Kristina is from Germantown, MD. She attended Catholic grade school and high school before pursuing a degree in Family Sciences at The University of Maryland, College Park. During her career, Kristina was the lead teacher at The Goddard School in Rockville, MD before moving to DC where she worked at a law firm in the marketing and recruiting department. Once Kristina started having children, she moved back to Germantown to focus on parenthood. When her oldest daughter started preschool at SRNS, Kristina participated in the Lunch Bunch program, eventually becoming a supervisor. She also worked in the classroom as a substitute teacher over several years and was a member of the SRNS Board. Kristina resides in Germantown with her husband, Tom. They have four daughters, Kelsey (SRS' 30), Lindsey (SRS' 32), and twins Kaylee and Lexi ('35).