Kristie is a Managing Director in Mercury Public Affairs’ New York City office. Prior to joining Mercury, she founded her own political consulting firm where she advised and oversaw fundraising and management for city, state and federal candidates, as well as progressive causes, and capital campaigns. She has served on the Presidential campaigns of Vice President Al Gore and Congressman Richard Gephardt, as well as the Gubernatorial Campaigns of New York Governors Eliot Spitzer and David A. Paterson. Kristie is an alumna of The American Council of Young Political Leaders, participating on their 2011 delegation to Indonesia and Malaysia, and is a founding Board Member of “Making HERstory,” an organization dedicated to the advancement of women’s empowerment. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and Political Science from Southern Methodist University. Kristie and her husband Marius Muresanu are the proud parents of Aurelia, a graduate of the La Escuelita class of 2019.