Kristen grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area where she acquired the accent she still has today. A Route 66 vacation in 2000 brought Kristen and her husband, to Grand Lake and they decided to make it home. Five years later they discovered Tulsa and have enjoyed getting involved in the local community.

Kristen is President of Atmos Strategic Communications. Kristen began her career in Advertising working for a variety of small and large advertising and marketing firms in Northern and Southern California for over 10 years focusing primarily on account service, strategic planning and business development activities before launching her own firm. During this time she worked for clients in high technology, consumer products, fashion, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and construction.

Kristen is immediate past President of the board of Resonance Center for Women, serves on the Tulsa Preservation Commission, Downtown Tulsa Services Task Force and is a member of Class XVI Ambassador for Leadership Oklahoma.

A gourmet cook, Kristen loves to entertain and test unusual ingredients on the unsuspecting.