At the age of 11, Christy was told two things: She was hearing impaired (probably since birth) and she taught herself how to read lips without realizing it. She needed hearing aids, but her family couldn’t afford them and insurance didn’t cover them. It wasn’t until Christy was in her late 20's that she was able to afford her first pair of hearing aids. It changed her world.

Finally able to participate and contribute to her full potential, Christy’s grand purpose is now igniting joy by helping children get the hearing aids they need even if their families can’t afford them. In 2022 she started a non-profit organization to fulfill this purpose, Sounding Joy.

By raising awareness of the high rates of addiction and suicide attempts in the hearing-impaired community, Christy is committed to raising awareness of these dangers and bridging the gap between the need to own hearing aids and the ability to get them. There was a seismic impact when Christy shared her story and message of resilience on the TEDx stage in 2023. 

Christy is the founder and CEO of an award-winning, full-service marketing agency, Marketing Direction Outsourced Marketing Experts which has taken on Sounding Joy as a pro-bono client to help spread awareness about the life-saving impact of hearing aids.