Kristine trained at The American Conservatory Theatre as a professional actor and has extensive experience in a variety of theatrical genres and forms. After performing her own story," Benjamina," at the Foothills Storytelling Festival in Auburn, California, Kristine was awarded lifetime sponsorship from Poets & Writers, New York to perform her work throughout the United States. As part of Fielding University's former MA in Collaborative Leadership program, Kristine performed her own show as the Keynote called: “For Teachers Only––What I Should Have Known,” at the La Crosse ME-PD Learning Community Weekend, in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

As a veteran K-12 teaching artist, Kristine and her students have collaborated to create innovative podcasting, drama, and improvisation classes and shows. She is passionate about facilitating environments that support student voice, encourage the development of community, increase dialogue, and address conflict resolution. Kristine has piloted projects with teachers and administrators to address bullying, social justice issues, and indigenous ways of knowing––work that enhanced student’s sense of themselves, encouraged empathy, and deepened awareness and respect for different ways of knowing, thinking and being. Kristine recently completed her doctorate in Educational Leadership for Change at Fielding Graduate University.

Additional information about her background, education and projects along with video links can be found on her website www.kristinewaters.com.