A native of Chicagoland area, Christine Whims earned her M.S. in historic preservation from the Art Institute of Chicago in 2010. She also holds a B.A degree in Government and World Affairs from the University of Tampa, where her focus was on urban planning and research methods. For the past 7 years, she has worked as a Preservation Architect and Consultant here in Chicago, New York state, and abroad in India. She successfully listed Berger Park on the National Register of Historic Places and received first place as a Peterson Prize recipient for the successful documentation of On Leong Merchants Association in China Town for the Historic American Building Survey. Christine recently received her real estate license and is also currently working as a Real Estate Broker, specializing in vintage and historic properties.