By day, Crystal is a career educator and educational leader.

From serving young people and their families to supporting teachers and school leaders, she is professionally fulfilled.

She is a devoted mother of 3 beautiful children (ages 22, 19, and 9) who are at very different stages in their lives and are her real bosses. She is a doctoral student and proud nerd. Crystal finds balance nurturing her mind, body and spirit through movement, especially running and dancing. Joy for her is…connecting with family and friends, exploring, big belly laughs, silly stories, random hobbies, people watching and sitting outside.

Her plate is not just full from working multiple jobs, motherhood, and graduate school…it is overflowing because she prioritizes time for everything that feeds her spirit! Training for the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon has added to an overflowing plate but also brings her overflowing focus, discipline, and release.

Hair Hair Hair…

Crystal is a hair girl! She loves caring for her locs and is not afraid to cut, combine or color her hair which has been natural for over 15 years. She absolutely HATES sitting under the dryer and keeps her hair simple, often down or in a pony tail. Crystal enjoys her wash day ritual of sitting on her bed, watching a good movie, and retwisting. A water based leave-in conditioner and light hair oil are her usual regimen in between washes…and some edge gel!