective June 30, 2022, and will remain with the Company as Special Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer until June 30, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157408/000115752322000806/0001157523-22-000806-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.