Kristel grew up in a seaside town in Massachusetts and has been a resident of Rhode Island since 2006. She graduated from Fordham University with a degree in education and worked as a teacher and administrator for over 24 years. She has been a restaurant owner of a local café and a realtor. Kristel was born in Denmark where she developed her love of the ocean, particularly the North Sea. Her sailing experience began at a young age with her dad in his homemade sailboat on the fjords of Denmark. She worked as an assistant skipper for a summer sailing camp in the Caribbean and enjoys cruising the Narragansett Bay with her family.
When Kristel is not at Wellington she enjoys spending time with her husband and four children, having fun with her granddaughters, attending sporting events for her youngest son, taking walks with her dog and knitting.
