About  Dr. K

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Dr. Kristin Kahle (a/k/a “Dr. K”) is the CEO and Founder of NavigateHCR (NHCR), a full-service HR and compliance technology company.  Her team of HR and compliance specialists assist brokers and employers with the most complex requirements of healthcare law.  Dr. K, a Certified Healthcare Reform Specialist, represents NHCR in industry-related seminars and summits to ensure her company is current on ACA and other legislative developments, employee benefits trends, and compliance issues faced by employers and HR professionals.  Dr. K has significant of experience and knowledge of all things compliance and reporting, as she was a benefits broker for over twenty years, previously owned a third-party administrator, and was the first Doctoral candidate to write on ACA/Employer Compliance Complexities.  In 2014 and 2015, she was awarded the “Most Influential Woman in Benefits” by Employee Benefit Advisor.   More recently, Dr. K was nominated for the San Diego Business Journal Top Tech Award 2019, for the technology developed by NHCR.  Passionate about her employer clients, Dr. K started a non-profit, HEEL, Help for Employers and Employees Under ACA Legislation, through which she serves as a lobbyist on Capitol Hill.  Dr. K holds a DBA from Argosy University, an MBA from the University of Phoenix, and a BA from Pine Manor College.  Prior to graduation from Pine Manor College, Dr. K was well-known for being the only female athlete at PMC to obtain a “double-double”!