Kristen Winmill Southwick

Kristen Winmill Southwick was raised by a family in Idaho that participated heavily in politics and public service. She received a bachelor's degree in political science from Brigham Young University and completed internships in the White House (working in the Speechwriting Office and for the Director of Communications) and for a political party in England. She worked as the briefer to the U.S. Secretary of Education, was employed by two U.S. presidential campaigns, and worked as an international advance worker for the White House, where she oversaw all traveling logistics when the White House Press Corps would travel to a location with the U.S. president. She put this logistical training to good use as her family (including four children) moved frequently, living in Boston, southern Indiana, Beijing, Singapore, Johannesburg, Seattle, and, now, Salt Lake City, Utah. She enjoys playing tennis, hiking, gardening, reading, and traveling.