Kristina considers herself an activist CFO, who comes into organizations with a unique perspective as a Black woman in finance, orienting around a framework centering policies, procedures and processes in equity, that has an alignment to strategy, not just with the business.
Kristina rejoined LAHSA in May 2021, and as the Acting Co-ED and CFAO, where she brings to the organization a standing commitment to improving the overall economic and social well-being of underserved communities through quality education for children, community and economic development, the eradication of homelessness, health care reform, and diversity, equity, inclusion as well as justice in work places, board rooms and elected offices. Kristina currently serves on several boards and committees of nonprofit and civic organization, where she has earned a reputation as a truth-teller and trust builder in those spaces.
Kristina has a BA in Sociology with a minor in African American Studies from UC Berkeley; a MBA