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Charles Hokanson
Hokanson Consulting Group
Company
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Home Region
West Central
Class
Cornerstone Class 36
Areas of Expertise
Advocacy, College / University, Education, Membership organizations, Non-Profit Organizations, Philanthropy, Public Policy
Biography
From January 2014-April 2023, Charles served as a Senior Vice President at Helios Education Foundation, where he led Helios' staff engagement with the community and stakeholders to improve quality, access, and achievement across the birth-16 education continuum in Florida.
Mr. Hokanson’s career has bridged the words of nonprofit, private sector, and government policy development and executive management. As President and CEO of Hokanson Consulting Group LLC, Mr. Hokanson advised nonprofit, think tank, trade association, and federal and state agency clients. Mr. Hokanson previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education, as president or executive vice president of three national education reform nonprofits, and as professional staff to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce. He earned four degrees from Stanford (BA, MA) and Harvard (MPP, JD).
Mr. Hokanson’s career has bridged the words of nonprofit, private sector, and government policy development and executive management. As President and CEO of Hokanson Consulting Group LLC, Mr. Hokanson advised nonprofit, think tank, trade association, and federal and state agency clients. Mr. Hokanson previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education, as president or executive vice president of three national education reform nonprofits, and as professional staff to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce. He earned four degrees from Stanford (BA, MA) and Harvard (MPP, JD).