Kristen is an independent consultant with a focus on philanthropy aimed at supporting children and families. As a trusted resource for individuals and organizations, she provides consultation that balances empathy and insight with a clear-eyed understanding of how institutions actually function. As a teacher and educational psychologist with three decades of systemic experience, she has the "sea legs" required for navigating multifaceted environments - and a steady belief that every person and every system can find their footing again with the right support.
Kristen has served more than 1,000 families, completed and presented over 2,000 psychoeducational evaluations, and logged more than 4,000 hours collaborating with attorneys on matters involving child welfare, education, and employment - work that includes her training as a mediator and her qualification to serve as a Parenting Coordinator. That breadth has given her a steady eye for how the pieces of an organization - people, policy, and process - fit together, and where they tend to come apart, as well as a quiet appreciation for how much healing happens simply when people feel truly seen.
Kristen operates on the belief that when systems are strong and people feel heard, society thrives. She specializes in analysis, strategic communication, personality dynamics, and alternative dispute resolution, and she practices all of it with the same gentleness she hopes others will extend to one another. Her approach is straightforward: treat people with genuine decency, resolve friction before it compromises structural integrity, and build durable frameworks where everyone can feel confident, understood, and capable of growth. She believes education is among our finest long-term investments, and that protecting the integrity of everyone involved - and the grace with which that integrity is protected - is our greatest responsibility.
