Christina Crawford

Military spouse, Christina Crawford graduated from The Kings College in New York. At the couple's first duty station in Ft. Lewis, she a year volunteering for Army Emergency Relief and Army Community Service. AER/ACS contracting ultimately employed her as a financial counselor, helping families figure out how to budget and pay their bills. She became a certified tax preparer and assisted soldiers with the taxes. At Ft. Benning, Christina worked retail for the six month tour. Moving to Germany, Christina became certified as an aerobics instructor and took over an aerobics class on the base from another instructor who was moving away. She continued this at West Point, the next duty station.

Christina was successful in finding paid work every time she moved, finding her tax preparation skills and her aerobics instructor certification were particularly marketable.  Ultimately, she worked direct sales for Stampin' Up, selling craft supplies at home parties. She became one of their top producers, was elected to the company's Advisory Board and assisted the company with Compensation programs. She kept that position as she moved from base to base for 20 years, then retired.. After her husband retired from the Army, the family settled in Northern Virginia. Christina and her daughter owned and operated Chic Envy Consignment Boutique for 9 years. This was a successful venture that allowed Christina to hire other military dependents, train them, and give back to the community. Most recently, Christina was recruited to a new direct sales company, EVER, and has been promoted four times in three months. She's planning to stay with this company and help others become successful with it too.