Kristin Hokanson

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Sister Kristin Hokanson, SNDdeN has worked in education for over 40 years in Catholic schools in Massachusetts and is certified as an educational administrator and an instructional technology specialist.

Sister Kristin is the founder and principal of the Notre Dame Virtual School, which uses technology to network the schools and ministries of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur on five continents. She is also preparing the next generation of educators and administrators as a program supervisor at Emmanuel College and a supervisor in the Educational Leadership Program at Bridgewater State University. A strong advocate for online learning, she has worked with the Virtual High School for over 25 years.

Sister Kristin serves on the Board of Trustees of Regis College in Weston, the Finance Committee of Notre Dame Cristo Rey High School in Methuen, and the Education Committee of Notre Dame Academy in Hingham. In addition, she formerly served on the governing boards of Academy of Notre Dame in Tyngsboro and Notre Dame Academy in Worcester. Sister Kristin has a bachelor’s degree from Salem State University and advanced degrees from Boston University and the University of Massachusetts.

She entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1967.