Summary
Kris Hagel is a veteran K-12 technology leader and current Chief Information Officer in Tacoma, Washington, with over 25 years in education technology and 14 years in senior leadership roles. He has built centralized Learning & Innovation teams, led large-scale 1:1 device programs and emergency rollouts for over 3,000 users during COVID-19, and modernized infrastructure on tight budgets. Kris blends operational IT, instructional design, communications and school safety to drive student-centered, future-focused initiatives like a STEAM magnet school and the district-wide Peninsula Promise. Now focused on integrating AI across instructional and operational domains, he combines hands-on systems architecture experience with strategic district-wide planning and a track record of turning constrained resources into sustainable programs. An early practitioner of global education tech through OER-driven solutions, he brings both technical depth and a pragmatic commitment to equitable access.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bethel High School
Computer Science, Computer Science at Washington State University
English