Krista Hawley began her work as the Adult Program Coordinator in September 2013.

Krista moved to the Eastern Panhandle in August of 2011 after spending 12 years living overseas – 9 years on the island of Saipan, CNMI, and 2 years in Suriname, South America. Upon moving back to the States, she has kept busy substitute teaching, tutoring and volunteering with the schools. While living on Saipan, Krista managed her own educational counseling business. She was contracted through the schools to provide a processing and educational program that enabled students to succeed academically. Before moving to Saipan, Krista worked for a non-profit counseling agency in Wisconsin where she successfully developed and managed a Treatment Foster Care Program. Krista is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer, Suriname 1996-1998, where her main focus was Rural Community Development. Krista has a BA in Sociology from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a Masters Degree in Social Work from University Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

She enjoys traveling, running, reading, hiking, playing on the Potomac and spending time with her husband Nate and their three children.