I am incredibly blessed to be working alongside individuals who truly care about the people who walk through our doors daily.
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cmercado@lifeguidefa.com (717) 796-1700Client Service Associate
Christian’s role:
As a Client Service Associate at LifeGuide, Christian works closely with the advisory teams to help make the client experience at LifeGuide one defined by great service and excellent care.
A bit about her background:
Christian is a Carlisle, PA native who graduated from Wagner College (Staten Island, NY) in 2010 with a B.S. in Theater Performance and Combined Arts Administration. Upon graduating, Christian pursued a career in the entertainment industry, where she became a studio manager for at a sound and design firm. She stayed in New York for several years before moving back to Cumberland County to be “near her village” when her first daughter, Eden, was born. Back home, Christian served in multiple roles at her local church, The Meeting House, including as an executive assistant under the senior pastor as well as a leader on the worship team. Her passion for pouring into others led her into the education field of instructing young teenagers at her alma mater, Carlisle High School, before coming on board at LifeGuide full-time as a Client Service Associate.
What Christian says she loves most about her job:
“The rarity of being able to live out my faith both personally and in my work life has been a powerful shift for me both in heart and mind! I am incredibly blessed to be working alongside individuals who truly care about the people who walk through our doors daily. This genuine energy gets me pumped up for the day and excited to help our clients out through any stage of their financial journeys.”
Outside of work:
Having grown up with two older brothers, Christian is an avid online gamer and often unwinds at the end of the day playing various PC games with friends or curling up with a good fantasy novel. She is a mother of three children—Eden, Ira, and Magdalene—who attempt to keep her on task when they hit up her favorite store, Target. Come springtime, you can usually find Christian spending time with her dad at the creek, fishing for trout in all their favorite spots, or helping her mom manage their growing farmette of chickens and geese all year round.
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