Cristina is a founding director of La Semilla Food Center and is a native of the El Paso frontera.

She led the transition of 12 acres of farmland into a diversified agroecological production and education farm. Cristina oversees the implementation and integration of multigenerational educational programs and regional small acreage farmers at La Semilla Community Farm.

She studied ecological horticulture at the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at the University of California-Santa Cruz.