Krystal is a health educator and currently serves as the Administrative Director of the Community
Outreach and Partnerships Team at Augusta Health. She graduated from James Madison University in
2007 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. In 2009, she received a Master of Health and
Physical Education degree from Virginia Polytechnic University. She is a Certified Health Education
Specialist through the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing. As the Administrative
Director of Community Outreach, Krystal oversees Augusta’s Health Community Health Needs
Assessment, the corresponding Implementation Strategy and the major programs being implemented to
address the top health priorities of Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro, Virginia. These
programs include a farm located on Augusta Health’s campus, a healthcare for the homeless initiative
and a school-based nutrition program called Get Fresh. Krystal is also responsible for tracking the
outcome measures of the initiatives in order to measure the impact on the health of the community.
She was named a Rising Star in Healthcare by OurHealth magazine in 2018, is participating is AHA’s 2022
Next Gen Fellowship Program, and is passionate about creating systemic change in the health of the
community.
Krystal lives with her husband, Justin, and daughter, Charlotte, in Mount Crawford, on a farmette with
their goats, dogs and cats. Krystal enjoys being physically active, especially in the outdoors, flower and
vegetable gardening, adventures in new places, and completing home renovation projects.