Christina McGoldrick is a seasoned grant writer with over 20 years’ experience in the non-profit sector to include: grants, contracts, events, individual giving, major gifts, annual campaigns, corporate giving, marketing, social media, public relations and operations. Christina has written and managed grants and contracts for RAND, UC Irvine, the Carlsbad Unified School District, the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation and the Carlsbad Educational Foundation. She grew up in a U.S. Air Force family that was stationed all over the world. In her first 18 years, she lived at 8 bases. She earned her B.A. in Criminology at UC Irvine and lives in Carlsbad with her husband, 3 sons and a french mastiff. Christina now manages strategic grants and partnerships for the San Diego Diplomacy Council.