Christina Swindlehurst Chan manages the marketing team at Empovia through project coordination, communication, copyediting, and content creation. She previously worked in marketing for music and financial services organizations, where she became passionate about addressing systemic inequality and the need to improve diversity and inclusion across a wide range of industries. She has served on the board of wayOUT LGBT, which empowers LGBTQ+ youth to feel safe as they are.

Christina holds a Master of Music and a Postgraduate Diploma in voice from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She is an internationally trained opera singer, but now prefers to spend her time painting, cake decorating, and exploring the world for the next best thing to eat.