Christina Gardner began working for Delaware County Public Health on June 7, 2006 as an Account Clerk Typist.  On November 1, 2006, she was promoted to Early Intervention Program Specialist.  She was again promoted to Children’s Program Specialist on September 23, 2007.

As Children’s Program Specialist, Christina is responsible for the Physically Handicapped Children’s Program, Children with Special Health Care Needs Program, Pre-K, and Early Intervention Programs’ intake and referral, grant budgeting and quarterly reports, and service billing to New York State Department of Health and Medicaid.  She also serves as a car seat technician.

Christina is a self-starter, reliable, and creative.  She brings to the Director’s attention not only problems and issues, but also possible solutions.  Christina’s knowledgeable in information technology which is beneficial to her own job as well as when assisting other staff with IT needs.  Christina cheerfully accepts new tasks as the need arises.  She is responsible for the new Medicaid in Education regulatory change implementation.  Christina has taken a leadership role in learning a complicated new database for the Early Intervention Program.

What Christina likes most about her job is knowing that what she does helps to make a difference in the lives of children.  Her job is never boring as the programs are constantly evolving and changing.  She also enjoys the family friendly atmosphere and the people she works with.

Christina has been married to her husband Harry for twelve years and has three children, Diman, Catie and Amber.  Her hobbies include reading, camping with her family and being outdoors at her home on Scotch Mountain. They have three dogs, Buck, Maggie and Missy, and one cat, Skittles.

Congratulations, Christina, for this well-deserved recognition.