Christa Drew has a longstanding personal and professional commitment to nonviolence and social justice. Christa earned a Bachelor’s degree in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution from Syracuse University and was awarded the Chancellor’s Award for Public Service at graduation. After college she served as an AmeriCorps volunteer working with the incarcerated population and on restorative justice. Christa then spent ten years founding and managing nonprofit organizations and coalitions, gaining skills in community organizing, facilitation, policy advocacy, grant writing, communications, and more. Christa’s work has largely focused on conflict resolution, hunger, food policy, and public health.