Martinez, Christina Maria: - When Christina Martinez tells the story of her modest upbringing, she does so with an appreciative happiness.
I never saw myself as an entrepreneur, Christina admits and humbly acknowledges that the skills to run her businesse.
Christina and Tomas are proud business owners in Texas, spending much of their time and resources supporting their community, especially in the spirit of education.
Christina captivated an audience of family, friends and supporters with her gift of song, recapturing her tragic day, and transforming its memory into a story of resurgence.
Christina and Tomas, use their life experiences to help inspire through their personal and professional development courses, speaking engagements and hosted conferences.
The concert benefitted a local San Antonio nonprofit who\'s mission is to serve families with children in need of facial reconstructive surgery.
In 2013, on the 15th Anniversary of her accident, Christina performed at San Antonio\'s Arneson River Theater.
Music continues to be a major part of her life.
Today may seem difficult, but tomorrow? It offered me hope.
At one point in my life I realized tomorrow was worth living for.
My friends and family gave me courage to make it until tomorrow, says Christina.
I feel like my family has had my back forever, says Christina as she remembers the resulting surgeries, being confined to a wheelchair and her months-long recovery process.
Her strong community of family and friends, along with her then boyfriend, now husband, Tomas, played a huge role in her physical and emotional well-being.
She sustained a Broken wrist, ankle, and facial disfigurement that required multiple surgeries and skin grafts.
In June of 1998 she was involved in a car accident.
But while studying at San Antonio College, her trajectory was altered forever.
Even now, Christina\'s humble start remains the underlying melody for her continued success.
As a young woman, Christina made it her goal to one day teach music as a form of therapy and healing to victims of trauma.
She spent her childhood moving between New Jersey, California, New Orleans, Chicago, and Texas where music always served as a soundtrack to mold her determined demeanor.
Domestic violence, substance abuse and ultimately, growing up, she remembers her time spent in a Children\'s Home in Arkansas.
Although her childhood was filled with many ups and downs, a bright smile fittingly defines her memories as full of life\'s lessons.
Martinez, Christina Maria: - When Christina Martinez tells the story of her modest upbringing, she does so with an appreciative happiness
