Christina Ryder is the CEO of The Grantwell, LLC and is a former social worker, a current sociologist, and expert in program development and social science evaluation research. She graduated from the University of California, Irvine with a Masters in Social Science with a concentration in demography and social analysis and course focus on social inequality. Throughout her professional career she has participated in various federal grant evaluations including program evaluations for the USDA, SAMHSA, EPA, HHS, and the DOJ. As a Certified Sociology Practitioner (CSP) and federally recognized statistician, she has also participated in, or authored, over 40 various social science research studies, journal articles, and community based reports - primarily centered around poverty. She has also authored 2 books. She is currently part time staff and an Instructor at Missouri State University in the Sociology Department, a beginning farmer, and co-owner of Hedge Apple Farms LLC.