Kristen Mckinney-Nash

Kristen McKinney-Nash is a passionate and dedicated educational leader with 30 years’ experience in the state of Virginia. Kristen has taught both Special Education and General Education at Title I schools over the course of her educational career, and has worked as both a principal, and vice principal for eighteen years of her career.

Kristen spent the last three years of her educational career serving as the Family Engagement Specialist for her district. As the first Family Engagement Specialist for SCPS, Kristen had the responsibility of creating a FACE office from the ground up to support 30 schools to develop relevant training in the area of Family Engagement during pre, and post pandemic schooling.

Kristen strongly believes that Family Engagement is the key strategy in academic success. She is a fierce advocate of families and school staff building partnerships focused around one another’s capabilities, and confidences to establish genuine connections which in turn benefit the primary focus of student success and wellbeing.

Kristen holds a Bachelors of Science in Special Education from Hampton University, a Masters Degree in Educational Administration From Virginia Commonwealth University, has completed training through the William and Mary SURN Family Engagement Academy, and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated.