Mrs. Christy is a lifelong resident of St. Martin, where she graduated in 2004. She continued her education at the University of Southern Mississippi, where she received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She taught for two years as a third- and fourth-grade teacher at D’Iberville Elementary School. She is married to Chad Radich, who is currently in the Marine Corps, and they have two daughters and one son. She was student teaching in kindergarten when she learned the coast needed a good learning center for children.