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Christopher joined WPTI in 2022 after working in New York City government for over seven years, most recently at the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health and before that at the Department of Youth and Community Development. He brings his experience supporting community-based organizations, developing and maintaining strategic partnerships, developing and facilitating training, providing clinical mental health services, and other areas to WPTI with the goal of helping others however possible.

During his time at the Mayor's Office of Community Mental Health, he served as a Senior Manager on the Strategic Partnerships team. In that role, Christopher developed engagement strategies and identified emerging opportunities to enhance the mental health capacity of New Yorkers and organizations to promote mental health and reduce barriers to mental health support. He also worked on Thrive in Your Workplace, an initiative that helped local employers strengthen their workplace mental health strategy.

While at the Department of Youth and Community Development, he worked as a Program Manager for Cornerstone Programs, community centers located in NYCHA public housing developments. In addition, Christopher also worked with the Mayor's Youth Leadership Council, the Young Men's Initiative, and other youth-related initiatives.

Christopher earned his Master's in Social Work from New York University's Silver School of Social Work and his Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from Morehouse College.