Kim Wiggin is a graduate of the Hartt School of Music with a Bachelor of Arts in voice and music education and received a Master of Arts in Special Education from the University of St. Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut. She has taught special education in both public and private schools in Connecticut for over 30 years.

In 2018 she retired as the Director of Academic Support at Suffield Academy in Suffield, Connecticut, where she held the Kim Wiggin Chair in Academic Support, and managed the individualized academic programs for over 60 students. At Suffield, she also helped vocal coach the annual musical and was responsible for the international travel and service programs to Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa. She returned to New England Music Camp in 1995 as the head counselor and was the Director of NEMC from 2004-2022.