Kristine Sinkez grew up and began her career in the Washington DC metropolitan area. She has over 15 years of experience providing program management, environmental compliance, permit expending, and grant management for public and private clients on Affordable Housing, Water Wastewater, Transportation, Entertainment, Cultural, and Disaster Response and Resilience initiatives. Kristine earned her undergraduate degree from Va Tech in 2005 and her MS in Environmental Policy and Management from American Public University in 2013. That same year she moved to New York City and in 2015 started Neris LLC. Since then, the firm has grown to ten employees with active projects in six states. In her free time, Kristine enjoys traveling, spending time with friends and family, and playing soccer.