Krista McKenna has been with the Department of Athletics and Recreation in various capacities since 2000, taking over as Sports Information Coordinator in 2004 and adding on Varsity Athletics administrative responsibilities in 2005. Krista is a BSc Physical Education graduate from StFX, and went on to complete her Master of Sport and Recreation degree at UNB.

She was a member of the Team Canada mission staff as a sports information officer for the 2007 Winter Universiade. Krista has served as convenor for numerous AUS championships hosted by StFX University, as well as convening the 2012 CIS women’s rugby national championship and three CIS women’s hockey championships (2010, 2009, 2006). She has chaired the annual Father Kehoe Golf Classic since 2005, chairs the CIS sport technical committee for women's rugby, along with chairing the AUS constitution committee and sitting on the CIS and AUS sport committees. She and her husband Patrick reside in Antigonish with their three young children.