Kristi is a dance educator, choreographer, and arts leader whose career reflects a deep commitment to artistic excellence, mentorship, and community impact. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Choreographic Design-Dance from UL Lafayette and continued her training at The Ailey School in New York City, where she also served as assistant to the Business Manager and Bursar. Her early professional experience included work with the junior program staff at Broadway Dance Center and Bridge for Dance. Committed to the transformative power of dance education, Kristi has continued her professional development through the Horton Pedagogy Workshop and ongoing master classes, intensives, and workshops in both concert and commercial dance. In Los Angeles, she served as Lead Manager of Operations (Evenings) for Millennium Dance Complex and later helped launch E. Motions Dance Center in Hollywood, where she partnered to design and teach structured programs for young artists pursuing careers in the entertainment industry. From 2006 to 2025, Kristi served as an adjunct instructor in UL Lafayette’s Dance Department, teaching Modern, Jazz, Choreography, and Dance History while helping shape generations of students. She also expanded the department’s curriculum through the curation, development, and instruction of Hip Hop I and II. As founding advisor and coach of Infinity Dance Group, she helped to cultivate a dynamic student organization and was recognized with the Outstanding Organization Advisor of the Year award in 2021; under her leadership, the group was named Non-University Funded Student Organization of the Year in 2023. As Coach, she will celebrate INFINITY’s twentieth Showcase next year. Kristi’s choreography and creative leadership span university, community, and performance settings. Her work includes original choreography for UL Lafayette’s Dance Department, rehearsal direction for Ronald K. Brown’s adapted work for UL dance students in connection with Evidence Company’s performance at the ACA, productions for UL Lafayette’s Department of Theatre and the School of Music’s Summer Vocal Arts Camp, CCT’s production of Guys and Dolls, and choreography as the Movement Specialist and Co-Director for UL Lafayette’s Pride of Acadiana Winterguard. Her work continues to celebrate artistry, education, and the power of movement to connect people.