Kristen has worked in international nutrition, health, and food security for over 15 years. She has extensive experience providing technical leadership in maternal, adolescent, and child health and nutrition; community-based and multi-sectoral program design; governance; and monitoring and evaluation. Prior to joining USAID Advancing Nutrition, she held multiple technical roles in over 13 years on the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project. In her most recent role, she oversaw both global level teams developing international guidance and tools, and country-level teams providing technical assistance to governments and local agencies.