Getting to know Alverno's new president

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A family who serves

Christy’s father was an Air Force veteran, her older brother is an Army veteran, and her younger brother is an Air National Guard veteran. Each of her three siblings is in a helping profession: her sister is a faculty member at Milwaukee Area Technical College, her older brother works for the Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and her younger brother is a retired Milwaukee police officer.

Education

• Rufus King International High School
• Stanford University: Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (1987)
• Duke University Graduate School: Master of Arts, Humanities (1994)
• Duke University School of Law: Juris Doctor (1994)

Family

Husband Brian Bullock is a special education educational assistant at Brown Deer High School; daughter AJ (a Bronze and Silver Award Girl Scout) is starting college at Morgan State University in Baltimore this August, and son Tony is a rising senior at Menomonee Falls High School.

Last book she read

“Finding Me” by Viola Davis. “It was incredible. She’s had an incredible upbringing – food insecurity, poverty, abuse. And look at her now.”

What she’s reading now

“Greenlights” by Matthew McConaughey. “Someone recommended it, and so far I like it. Typically, however, I love mysteries. James Patterson is my go-to airport/traveling read.”

The happiest place on Earth

“We go to Disney World almost every year – we’re a Disney family. We’re going to Universal Studios this summer for my daughter’s high school graduation present.”

Most memorable trip

“I love traveling. My family and I went to Europe before COVID-19, on a 10-day Mediterranean cruise with stops in Spain, Italy and France. It was incredible. My husband and I want to go back!”

Dream trip

“My dream trip is to travel back to the Mediterranean, and not on a cruise this time, so we can enjoy more specific cultures, and it would include Greece.”

Her perfect day in Milwaukee

“The weather would have to be warm so I can go to the lakefront. I love Lake Michigan. I love to hear water; it’s comforting. I would have breakfast or coffee with friends at the Colectivo by the lakefront, and then we’d go on a boat ride. It would be during Summerfest, and we’d go see an R&B or jazz act or whatever’s not on the main stage. I would have a beer and cheese platter because it’s Milwaukee – you just have to! Later, I’d enjoy small plates and wine with friends at La Merenda or Balzac. Then I’d watch a Brewers game, and then a Bucks game. Finally, I’d hang out with my family on the patio with the fire pit going.”

Hobbies

“I love seeing movies in the theater. I’m a Marvel girl. I like action movies. At home, I still watch ‘Die Hard,’ ‘Lethal Weapon’ and ‘John Wick.’”

Favorite Girl Scout cookie
Thin Mint: “You can’t beat that!”

Best advice she’s ever received
Gnothi seauton, ancient Greek for ‘know thyself.’
“When you know yourself, you make better choices. My sociology teacher gave me this advice when I was a student, and I give this as advice, too!”

Historical heroes
Barbara Jordan, the first Black woman elected to the Texas Senate and the first Southern Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives: “a lawyer and great orator – I just loved her as a child.”

Martin Luther King Jr.: “He was always talking about justice and equality, and all of those appealed to me as a young child.”