She is a bilingual in English and Spanish. She earned a Child Development Associate accreditation through Montgomery College of Maryland and also a certification in Multiple Intelligence in Early Childhood. Cristi joined Crossing Borders in September 2016. She loves how children use their imagination to transform their environment from a big space rocket to a huge Pokémon machine. Her passion for teaching pushes her to always find a way to show them that they can be smart in many areas.