About Christine

Christine Edwards Pitkin is a Civic Innovator, a Founder and CEO. After earning her Master of Public Administration with a focus on Urban Management and Policy, Christine excelled at several government affairs leadership roles before launching her community engagement consulting company, Civility Localized©️, in 2018. Christine's mission is to help communities grow with dignity and help people bring their world-changing ideas to life. Christine was recently named a 2025 Charlotte Business Journal Women in Business Honoree, and was included in Inc. Magazine's 2025 Female Founders 500, a list of the most creative and inspiring business leaders in the United States, and her work has been featured in numerous publications including Fast Company's 2023 World Changing Ideas Issue for the City of Asheville Community Reparations Project.

Additionally, in 2025 Christine graced the TEDx stage with her signature talk "Why Quiet Activists Must Unmute" about how civic change accelerates when we create space for every voice to be heard, not just the loudest.

Christine is a collaborative leader who has built strong relationships with state and local governments, winning over $2 Million in government contracts across the Southeast. Christine has demonstrated the ability to cultivate partnerships between communities, business and the public sector. Her company has demonstrated expertise in writing, research, cross-sector coalition building, policy development and community engagement.

Though Civility Localized specializes in community outreach planning and place-based outreach initiatives, the company also offers advice and consultation on preparing your business to win government contracts the through their signature curriculum Public Sector Payday™. Christine has learned how to navigate the competitive bidding process from both sides, as a local government decision-maker and now as the owner and lead consultant of her social impact brand.

When she’s not serving her community, Christine can be found exploring the world through travel, enjoying Southern food, or nurturing her love for civic advocacy by watching it play out in everyday life. Christine lives in Charlotte with her husband Ryan and dog Parker.