Christine is the CEO of OPEN M. Prior to joining OPEN M, Christine was the stewardship and development program coordinator at Northeast Ohio Medical University. Previously she served the citizens of the City of Akron as a member of Mayor Daniel Horrigan’s cabinet as director of communications for two years. Before joining the cabinet, Christine proudly served her alma mater, The University of Akron, for nearly 20 years in a variety of capacities. She hired in as a public relations representative and moved up within the Division, serving as a public relations representative, director of Alumni Relations and lastly as director of development, stewardship, and donor services.

She is a member of Leadership Akron Alumni Association (Class 24) and serves on the Akron Roundtable Board of Trustees, Our Lady of the Elms Board of Trustees, and the Lebron Family Foundation - LAB Community Board. Christine also is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., ZTO Chapter, Akron. Throughout her professional and volunteer career, her main focus has been to help children, teens and young adults achieve their dreams.

Christine has taught workshops on resume writing, newswriting, self-esteem, interviewing, and cultural diversity for YEPAW, Upward Bound, Summa Health System’s former nursing program, Women’s Network, Akron Public Schools, and area church youth groups. Christine’s vision for OPEN M is to continue the mission of creating pathways out of poverty for individuals and families while also providing more robust, skills-based services that will enable those receiving help to move from being needful members of the community to self-sustaining members of the community.

Christine and her husband Jay reside in Akron.