Kristan Hawkins

Executive Director, “Students for Life of America”

As Executive Director of Students for Life of America, Kristan is responsible for managing the daily operations of SFLA as well as its other employees. In addition, Kristan serves as the organization’s official spokeswoman and has appeared on the Fox News Channel show Hannity & Colmes; she has also been quoted in numerous national and regional newspapers.

She speaks to youth and adult pro-life organizations across the country. She came to SFLA after serving as a political appointee in the Bush administration at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiative. Kristan founded and served as President of both her high school and college pro-life organizations. She has also worked on the Bush/Cheney 2004 campaign and at the Republican National Committee. She currently hosts the syndicated radio show “On Campus with Students for Life” on National Pro-life Radio and is a co-host on the tv show, LifeTalk.

In 2008, Kristan was awarded the Susan B. Anthony Young Leader Award and the Dr. William Hogan Education Award for her pro-life leadership. Kristan is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Bethany College in West Virginia. She resides in Martinsburg, West Virginia with her husband, Jonathan and her infant son.