Kristy worked in the classroom for 7 years as a Marketing Education teacher/ DECA Advisor/ Work Based Learning Coordinator in the Henry County School System. She also worked in conjunction with the Henry County School System and Tennessee Department of Vocation Rehabilitation as a  "School to Work" Case Manager.  Her experience, in addition to serving as a Marketing instructor, includes teaching computer literacy courses through the Henry County Adult Basic Education Program as well as integrating gaming and simulations into course curriculum.

She joined the University of Memphis Advanced Learning Center staff June 1, 2005.  In her current position as an Academic Technology Consultant, she has played an active role in several U of M projects including the  standardization of a campus wide personal response system, campus implementation of anti-plagiarism software, and the transition to a new course management system.

A native of Paris, TN, Kristy received her BS in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing from the University of  Tennessee at Martin. She is currently pursuing her Master's in Instructional Design and Technology at the University of  Memphis.