Christina Porter - The GM

her Godparents and started a radio show on Tha1 Radio. Christina has always had a passion for media, hospitality, and community and was excited to begin her new life chapter after college.

time, saw Christina’s potential and hired her as a server. Within a few months, she became a customer service representative and a year and a half later, was assistant manager at the Austin, Texas location.

Some may know little Chrissy from the early 90s when her mother, Catrina Porter, attended ISU. Others may know her as Crystyle from Hotmix 90 on 89.7 FM. Now, she is the third African American General Manager of Fogo de Chao Brazilian Steakhouse. “It is an honor and a blessing to be in this position. My dreams are now a reality. Since I was six years old, I have had three goals. Become a chef, be on radio/tv, and graduate from ISU like my mom.”

Christina graduated in 2012 with a communication degree in radio/tv/film and civic leadership. She was a 21stcentury scholar and is a Terre Haute native. After graduation, she moved to San Antonio with

Since she was eighteen, Christina has worked in the restaurant industry. “Honestly, it saved my life,” she said. “I focused on the grind of being famous, and no one told me how hard life’s journey would be. Living with Godparents, car breaking down, minimal money and being far from Indiana, I had to figure things out.”

If you ask, Christina will tell you that God guided her every step of the way. She always had a restaurant job, rather local or franchised and decided to take a leap of faith and enter the fine dining industry.

As she joined the Brazilian Steakhouse culture, Christina learned more about the art of hospitality, wines, spirits and how well they paired with food. She felt blessed with the opportunity to work with Fogo de Chao in San Antonio, which started in 2017. Her Area Director, Alex Velando, her General Manager at the

When Covid-19 stopped the world, Christina continued working for Fogo de Chao and transferred to Pittsburgh. Starting as the Frontof-House Manager, she expanded her skills to the Back-of-The-House Manager. She was learning more about invoices, scheduling, profits and losses, and guest relations.

Within a year, Christina received the opportunity to transfer to the Houston location. Now back in Texas, this store, the second created in the United States and open for twenty-three years, would give her all the tools she needed to advance.

“I know one thing is certain, and two things are for sure. God is amazing and anything is possible, and no one can stop you but you.” With her recent promotion, Christina is General Manager at Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse in Friendswood, Texas.