Kristine is originally from Valley, NE where she attended Valley UMC.  She enjoyed going to Camp Fontanelle in the summers growing up.  She attended Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, NE on a golf scholarship, where she studied Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting and Marketing, graduating cum laude in 2007.  She continued her education at the University of Nebraska - College of Law where she focused on transactional law and alternative dispute resolution, graduating in 2010.  After graduation, she worked for Wiseman Law Office in Fremont for four years until she opened her own law practice in Fremont as a solo practitioner with specialties in wills/powers of attorney, juvenile law, and mediation. She previously served as Executive Director of the Nebraska Mediation Association and prior to that, as Executive Director of the Nebraska Mediation Center in Fremont, NE.

Kristine is very involved in her community and puts a priority on service to others. She has served on the Camp Fontanelle Site Council as Secretary and  Chair, and on the Great Plains UMC Camps, Inc. Board that oversees all five UMC Camps in Nebraska and Kansas.  She has served on the Rebuilding Together – Platte Valley East Board,  has served as past President of the Dodge County Bar Association, and as Development Team Leader at Camp Fontanelle.  She enjoys spending time with her husband, Travis, and their son, Evan, her parents, and her brother and his family. She also enjoys golfing, reading, networking, and volunteering.