Christina Van Essen
Director of Events
Christina Van Essen previously led CX & Account management at The Next Practice, with an extensive background in paid media & consumer experience working across luxury fashion brands. In 2021, Ad 2 Austin added Christina to the 32 Under 32 list for her work as the Public Service Board Chair supporting CASA of Travis County.
In 2019, she cycled from Seattle to San Diego with Pedal the Pacific, mobilizing community members along the 1,700-mile journey and establishing a scholarship of over a quarter million for The Refuge for Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking.
She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations, and completed the Texas Media & Analytics program & Business Foundations Minor from the Rec McCombs School of Business.