Kevin Hawley, Secretary

Kevin Hawley is a lifelong resident of Catawba County and a proud Democrat whose faith drives his politics. He is a graduate of Appalachian State University with an M.A. in Higher Education and MBA. While at AppState, Kevin was a founding member and marketing director for Executive Impact Club and a dialogue moderator for Sustained Dialogue. Kevin has also completed the Leadership Catawba program through the Chamber of Catawba County and served on the promotions committee as webmaster for the Hickory Downtown Development Association. He currently works with special needs clients, serves as secretary for the LGBTQ+ Democrats of Catawba County, and is creating music with his alter ego, Kevo RetroBeat.

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Kevin Hawley is a lifelong resident of Catawba County. He earned a Master of Arts in higher education and a Master of Business Administration from Appalachian State University. He completed the Leadership Catawba program through the Chamber of Catawba County and served as webmaster on the promotions committee of the Hickory Downtown Development Association.

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Kevin Hawley currently works with clients with special needs.

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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.

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