Her Story
About Christina
Christina Horner is an independent contractor serving as a school improvement coach. With approximately 30 years in the field of education and an independent practice established since 2013, she partners with schools and districts to implement inclusive and equitable environments that elevate stakeholder voices and address the evolving needs of students. Horner earned her bachelor's degree in business and a master's degree, and she has completed 4 or 5 fellowships in recent years along with specialized training including 76 hours of Courageous Conversations equity work, Rebel Leader with the National Education Partnership, fellowship with School Board Partners, and certification in Training Active Bystanders. She was the first Black woman elected to the Wellesley Public Schools school committee, where she advanced measurable goals for student improvement. Horner remains active with the Massachusetts Association of School Committees Division 10 and leads the educational component of World of Wellesley, while supporting the Progress Inevitable Foundation to provide resources for individual students.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Christina
01What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
First, I would want them to understand their why. And so often, people focus on what they're going to do and how they're going to do it, but it's not centered on a why. And so once they understand that, it makes every... the how and the what so much clearer. And it's... it's just a guiding principle. If you don't... if your why isn't clear. Then, how you're going to do something, and what that something is, it can be... it can become kind of, it can become... Diluted? if not confusing, and so grounding it in that why so that people understand what their values are, I think that's the heart of I think that's key to success, not personal success, but professional success.
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