Kyle Grantham has spent his entire professional career in service to his community, first as a photojournalist working for local news organizations in Maryland, Ohio, California, Indiana, Wyoming, and Delaware, as well as national outlets like The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. While working in journalism, he served on the board of the National Press Photographers Association, the leading advocacy organization for visual journalists. In 2017, he joined the administration of New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer as a communications officer and served across two administrations.