Kristine is an independent voting member of the MCPA Executive Board and has been with the organization since its inception. She is the former Chief Financial Officer of Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Prior to Cranbrook, she served as the Director of Business & Operations for the Crestwood School District from 2018 to 2019. She also worked in higher education, serving as the Campus President for Baker College of Allen Park. Kristine has more than 30 years of financial, consulting and managerial experience across multiple industries, including both public and private sectors. She worked as a business manager for Trenton Public Schools, finance director for the city of Allen Park and a manager at the accounting firm Plante Moran.

She was also appointed by Govenor Rick Snyder to serve on the Allen Park Receivership Transition Advisory Board (RTAB) in September 2014 and has been a board member for the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber.

A lifetime downriver resident, she holds a BA in Accounting from Michigan State University and earned her certificate as a certified public accountant in 1990.