cschoellhorn

Christine Schoellhorn is a Program Officer with the National Democratic Institute's ICT team.  She works in the development of tools, software, and strategic initiatives that scale and enhance democracy support programing.  

Christine has a dual background in civic engagement and tech having worked on campaigns and as Legislative Aide and later engaging in program managment and support for two awesome SaaS startups. 

Originally born in Iowa City, Iowa to the parents of European immigrants, Christine spent much of her youth travelling Western Europe and exploring cultural differences. When her family moved to Florida in the early 2000's, she became immersed in Hispanic culture, learning Guatemalan, Peruvian, and Cuban culinary specialties and picking up the lingua franca of Central American Spanish.

As an adult, Christine has been impassioned by international work, exploring the world and working in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Central America. 

In her personal time, Christine enjoys the outdoors and adventuring. She is a PADI certified Divemaster, competitive freediver, rock-climbing and trekking enthusiast, and a burgeoning mountaineer. She also actively work to increase her technical proficiency in programming, database management, and the specs of ICT4D innovation.