Christina is a strategic advancement leader with over 18 years of experience driving philanthropic growth, stakeholder engagement, partnership building, and mission-aligned impact across the global education and nonprofit sectors. She is passionate about leveraging innovative fundraising strategies and authentic relationship-building to secure transformative gifts, mobilise volunteers, and amplify institutional influence. A collaborative and culturally fluent leader, she specialises in designing donor-centric programmes that bridge diverse communities. Her work is rooted in trust-building, creative problem-solving, and delivering measurable outcomes, from leading multimillion-pound capital campaigns to forging partnerships with policymakers and developing bilateral government opportunities. Her approach successfully blends strategic rigor with relational warmth to create sustainable growth. She looks forward to connecting with fellow AVPN delegates to exchange ideas on building powerful, purpose-driven partnerships for greater social impact.