Meet Christian Mercado

Christian Mercado

Marketing Service Associate

Christian’s role:
As a Marketing Service Associate at LifeGuide, Christian works closely with the advisory teams to support marketing efforts that enhance client engagement and reinforce a client experience defined by excellent service and care. 

A bit about her background:
A Carlisle, PA native, Christian graduated from Wagner College in 2010 with a degree in Theater Performance and Combined Arts Administration before jumping into New York City’s entertainment world and eventually becoming a studio manager at a sound and design firm. After a few years of city life, she followed her heart back to Cumberland County to be “near her village” when her daughter, Eden, was born. Back home, Christian stayed deeply connected to her community through The Meeting House, serving as both an executive assistant to leadership and a worship team leader, then spent time teaching at her alma mater, Carlisle High School, before joining LifeGuide full‑time in 2024 and growing into her current role as a Marketing 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:
Growing up with two older brothers, Christian developed a competitive streak that lives on in her love for online gaming—often unwinding in the evenings playing League of Legends or restoring humanity to Arc Raiders. She’s the proud mom of three—Eden, Ira, and Magdalene—who do their best to keep her on task, especially during trips to their favorite store, Target. When the weather warms, Christian can usually be found trout fishing with her dad at their favorite creek spots or helping her mom tend to their ever‑growing farmette of chickens and geese. And when winter rolls around, she’s happily trading creek banks for mountain slopes, embracing snowboarding as her newest cold‑weather adventure. 

Her favorite organizations:

• The Meeting House
• Speranza Animal Rescue
• Project SHARE