About Our Founder

 Christina Nard is a native of North Carolina where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Secondary Education and a Master of School Administration from North Carolina Central University.  While in North Carolina, she also graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Masters in K-12 Literacy.  Before moving to Rhode Island in 2019, Christina Nard served as a founding school administrator and Director of Operations for the first virtual public school in the state of North Carolina with a commitment to creating a positive and equitable learning environment that exudes excellence in every area for both students and staff.  Her unwavering commitment to her community and the students and families it serves has led her to establish Impact Education Solutions, LLC, an education services provider created to promote opportunity and equitable access to a high quality education for all. In 2024, she launched Chosen Scholars Academy, a Homeschool Hub under her LLC that was created as a response to the growing needs of students and families who seek a more personalized learning experience that is both academically rigorous and culturally responsive. Christina Nard is a leader in education reform and will continue to support her community through innovations in education and collaboration with mission-aligned leaders and organizations alike. 

Christina Robinson Nard is a native of Fayetteville, North Carolina and the daughter of Pastor Charles and Evangelist Emma Robinson. While in Fayetteville, she was a member of Anderson Temple Church of God in Christ under the late Superintendent Jesse J. and Mother Naomi Williams. While there she served in several capacities including being an active member of the local and jurisdictional music and youth departments. 

She is a 2008 alumna from North Carolina Central University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English, Secondary Education and has also attained a Masters degree in K-12 Literacy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2012. She is also a 2012 recipient of the North Carolina Principal Fellows Scholarship and attained her Master of School Administration degree from North Carolina Central University. Mrs. Nard has been an educator for over 10 years and has served as a teacher of English, school administrator and founding school leader. 

While in NC she has served in various ministry capacities under the leadership of Superintendent Herbert R. Davis, First Lady Psiyina Davis and Jurisdictional leaders, Bishop Stenneth Powell Sr. and State Supervisor Patricia Lofton. In the national church, Christina serves as a member of the International Music Department under Dr. Judith Christie McAllister, and as a Levite in Send Judah First, the International Praise Team of the Church of God in Christ, as well as an Executive Staff member of the International Youth Choir and active member of the C. H. Mason Memorial Choir.

She is now a resident of Rhode Island where she serves alongside of her husband Pastor Quintin Nathaniel Nard of Pentecostal Church of God In Christ.  Lady Nard is truly humbled by each experience and the opportunities that God has provided her knowing that it is because of His greatness that she has been enabled to live a holy, and consecrated life before Him in an effort to show forth His glory. She aims to make a positive difference in the lives of people all over the world through ministry and believes that a continuous lifestyle of worship and faith in God, touches His heart and will lead to unimaginable heights of success in Christ Jesus.