Krista is the head of the Tenement Section in the Mines
Division since joining the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification
in 2005. Currently, she holds the position of Acting Director of Mines. Krista
has experiences in issuance of Minerals Rights Licences contained in the Mines
and Minerals Act and Regulations. This includes facilitating the acquiring of Surface
Access Rights, Mining Agreements, Community Development Agreements, Surface
Access Agreements and Compensation Agreements between companies and landowners
and the Solomon Islands Government. 
Krista has university degrees in Environmental Science (Chemistry Emphasis) from the University of the South Pacific, Fiji, and recently degrees in Environmental Management in Mining and a master of Philosophy from the University of Queensland, Australia. Krista has recently published an academic journal in 2020.