Hi, I’m Christian. My work with Momentum centers on supporting clients as they unpack and explore the ways in which DEIA concepts impact them both personally and professionally. You will see me most often in social justice wellness and affinity spaces, as well as working with DEIA committees.

Born in Southern California but raised all over the United States (it’s a long story), living on both coasts has given me a greater appreciation for how the places we inhabit can form our own identity.  I walk through the world as a cis-gendered straight white man as well the middle child of 9 siblings.  My fairly nomadic upbringing has given me the ability to adapt to the unknown with a calm and open approach to whatever change may bring.

In addition to my work with Momentum, I am a social worker for Bay Area Legal Aid’s Youth Justice team in Oakland California, providing a variety of support services for youth during critical moments of their civil-legal cases. I have a passion for youth and families, and have held several positions in community mental health including clinician with incarcerated youth in San Francisco and Oakland, Therapeutic Behavioral Services Clinician, and clinician working with older youth in the juvenile truancy court.  While working as a service provider I have been educated in the necessity to acknowledge my many privileges and even to use this privilege to fight for better outcomes for the communities I serve.  It is my belief that you cannot be effective in these roles without committing to anti-racism, and I have strived to push past my own discomfort by joining or forming white affinity groups both personally and professionally regardless of the position I hold. These experiences, beliefs and skills inform my work with Momentum.

I hold a Bachelors in Business Administration from Framingham State University in Framingham, MA, and a Masters in Counseling Psychology from the University of San Francisco.  My superpower is the ability to listen without judgment and to create some semblance of safety in unsafe spaces.