Bank of Idaho Holding Company announced that Kirkham has been selected to become a director for Bank of Idaho and the Bank of Idaho Holding Company. Kirkham is currently director of strategic initiatives for Idaho Environmental Coalition, the prime contractor for the Idaho Cleanup Project at the Idaho National Laboratory site. Previously, she served as the CEO of Regional Economic Development for Eastern Idaho (REDI).

Currently she participates on several other boards, including the Idaho Falls Arts Council, the Bonneville County Fire District and the Idaho Falls City Club. She worked for the State Department in Frankfurt, Germany and the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia.