News & Events

Keep up to date with Christine

Christine presents a workshop called "Just Wait a Minute! Anger Management With Children" to parents in Milaca ECFE, Milaca, MN, on November 7, 2011. She will read her book, "Green Yellow Go! Nat Knows Bananas" to the children. Each family receives a book.

Christine spoke to parents in the Ogilvie, MN, ECFE program about patient parenting, May 2011. Each family received a copy of her children's book.

Christine was quoted in the article, "Fun Without the Sun: Games in the Dark Can Help Little Ones Overcome Fears," that appeared on the iParenting website.

Christine contributed a chapter to a new book by the Association for Accounting Marketing. "Bull's-Eye! The Ultimate How-To Marketing & Sales Guide for CPAs," was published through the AICPA and features some of today's foremost authorities on selling and marketing professional services. The book provides 37 chapters chock full of marketing and sales wisdom, including Christine's chapter on successful public relations to gain fame beyond press releases.

Christine was featured on the BAM! Radio Network's "Ones, Twos & Threes" program with Jackie Silberg on the topic of teaching children about empathy.

The Stearns Benton Child Care Association invited Christine to present "The Three-Legged Stool," a presentation about raising children well through caregivers, parents and teachers, on October 11, 2010.

At the Association for Accounting Marketing 2009 National Convention in Austin, Texas, Christine's copywriting assisted in an AAM-MAA award for Ingenuity Marketing Group for direct mail campaigns.

At the Cute Kid Parent Center, Christine was featured in an article about what to do if your kids say, "I hate you!"

Christine's children's book, "Green Yellow Go! Nat Knows Bananas" appeared in the September 2008 issue of Parents Magazine as a featured book about patience.

In the Fall 2008 issue of St. Cloud State University Mass Communications Alumni Magazine, Christine was a featured 1992 alumna.

The Legal Marketing Association Twin Cities chapter awarded a 2008 Your Honor Award to Ingenuity Marketing Group for a law firm media relations campaign that Christine led.

Christine was quoted in the June 2008 issue of First for Women on how to avoid crabby kids on a road trip.

In April 2008, Christine presented during Week of the Young Child Conference in Alexandria, MN.

In February 2008, Christine was the morning keynote speaker for the Northeast District Child Care Resource & Referral Regional Conference in Baxter, MN.

In the April 2007 issue of Parents, Christine was featured as a communications specialist on the topic of getting kids to follow rules.

Christine was featured in the December 2006 issue of Parents on the topic of indecisive 6-8 year olds.

In the June 2006 issue of Redbook, Christine contributed to an article about how kids can deal with envy.

In Woman's World, March 2006, Christine was quoted about the positive effects of patience on child development.


Speaking & Training

Featured events since 2004

The following is a sampling of places where I've spoken or appeared since 2004. The organizers and audience have my gratitude. I hope something I said touched a heart or resulted in positive action in business or life.

  • Featured Speaker, 2011 St. Cloud State University Mass Communications Scholarship Banquet, St. Cloud, MN
  • Interviewed on the BAM! Radio Network; topic was empathy skills for children
  • PR Panelist, Saint Paul Chamber Media Day
  • Speaker, Virtual Fame and Social Media/Captivating Copy, Association for Accounting Marketing National Conference, Austin, Texas
  • Speaker, Social Media Strategies, Saint Paul Chamber IT Day
  • Trainer, Power Up in a Down Economy, Leading Edge Young Leadership Group
  • Speaker, Virtual Fame: How the Internet is Challenging the Rules of PR, Legal Marketing Association Midwest Regional Conference
  • Morning Keynote and Trainer, Northeast District Child Care Resource & Referral Regional Conference
  • Speaker, Early Childhood Week, Alexandria, MN
  • Evening Keynote, Melrose Early Childhood Coalition Kick-off
  • PR Panelist, St. Cloud Women & Business Conference
  • Trainer, Resource Training & Solutions, St. Cloud, MN
  • Trainer, Midwest District Child Care Resource & Referral, Monticello, MN
  • Speaker, Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS)
  • Presenter, New Horizon Academy Annual Conference
  • Presenter, Princeton Early Childhood Coalition
  • Presenter, Various ECFE programs in Minnesota public schools
  • Presenter, Rum River Health Services, Princeton, MN