Krista L. Lindsey brings nearly a decade of expertise in B2B sales, corporate communications, graphic design, and product marketing as the Associate Director, Research Partner Experience at Seramount. Her career includes leading recruitment communications, digital marketing, event promotion, and print design as the former Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications at the University of North Texas Division of Enrollment.

Krista earned her Juris Doctor from the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law, where she also conducted independent research on the legal implications of artificial intelligence. Prior to law school, she built a robust career in marketing and communications following an early start in B2B sales. She served as Communications Coordinator at the University of Houston Division of Enrollment and also ran a successful marketing consultancy, helping small and mid-sized businesses develop effective branding and collateral.

A proud first-generation college graduate and alumna of Sam Houston State University, Krista lives in Dallas with her husband, bonus son, and two beloved dogs. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, practicing mindfulness, and catching up on the latest reality TV drama.

Christian Santillo is the Director, Digital Strategy and Operations at Seramount. He is a data-infused, digital-marketing professional with more than 15 years of experience in bringing brands to life using digital platforms. His responsibilities at Seramount include oversight of the Seramount website, social media, marketing operations, search engine optimization, and other digital-marketing initiatives.

Prior to joining the Seramount/EAB team, Christian served as Associate Director of Marketing and Communications for Web Communications at his alma mater, College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. In this role, he led the College’s web communications team and provided strategic oversight of the College’s public-facing website and digital ecosystem as well as other digital-marketing strategies and operations, including paid social media and email marketing.

Christian lives in Central Massachusetts and enjoys traveling, hiking, and digital photography, and is an advocate for advancing awareness and acceptance of neurodiversity.

Diana Forster is a Senior Director of Qualitative Research at Seramount. She is a survey researcher, statistician, and writer with experience delivering actionable research to government, corporate, and academic clients.

In this role, she has helped lead several of Seramount’s recent projects: “Keeping DEI Strong in Volatile Times,” “Gen Z Decoded: New Data on How Your Youngest Employees Want to Experience Work,” “Understanding Global DEI Success: Corporate and Local Implications,” and “DEI Backlash: What Employees Really Think.” She joined Seramount in 2022 as an Associate Director on the Consulting team.

Previously, Diana was a researcher with the American Institutes for Research (AIR). There, she worked with the Department of Education on projects related to K-12 education. Diana was also a founder and vice-chair of Women in Support of Equity (WISE), AIR’s first employee resource group for women.

 Prior to her time at AIR, Diana worked for eight years with the Center for Talent Innovation (now Coqual). 

Diana holds a BA in political science and history from the College of Charleston, an MA in political science from the University of Arizona, and a PhD in political science from the University of Florida, where she used cutting-edge survey research techniques to study the intersections of religion and political behavior in the United States. A lifelong learner, she is currently pursuing her MBA at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business as a Forté fellow. Diana lives in Bethesda, Maryland, and in her spare time, she enjoys reading and writing fiction, riding her Peloton, and going to the movies. She also volunteers as a dramaturg with local theatres.