A scenic lakeside view with a dirt path leading to the water, surrounded by tall pine trees and rocks, under a partly cloudy sky during daylight.
A woman with shoulder-length brown hair wearing a blue shirt smiling outdoors with green trees and a sidewalk in the background.

Kristie Rickter

Administrative Assistant

Kristie has an amazing ability to stay calm and collected in our busy office. We appreciate her caring nature and bright smile. Kristie has spent most of her professional career working with at-risk youth, including many years serving as the manager of two floors at a therapeutic boarding school. Her experience, organizational skills, and compassion make her a great asset to our staff. Kristie is also a great mom who loves spending time with her two children.

At Echo Springs

A program like Echo Springs has a lot of moving pieces, and Kristie is the person who makes sure all of those pieces are flowing. Chances are, if you call Echo Springs, you’ll hear her pleasant, caring voice answer you on the other end. Kristie is an excellent administrative assistant who is somehow always calm and delightful despite the whirlwind of activity around her. She keeps every student’s information up to date, makes travel arrangements, answers calls, tracks referrals, makes sure students have minutes on their phones and so, so, so much more!

Background/experience

Kristie grew up in Lake Arrowhead, California and received her Associate’s Degree from San Bernardino Community College. She then spent over ten years working at a transitional boarding school, first as an assistant team manager and then as a team manager. This experience allowed Kristie to deeply connect with the students in her charge and gave her great insight that comes in handy at Echo Springs. Kristie joined Echo Springs in 2014 so that she could continue working with youth in transition while spending more time with her young family.

Interests

Kristie describes herself as a “Total Mom,” and takes great joy in raising her two young children.

Fun Facts

Kristie was once a professional figure skater. Though her job and her kids keep her plenty busy, Kristie finds time every once in a while to lace up her skates and get out on the ice.