Christine Savatia, Director of Community Development on Influential Women

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Christine Savatia

Director of Community Development, YKP Connect ·

Spokane, WA

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Her Story

About Christine

Christine Savatia is an administrative professional based in Spokane, Washington. With six years in her primary field of administrative work, she brings order to organizations through roles that include scheduling for four nurses and managing correspondence with over thirty adult family homes served by her company. She also works part-time in AI training and previously served as a caregiver for one to two years. Prior to her current roles, Savatia worked as an Assistant Program Officer at Mercy Corps under Senior Program Manager Elizabeth Blythe, who served as a key mentor teaching her about leadership and emotional intelligence. She has also been an executive assistant for a total of about two years, currently one year, under the guidance of Soning Zhao, CEO of Men Impact Change, who emphasized that a network is one's net worth. Savatia is a board member of Young Professionals Connect, a nonprofit that hosts events celebrating young professionals and entrepreneurs. She values advice from her former boss at Mercy Corps to give herself grace to learn and draws from her experience moving from Washington, DC, six months ago.

Her Interview

Ten minutes with Christine

01What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?

Your network is your net worth. That came from one of my mentors. Also, give yourself grace to learn from my former boss at Smasi Corps.

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