Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Christine Youngquist is a seasoned executive leader and retired U.S. Army officer with nearly 23 years of distinguished service in program management, acquisition, operational integration, and strategic communications across the Department of Defense.

During her military career, Christine held key leadership positions at some of the Army’s most critical organizations, including the National Reconnaissance Office, where she served as Chief of Staff for the Operational Integration Office, and the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems, where she led multi-billion-dollar modernization efforts focused on enterprise IT transformation and Army acquisition oversight.

A career Signal Corps officer and Army Acquisition Corps member, Christine has led complex programs supporting warfighter readiness, enterprise modernization, and national security priorities. Her expertise spans strategic planning, change management, business process improvement, executive-level stakeholder engagement, and large-scale systems integration.

Christine holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of South Florida and an Master's degree in Business Administration from Webster University. Today, she continues to serve as an acquisition professional contractor supporting defense and Army modernization initiatives and acquisition reform, mentoring future leaders and contributing to her community.

About the Orlando Concert Band 

Our Mission: Celebrating and preserving America’s musical heritage through professional-level performances of musical literature for concert band.

Who We Are: The Orlando Concert Band (OCB), founded by Central Florida musicians in 1989, is a 70-member, select wind ensemble that operates as a 501(c)3, not-for-profit, Florida corporation. For more than 37 years, OCB performances have delighted Central Florida audiences at indoor and outdoor concerts that include appearances on formal concert series and at holiday celebrations, art festivals and other community events and celebrations. The Band performs major works from the symphonic band repertoire and a wide variety of traditional, patriotic, contemporary, and popular selections. Our membership includes professional, semi-professional, and amateur musicians, all volunteers, who donate their time and talents to enriching our community through live musical performance.