Christie is a Marquette University graduate with a degree in International Affairs. She first joined Global Brigades in 2011, working for the sustainable development programs in Honduras. She soon grew into a leadership position, and spent the next six years leading the brigade planning and volunteer engagement teams in many capacities. A people person through and through, Christie has hired, trained, and managed scores of team members in support of Global Brigades volunteer program operations in Central America and Ghana.
In 2017, she left the organization to serve as a Disaster Recovery Manager for the American Red Cross, and later the Director of Development for Frontdesk, a travel start-up. In 2020, Christie returned to Global Brigades to serve as Chief of Staff to the executive leadership, before taking on her current role as President of Medical Brigades.
Christie lives in Milwaukee, WI with her husband, son, and Great Dane. She loves traveling, baking, and sailing.