Ms. Kristine has been in the education field for over seven years. She joined our BASIS Independent Lower School team as Academic Program Manager. Throughout her experience in the education field, she has worked as a counselor, teacher and administrator. This position is a great step in her career as she continues to help students achieve their goals and foster an environment where they can thrive.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‍​‌​‌​‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍​​​‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

Ms. Kristine graduated from CUNY Hunter College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and sociology. In addition, she graduated summa cum laude from Long Island University with a master’s degree in education.

Ms. Kristine chose BASIS Independent because as an educator, she is committed to a curriculum that strives on content knowledge, critical thinking, and self-advocacy skills that students need to achieve academic and lifelong success.

Outside of school, Ms. Kristine resides in Queens, NY, where she was born and raised. She is a mother to a little girl who will join BASIS Independent Schools once she reaches school age. In her free time, Ms. Kristine loves to travel with her daughter, fiancé, and four sisters.