Kristi is a native of Lexington, KY and a former public school teacher.  She earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky and an MBA from Asbury University. She and her husband Larry (’87) served on staff with Youth for Christ outside Washington DC for eight years before returning to Kentucky in 2001.

She joined the Asbury family in 2014 and now serves as the Directory of Special Academic Partnerships and Salvation Army Programs.