Kenneth E. Hoover

Ken Hoover moved to Southeast Alaska with his wife Kim on their 42-foot catamaran, Reiki Master, after retiring as a school superintendent in 2015. They enjoy whale watching, fishing, crabbing, shrimping, and exploring the nearly ten thousand miles of coastline in Southeast Alaska.

Prior to retirement Ken spent many summers in Alaska visiting his father and exploring the region. He grew up in a remote part of the Pacific Northwest part of a logging family and worked as a choker setter, rigging slinger, hook tender (hooker) and timber faller as well as shake splitter in a cedar mill. Because of a low lottery number in 1971 he served in both the National Guard and Regular Army. He started civil service as a secretary and held positions as accountant, radiation health physicist, supervisor and budget analyst. He worked in school districts in both Washington and Colorado and as a financial consultant for school districts and large corporations on educational finance issues.

Ken’s hobbies include cabinetry, carving and skiing.

Ken has bachelor and master degrees from The Evergreen State College and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. He coauthored a book with Dr. Brian L. Benzel entitled The Superintendent and the CFO: Building an Effective Team published in 2015 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. He also writes educational book reviews for AASA’s School Administrator magazine.

Ken is currently focused on writing fiction novels published under the name K.E. Hoover. His first novel is West of North -- a thriller set in southeast Alaska. It will be released February, 2017 and is available on Amazon and Amazon Kindle. He is currently working on his second novel to be released spring 2017.