A champion of education, support, health and healthy boundaries, Kristen approaches her job as Wellness Program Manager at Arkansas Blue Cross as a community health improvement initiative as well as a people development tool. Leading a department that serves more than 3,000 internal customers, Kristen has successfully shifted the focus to a holistic model that is based on Gallup’s Five Pillars of Wellbeing. She is also an avid runner, yoga enthusiast, lifelong learner and a self-improvement junkie. Kristen values time with family, community engagement and social & health equity. She holds both an MBA and a MS in Exercise Science and Health Promotion.