Christie Carmelle LopezChristie Carmelle Lopez is a higher education consultant and manager for the big-four firm Deloitte and has worked in higher education for more than a decade. She is a lifelong learner and loves sharing her knowledge through writing. Over the ast twenty years, she's written for various print and online newspapers, magazines, and journals, including The Huffington Post. Christie is a former U.S. diplomat and holds a master's degree in International Relations and an MBA in International business. She loves to travel and spent years living overseas while working for the State Department at the U.S. Embassy, London.