Kristina has worked with Think NM since 2002.

She grew up in Santa Fe, where both her parents worked as teachers. Kristina was Valedictorian of her class at Santa Fe Prep, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Williams College, and earned her J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law, where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Natural Resources Journal. She is a recipient of the national Morris K. and Stewart L. Udall Scholarship and the Harry S Truman Scholarship for Public Service.

At Think New Mexico, where she has worked since 2002,Kristina supervises the research and collaborates on the writing and graphic design of all of Think New Mexico’s policy reports, as well as drafting the legislation to enact them. She also oversees the Leadership Internship program, which she helped create.

Beyond her work at Think New Mexico, Kristina is passionate about protecting, restoring, and enjoying New Mexico’s natural environment. She served as President of the Santa Fe Watershed Association for nearly a decade, and is currently a leader of the all-volunteer Albuquerque Wildlife Federation, which organizes volunteer ecological restoration projects across the state.

Kristina will speak about Think New Mexico’s most recent initiative to address our state’s critical shortage of health care workers. She will share an update on the progress made during this year’s legislative session to enact Think New Mexico’s policy recommendations, and next steps for building on that progress.