Christine is an executive leadership coach, facilitator and authentic leadership presence expert. She is known internationally for her ability to cultivate the psychologically safe container needed to clarify purpose and create alignment in practices for leaders and teams. Her presence, powerful intuition, and vast communication experience allows her to support clients with language to communicate on a deeper level and create common understanding and processes within their organization, and in everyday life. 

She’s worked with leaders in a variety of fields including: The National Football League, consulting, non-profit organizations, the Georgetown University Entrepreneurial Program, Healthcare, Government, Technology, Food & Beverage and Media & Entertainment. 

Christine served on active duty as an Executive Communication Advisor, in the U.S. Air Force for more than a decade and still serves as a reservist today. As a Bronze Star recipient, she has led international consultation and helped national and international leaders create communication strategies to address a variety of topics. She worked with the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force, governors, African & European Ambassadors and CEOs of space companies.

She is a graduate of Georgetown’s flagship Leadership Coaching program and is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Christine is the founder and president of Authentic Ascent, a coaching and consulting firm focused on helping clients clarify their values, lead with purpose and align leadership practices to maximize performance.

Christine brings curiosity, clarity, compassion, courage and comedic relief to coaching and facilitation. As a Virginia native with Jamaican roots, she loves to dance, eat and travel. She is a devoted wife and mother to three beautiful little humans, and she often says she gets some of her best leadership lessons from experiencing life with them.