Kevin Hawley

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 

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Kevin Hawley is from Catawba County, North Carolina. He has a master's degree in higher education and a master's in business administration from Appalachian State University. He is a member of Ashure Ministry.

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He currently works with special needs clients. He previously worked as a marketing director for Executive Impact Club and a dialogue moderator for Sustained Dialogue while attending Appalachian State University. He is also creating music with his alter ego, Kevo RetroBeat.

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Kevin previously ran for Catawba County Board of Education member in 2026 but did not win.

As of January 5, 2026, Kevin Hawley’s website did not contain information on this issue.