Meet Chris

Chris was born and raised in Kinston. Throughout his life, he has found ways to be involved in our great community—as a Boy Scout, through his church, or volunteering with his parents and family. Chris is no stranger to public service.

At age fourteen, Chris started Kinston Teens, a nonprofit organization operating at the intersections of youth empowerment and community development. From transforming vacant lots into neighborhood amenities, to building platforms for young people to be involved in government and make their voices heard, Kinston Teens works to ensure that Chris’s peers and local community are both thriving.

As a leader and entrepreneur with a background in community development, Chris has a skill set needed in our City’s leadership. And, as a young person, Chris has a life experience that is very much underrepresented in government at all levels. When elected this fall, Chris will become the youngest elected official in North Carolina and one of the youngest in the country.