Christine attended Clemson University, where she pursued Animal & Veterinary Sciences with a concentration in Pre-Veterinary Medicine, and was recently Certified in Applied Animal Behavior from the University of Washington. Her work and volunteer experience ranges from veterinary medicine, doggy daycares and pet boarding, animal rescue and welfare, shelter behavior and enrichment, emergency response deployment with the ASPCA FIR team, instructing Penn Vet Working Dog Center's Canine Handler Academy, to a variety other service industry positions.

Christine is a member of multiple professional organizations, an accredited Shelter Behavior Affiliate (SBA) through the IAABC, a licensed AKC CGC Evaluator, and KPA-PSR and PPG-PDA Instructor. She is certified in Red Cross Pet First Aid & Safety, The Dog Gurus "Knowing Dogs" Off-Leash Play & Safety, and has attended trainings with the Dogs Playing for Life Shelter Enrichment Program, and the ASPCA BRC Learning Lab Partner Program, among other seminars, workshops, and conferences. Christine is committed to continuing education and improvement in the field of animal behavior. To this end, she was accepted into the Karen Pryor Academy Dog Trainer Professional Program, and will test for her CPDT-KA through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers this fall.