Krystal Heinzen, Management Specialist
krystal.heinzen@wku.edu

Krystal Heinzen is the newest member of the Western Kentucky University Training and Technical Assistance Services team.  As a Management Specialist  for T/TAS, she brings a varied professional background which provides her a strong base for working with Head Start programs in the Program, Design, and Management component.  She holds a JD degree and a BA in Journalism with a minor in Spanish from Howard University in Washington DC. She is certified in mediation and is a Registered Parliamentarian. While attending the University, she worked as  Editor of a Community newspaper produced by the school, as a producer on a school radio production which won a Robert F. Kennedy Journalism award and at FOX news on the local morning news show. After undergraduate, she became a corporate trainer for a major airline prior to obtaining her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law.  

Krystal's work in journalism and in the legal field provides her with a strong background for working with Head Start programs and helping to further their mission. As a law student, she was also a Head Start parent. Therefore, her perspective is not only learned, but also personal.  In utilizing her journalism and legal background, she brings a detailed and personable approach to assisting programs with deciphering and complying with Federal Regulations.  Krystal also is a WKU team member of  The National Center on Program Management and Fiscal Operations.