Christa is the Executive Director of the nonprofit, Friends of Herring River, in Wellfleet, MA (Cape Cod); since 2009 a key partner on the Herring River Restoration Project, working to restore tidal flow to nearly 1,000 acres of salt marsh and degraded intertidal habitat.
Christa has spent decades founding and leading nonprofit organizations and consulting firms to advance systems change and justice across food systems, community development, and health. Her work has included designing and managing complex interdisciplinary and environmental projects, administering grants, drafting state legislation, research, facilitating significant nationwide grant-making and coalitions, and serving as a professor in conflict transformation.
Christa earned a Masters in Public Policy & Administration on a science fellowship and later was sponsored to earn a professional certificate in Creative Placemaking (use of arts & culture to authentically shape the physical and social character of a place). Her commitment to community and the natural environment prompted her to shift from working across the U.S. to a focus on beloved Cape Cod in 2022.