Christine Connell Grigsby is a native of Adel, Georgia. She received her bachelor's degree from Auburn University in Wildlife Sciences in 1988. She spent five years managing the Bert Spalding Nature Center in Warner Robins, Georgia prior to her enrollment in the Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine Class of 1997. After graduation, she practiced veterinary medicine in Daytona Beach until moving to Brevard County [citation].