Kristin moved to Detroit in 2017 and eagerly started getting involved as a volunteer. In FY19 she was the Girls Engineering Exploration (GEE) Mentor Coordinator Co-Chair where she trained and oversaw 28 mentors. Within Ford SWE, she was part of the Conference Recruiting team and the Ride and Drive Planning committee. She was Ford’s SWE Awards Chair for 3 years and oversaw applications for numerous nominees and several award winners.
Kristin was SWE Detroit’s FY20 VP of Outreach. She thoroughly enjoyed this position and worked to expand SWE Detroit's outreach initiatives. She began organizing events in partnership with other youth organizations, including FIRST Robotics and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Detroit, though both efforts were cancelled due to due to Covid-19.
As an FY21 GEE Co-chair, Kristin worked to bring virtual content to girls in Metro Detroit by expanding on in person GEE style activities and translating them to a virtual format. The team under Kristin’s leadership developed content, recruited volunteers, brought activity materials to girls all over the area, and ultimately hosted 18 virtual events, including 8 sessions for students in the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Metro Detroit program.
Kristin has been a Big Sister since June 2018 and is the Vice Chair of the BBBS Ambassador Board. She also enjoys volunteering at FIRST Robotics competitions in Metro Detroit; FIRST Robotics sparked her interest in engineering when she was in high school, and she is so grateful to be able to give back. Kristin recently joined the SWE Outreach Committee as a member of the Parents, Educators, and SWENext Club Training Work Group where the team is working on training materials to help adult advocates support girls’ interest in STEM.
Kristin recently joined General Motors as a seat structures Design and Release Engineer. She worked at Ford Motor Company for 4 years on various body structures teams previously. She received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from RIT and is currently pursuing a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UM Dearborn.