Christine Brookins is passionate about enhancing the lives of individuals with special needs. In 2022, she launched Outspoken to give a voice to those who may not be heard. Through individual and group engagements, she provides education around, and advocacy for, members of the disability community. Christine works to empower families and help them to leverage available resources.

One way she pays it forward is through her virtual educational series “Connecting Our Community”. Each month she features a different resource, encompassing a wide range of topics.

Christine and her husband met while studying at La Roche College, in the North Hills of Pittsburgh, PA. They have four (4) adult children. When she is not spending time with family, friends and clients, Christine is very involved in her community, including volunteering with Special Olympics and peer-mentoring with Parent to Parent Pennsylvania, as well as being a committee member for Cities of Inclusion.