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Christie has worked in the animal welfare field since 2004, in areas ranging from mobile spay/neuter clinics and trap-neuter-return (TNR) education to door-to-door community veterinary outreach and feline behavior programming. At Philadelphia-area organizations she managed a variety of spay/neuter programs and developed and implemented multi-year, targeted feline spay/neuter plans. Christie also worked extensively on model TNR legislation and advocacy in local municipalities and led initiatives to expand training opportunities and resources for community cat caregivers. In addition, she managed the Pets for Life Camden program, providing access to veterinary services in some of the most under-resourced neighborhoods in the country.

In 2015, Christie joined Greater Good Charities’ Jackson Galaxy Project. Here she co-developed Cat Pawsitive, the JGP’s flagship behavior training program for cats in shelters and rescues. She continues to develop and implement new initiatives at the JGP to improve the lives of cats and support the people who care for them in shelters and rescues and in their communities.

Christie serves on the advisory committee of CARE (Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity) and on the advisory board of the Harcum College Veterinary Nursing program. She also fosters cats for shelters and rescues in her area and has a soft spot for senior cats. Christie and her husband are the proud parents of several indoor cats and a small colony of community cats.