Cristina García-Alfonso is a native of Matanzas, Cuba. She graduated from the Seminario Evangélico de Teología, Matanzas, Cuba in 1997 with a Licenciature in Theology. In October 1997 she was ordained to the ministry in the Fraternity of Baptists Churches of Cuba (FIBAC). In the year 2000 she arrived in the United States to continue her theological education. She earned her Master of Arts in Theological Studies (M.A.T.S) degree from Episcopal Divinity School in Boston, MA in 2002, and a Master of Theology (Th. M) from Candler School of Theology, Emory University, 2003. She was awarded the Doctor of Philosophy from Brite Divinity School in May of the year 2008. In 2009 Cristina completed a year of CPE residency and is currently working as a Hospice Chaplain for United Hospice of Eastern Carolinas. In addition to her interest in the Hebrew Bible and gender studies she also explores the intersections of biblical studies and pastoral care.