Before moving to Seattle, Christy was associate editor at Wasatch Journal, where she wrote stories and managed a team of freelance writers. She was instrumental in creating the magazine’s identity, implementing production guidelines, and shaping organizational structure.

As a staff reporter for the Salt Lake Tribune, she covered arts, entertainment, the outdoors, and travel. She directed much of the paper’s fine arts coverage, was a film and music critic, and launched the popular “Single in Utah” series.

Before the Tribune years, she worked as a staff reporter for The Associated Press in Salt Lake City and Portland, covering breaking news, editing other writers’ stories, and writing for television and radio.

Her life has been more interesting than she ever intended. She was a White House intern during the Clinton administration, won $64,000 on the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" game show, and met the Queen of England in a scene later portrayed in the movie "The Queen" (filmmakers did not consult her).

When she is not on the road, she lives in Seattle with her sweetie for life, technology analyst Bill Harper.