Kris has been serving first responding agencies here in Central Oregon through the Central Oregon Police Chaplaincy for the past five years. She worked as a Paramedic with AMR of Iowa and at Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota. She also served as a proctor/instructor at the local community college, involved in EMS curriculum and training, as well as rural training classes for our local smaller communities. She lives in Bend, Oregon, with her husband Larry of 22 years and has two grown daughters.