Kristen is a seventh-generation Texan and was born in San Antonio, Texas. She graduated magna cum laude from Texas State University in 2003, earning a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Studies.
She has several years of office manager experience, managing a local accounting firm and assisting two realtors in the Austin area. She is also an Emergency Medical Technician and has worked for a local Emergency Medical Services agency as a Communications Medic (9-1-1 operator/dispatcher).
She joined West Short and Associates, P.C. in August 2008 and takes care of the day-to-day operations at the Firm.