Christa has a B.S. in Environmental Science from NAU and a Master’s of Public Administration from ASU.  She began her career at the Arizona Department of Water Resources, eventually becoming the manager of the Office of Assured and Adequate Water Supply. She left ADWR to become a water resource consultant with Fluid Solutions, primarily representing developers and water providers on issues relating to assured water supply requirements and water rights.  Christa joined SRP in 2011 to work on water resource planning and the day-to-day operations of SRP’s joint venture with the Gila River Indian Community, the Gila River Water Storage, LLC.

In 2018 she was named Director of Water Strategy where she led a team focused on new projects which ensure the reliability of shareholder water supplies and acquisition of renewable water supplies to support sustainable growth within SRP’s electric service area. In 2023, she was promoted to Senior Director of Water Supply and System. In her current role she is responsible for leading SRP’s water resource management group, water engineering and transmission group and construction and maintenance groups for SRP’s groundwater wells and water delivery system.