Christine Dawson is a licensed graduate social worker, and an advocate on the Lee and Penny Anderson HeroCare for Veterans Program team at Regions Hospital. Christine is a veteran herself, and served in the Marine Corps for 17 years and in the Army National Guard for 13 years. She retired from the military in 2013 and completed her Master of Social Work at Augsburg University the same year. She has worked at Regions since the HeroCare program began in 2014. In her free time, Christine can be found spending time with her husband and family. She has seven children and five grandchildren (Maliki, Amiyah, Elijah, Kiayah and Daxon). Her favorite place to be is at the lake, where she loves to fish and boat with her kids and grandkids.