Chrissy has been working with the web since 1995. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from the University of Maryland in College Park, and spent some time working as a zookeeper and animal technician before she gave up animal wrangling for programming. Concentrating on web application and game development, Chrissy loves to teach what she knows. She has written, contributed to, and tech edited numerous technical books and courses, while continuing to hone her skills by developing award-winning applications through her company Pongos Interactive. Chrissy is also the founder of Coder Kids Club.