Cristina was born in Mexico City and grew up traveling all over the world. She spent many of her formative years immersed in other cultures. Cristina earned her Communication degree from the University of Minnesota with a minor in Business Management, and spent much of her early career working to support small business through her role as a property manager in the Twin Cities and participating in various educational projects in India, Philippines, Brazil and Mexico. While in the Congo, she taught business skills to women who suffered from sexual violence or had a lack of access to basic health care. After moving back to the United States and marrying Kerby in 2009, Cristina quickly joined him in expanding their Real Estate Team. Kerbyand Cristina are the proud parents of daughters Viviana (born in 2012) and Lucia (born in 2015) and son Santiago (born November of 2016) - the future Real Estate