Christopher was nominated as a hidden hero in Portage County because he stood up for what he believed in; diversity, inclusion, and equity. His leadership roles at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus open doors to create policies and practices that made the campus and community more inclusive. 

When I was a sophomore at UW-Stevens Point, I was walking back from the University Center to my residential living hall at night, and this big black truck with a confederate flag waving behind it drove past me. The people in the truck threw a half-filled soda bottle at me and told me to go back to my country. This incident left me rattled and unsettled, after a few weeks of feeling like an impostor in this city, I was led to an opportunity to act on my desire for change by joining the UW-Stevens Point Student Government Association. This was when my spark for diversity, inclusion, and equity work began. I was then able to take on more leadership roles on campus to create policies and practices that made the campus community more inclusive. Now, I use the knowledge and leadership skills I developed to serve as the Executive Director for a social welfare organization that I co-founded called Difficult-Discussions Inc., we do work with regards to creating inclusive and equitable communities.