Kristen is a native of Orlando, FL. She served as Drum Major for the A Corps in 2013 and 2014, then went on to serve as Drum Major for the Blue Devils International Corps in 2015. After that, she taught leadership sessions at System Blue workshops, US Bands workshops, and Conn Selmer Institute workshops. In 2016 she started making the Age-Out flowers for the A corps and was brought on as a tour manager for the A Corps in 2017. She earned her Bachelors of Music Education at the University of Central Florida and is currently the music teacher at Geneva Elementary in Geneva, FL. In addition to being a music teacher, Kristen performs as a circus artist at various venues around Central Florida.