Kristin comes to Samaritan with 25 years of experience in nonprofit management and leadership, serving in prior positions such as Director of Congregational Relations for MIFA, Director of Operations & Grants for Playback Memphis and the Vice President for Youth Development and the Senior Advisor to the President of BRIDGES, before launching her own freelance nonprofit consulting firm in 2014 and a small local mission-driven business, Inspire Community Café, in 2018.

Kristin received her B.A. from Rhodes College in 1998,  her M.A. from the University of Memphis in 2004, and her Masters of Social Work from LSU in 2025. In her free time, Kristin loves to travel with her family, read, go on long walks, swim and have cross-cultural experiences.