Christa Lopez
State Public Policy
Christa Lopez, PhD, CEM is a Senior Advisor at the firm CTEH. Prior to joining CTEH she spent over 25 years in the government and higher education sectors and has served in roles to support elected officials overseeing disaster recovery for the State of Texas. While working for Texas General Land Office, she was the director of the direct housing mission funded by FEMA but administered by the State during Hurricane Harvey recovery. She is well known for experience in both FEMA funded and HUD funded disaster recovery programs. Christa shares that 'being of service to others' has been her life motto and guiding mantra. Over the past several decades of professional work, Christa has focused on how her work can improve the lives of others, including by volunteering as a park naturalist, in search & rescue, as a volunteer
