Welcome to my website! My work can be summarized into three categories:
PRODUCER – PERFORMER – PERSONALITY
Others may be able to do some of the services that I offer, but they may not be able to do them all with excellence. I challenge you to explore my website and see for yourself all I am able to offer you, your business or nonprofit.
Have a creative day!
-Christie
Christie has been involved in production and media in a number of ways throughout the past 12 years. She has her own business ("Creative Media Gal"), utilizing my broad range of experience including but not limited to producing, editing, scripting, and shooting a variety of video project needs. She has worked with the Walt Disney Company, City of Tempe and Mesa, MLB Arizona Diamondbacks, KPHO-Five Investigative team, the Department of the Interior and the Salt River Project (SRP); one of the nation's largest utility companies. Christie is a Summa Cum Laude graduate from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism – with a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism.
Producing doesn't stop at the camera or stage, but goes beyond that. Christie absolutely loves organizing, planning and creating for events and parties. From baby showers to birthday parties, to corporate or family events: She is passionate about taking the visions of her clients and bringing them to life.
Christie has been playing the piano for over 20 years, and now teach and perform at multiple gala and other events. She has had the opportunity to perform during multiple occasions, including a banquet in honor of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. Her performances include cocktail hours, nonprofit fundraisers and corporate events. Christie was also a 2012 titleholder within the Miss America Organization, where she was awarded as a top-ten semi-finalist at the Miss Arizona pageant, a preliminary competition for Miss America. She has also received ABODA Superior with Distinction awards in the marching band, solo festival awards for piano and flute, and the Miss Tucson Desert Rose 2011 talent award. Christie has musical experience as a composer, Drum Major, conductor, flute, piccolo, vocalist, marching snare and violin. She also coaches young women to help them reach their fullest potential in talent competitions across the local, state and national level (read more here).
Christie has gained experience in the theatrical world as a director, producer, choreographer, performer, dancer and aerial artist. As a dancer, Christie grew up learning ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop, and throughout college socially danced all styles of ballroom/latin/swing. As a scene prouder and choreographer, she worked with dancers and performers as young as 5, all the way through adulthood. For over 20 years, Christie was involved in one of the largest Christmas Production in Arizona which serves over 50,000 audience members over a two-week period). From 2018-19, Christie directed and oversaw all aspects of production for an Easter production called, “The Story,” in Anthem, Arizona. She is now a free agent, but was previously signed with Leighton Agency, a full service talent and modeling agency that provides local and national brands for the past 30 years.
Christie was also a 2012 titleholder within the Miss America Organization, where she was awarded as a top-ten semi finalist at the Miss Arizona pageant, a preliminary competition for Miss America. She has volunteered since then in multiple pageant systems as a judge’s chair, emcee and mock interviewer. Christie provides coaching to both Arizona and across the nation competitors, as well as titleholder, “Legacy” videos and pageant headshots through her professional videography and photography skills.
