Dr. May has over 25 years of professional and volunteer leadership experience working with senior executives, military, contractors, and Congressional leaders. She is a retired Naval officer and during her career developed expertise in human resources, policy analysis, project and program management, and organizational development.
Since leaving the military, Dr. May has concentrated on nonprofit work. She was founding vice president of FARM Café in Boone, NC, which was recently cited by the Wall Street Journal as a must-stop on a culinary tour through Appalachia. She was a board member of One World Everybody Eats, the umbrella/parent organization over the more than 60 pay-what-you-can community cafes now operating in America and being developed in eight countries. One World Everybody Eats was selected to receive the 2017 James Beard Humanitarian of the Year Award. Christina serves as chair of the board of Hospitality House of Boone, an 85-bed transitional facility serving the homeless population in a seven-county region of western NC, managing a 17-member staff and a $4.3M budget.