Krista Ebbens is the General Counsel and Executive Vice President of HR and Marketing. She joined Ahern in 2013 and two years later became its first female member of the Management Committee and a shareholder in the company. Krista currently oversees the legal, HR and marketing functions at Ahern. She has been involved in wide variety of company strategic initiatives during her career including creating new management leadership training, a two-year associates degree equivalent fire protection designer training and a company-wide intranet communication tool. She also founded several affinity groups at Ahern including a new employee, new manager and Women in Construction group. Krista also spends a large amount of her time advising the business risks associated with construction and service projects, ensuring that the business is smart about how it deals with risks associated with each project. She also oversees Ahern’s insurance, workers’ compensation and contract review process. Krista is a member of the MCAA Career Development Committee.