Khrystle Rader: I Am Barnes & Thornburg

I AM...

• Proudly Jewish and deeply value the humanitarianism and curiosity that my culture and heritage foster
• An Atlanta native, but lived in sunny Orlando for 15 years until moving back to the Peach State post-pandemic
• A University of Central Florida Knight and hold both a B.S. in Event Management and Hospitality and a M.S. in Management. Go Knights! Charge On!
• Passionate for travel and am working through a bucket list of visiting every state, every National Park, every continent, and every ocean with the love of my life Nick.
• A huge fan of musicals – stage and film. Be prepared for quotes and randomly breaking out into song when hanging out with me.
• An artist. My focus is digital art and pencil drawing but I’m currently exploring and learning new mediums like watercolor and clay.
• A self-proclaimed forever student. I love learning and my daily routine includes the Wikipedia article of the day, a random YouTube how-to video, and a Duolingo lesson.
• The “cool aunt” for all of my nieces and nephews. I collectively call them my “niblings” and love them to pieces.
• A mama to our “chayot machmad” (Hebrew for delightful pets)—two kitties and, my sweetest boy, a Vizsla named Hank
• Grateful to be in a position of working on a team where I can truly be myself and find joy in my work life.  

This profile appeared in the November 2025 edition of I Am Barnes & Thornburg.

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