Krysten has worked in both national and international education for over 20 years. Throughout her career, she has been a leader in how to implement and integrate sustainable social and emotional learning and secular mindfulness programs in schools.

Krysten was the founding Director of SEL and Mindfulness at the United World College (UWC), Thailand. She is a teacher trainer with the Mindfulness in Schools Project (UK). She received her Council in Schools teacher training in 2011 and also trained in Compassionate Communication/Non-Violent Communication (NVC) with the late Dr. Marshall Rosenberg in 2001. In 2010, she completed the Cultivating Emotional Balance Teacher Training (CEBTT), an adult mindfulness teaching certification, with groundbreaking psychologist Dr. Paul Ekman and world renowned meditation teacher Dr. B. Alan Wallace.

Currently, Krysten is the Head of Elementary at Friends School in Boulder, Colorado, USA.