Kristin E. Blake

External Affairs Associate

Kristin.Blake@sdcounty.ca.gov

Kristin E. Blake is a New Jersey native, developing a rooted appreciation for a good red sauce, Bruce Springsteen, the New York Knicks, and the importance of community and looking out for one another.

In March 2020, Kristin made her way to America’s Finest City from Boston, Massachusetts, and has embedded herself within the San Diego community ever since. Attending Drew University in Madison, New Jersey, Kristin played DIII soccer and received a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in Environmental Studies and Sustainability in 2012.

Over the past decade as a communicator, Kristin most recently led external communications for the multi-billion-dollar biosciences business at Thermo Fisher Scientific, located in Carlsbad, California. Prior to that she has held a variety of communications roles managing public relations and public affairs for organizations ranging from clean-tech start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.

Kristin resides in the City of San Diego with her dog Darla, a sassy Olde English Bulldogge adopted from the San Diego Humane Society.