Christian Williams has served as Manager, Donor Relations and Development Operations since October 2018. Her day-to-day responsibilities include principal gift and major gift level campaign support, managing branding and communication for the athletics development team, leading the department's stewardship efforts, providing strategic event support, and serving as fundraising liaison for the women's basketball and lacrosse programs.

In her previous role with the Wildcat Fund, Christian was critical in the development of the new Wildcat Fund structure. She also coordinated the department's efforts to design and launch SupportTheCats.com, the campaign information website for Northwestern Athletics.

Christian came to Athletics after two years in the Northwestern Office of Administration and Planning, where she supported Vice President Marilyn McCoy and the Board of Trustees. She has a Master of Arts in Sports Administration from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Wake Forest University, where she was a four-year scholarship athlete and two-year captain on the tennis team.