Christy has worked in a number of parishes in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston over the years, most recently at St. Clare of Assisi in Clear Lake, where she was the Director of Intergenerational Faith Formation. She has also worked as a Director of Religious Education and Parish Administrator, and been a workshop facilitator and retreat leader in a variety of settings for the Archdiocese since moving here from Idaho for her husband's work in 1987.
She completed her Masters of Arts in Pastoral Ministry through the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio and is a certified Spiritual Director. Her husband is a deacon at St. Angela Merici parish in Missouri City. They have two married daughters and six grandchildren.