Khristi Adams

Workshop Leader

Khristi Lauren Adams (she/her) is a speaker, author, youth advocate and ordained minister. Khristi is the Executive Director of Community and Belonging for the St. Paul’s School’s, a family of independent schools in Baltimore County, MD. She previously worked as Dean of Spiritual Life & Equity and instructor of Religious Studies at the Hill School. Khristi is the author of Parable of the Brown Girl, Unbossed: How Black Girls Are Leading the Way and its middle grade version Black Girls Unbossed: Young World Changers Leading the Way. The books are published by Broadleaf and Beaming Books. Parable of the Brown Girl has received awards for Best Young Adult Book from The African American Literary Awards and the New York Black Librarians Caucus. Khristi’s next book will be a devotional for teen girls with Our Daily Bread set to be published in the Winter of 2027. Khristi is a graduate of Temple University and a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary where she obtained a Master of Divinity degree. Khristi is also a 2024 Alumni Service Awardee for Princeton Seminary which highlights the outstanding efforts of alumni who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to advancing the seminary’s mission and values.