Board of Trustees
Founder and Executive Director of the Nobis Project, a non-profit educational support organization that focuses on developing educators’ capacity to foster reciprocal and meaningful community partnerships, build culturally responsive classrooms, and promote a social justice approach to global service-learning. Christen attributes her commitment to using service-learning and civic engagement to promote global citizenship to her experiences as a student at the Carolina Friends School. Christen received her Ph.D. in Quaker Studies from the University of Birmingham, UK’s collaborative program with Woodbrooke Quaker Study Center. Christen has over twenty years of experience as an educator and administrator in community organizations, K-12 public, charter and independent schools, and colleges/universities. Based in Savannah, GA, Christen attends the Savannah Friends Meeting and is a founding board member of two charter schools, Tybee Island Maritime Academy and Susie King Taylor Community School.