Dean of Workforce and Economic Development
Bunker Hill Community College
Kristen P. McKenna has been in education and workforce development for 26 years working in K-12, preschool, corporate, adult education and higher education in RI, NH, MA and VA. Currently she is the Dean of Workforce and Economic Development for Bunker Hill Community College. She is a 2021 graduate of Lead Boston, a YWCA Leadership Institute. She currently serves on the Masshire Metro North Workforce Investment Board and the Somerville Chamber of Commerce.
Previously, she was the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs at River Valley Community College in Lebanon NH. Ms. McKenna was the Career Pathways Manager in RI for Governor Raimondo’s Workforce Investment Board. Kristen has a Master’s in Higher Education Administration from Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy MA and a BFA from RI College, Providence RI.
