Chris earned a Masters in Conservation Biology at Antioch University
Graduate School.  Her thesis focused on the natural recovery of the Eastern Timber Wolf in Michigan.  

While wolf recovery was the focus of her early work, Chris’ attention shifted to the eastern coyote when she moved to New England in the 1980s. She chose a farm beset with coyote problems to raise sheep and train her border collies.  Using sound livestock management and common sense, she (and her sheep) avoided any predation. 

Beginning in the early 1990s, Chris taught in the Dept of Natural Resources at the University of New Hampshire and instructed and mentored adult degree candidates in the UNH System at Granite State College.

Chris recently co-founded the NH Wildlife Coalition which advocates for predators; she is the NH Representative for Project Coyote and also Chairs the Webster Conservation Commission. She continues her work of nearly 40 years educating the public about the eastern coyote and the benefits of coexisting with wild creatures.