Chrissy Brennan

Chrissy thought she was (relatively) clever and funny…until she arrived at Maloney & Fox, where she feels challenged on a daily basis to kick it up a notch in order to keep pace with her über creative co-workers. The youngest of five girls, she credits her upbringing as laying the foundation for her career in communications, as she learned early on how to vie for attention and make her voice heard. (She also learned that the use of more than one hairdryer at the same time in the same house was a sure way to blow a fuse.)

Upon graduating from the College of the Holy Cross with a degree in English, Chrissy worked as an editorial assistant and then moved onto copyediting, eventually becoming copy chief at SELF magazine. After nine years working in print, she ventured into the then-still-emerging world of "new media," when she landed a job as copy chief of Lifetime Television's website. In 2006, after working at a start-up architecture/design firm for more than a year, Chrissy was hired by the Wildlife Conservation Society to coordinate a design competition for the New York Aquarium. The best part of that gig? Swimming in the shark tank! Soon after, she became marketing director at Selldorf Architects, where, in addition to managing the firm's website, portfolio and media relations, she oversaw the publication of their first monograph. Three years later, she became director of public relations at CORE, a boutique real estate brokerage and advisory firm.

Over the years, Chrissy has also worked as a freelance copy editor for clients such as Time Inc., Hachette and Condé Nast. While working at National Geographic Adventure magazine, she would daydream about climbing Mt. Everest and other cool excursions. Although she's yet to scale The Seven Summits, she has climbed Equinox Mountain (in VT). Her other "extreme sport" accomplishments: completing three New York City Marathons and biking (and luxury camping) in the Canadian Rockies.

Born a cheesehead (in Green Bay, WI), Chrissy was raised in CT. And with the exception of time spent as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Kenya—where, she quickly realized, cheese is virtually non-existent—she has lived most of her adult life in the wilds of New York City.