Kris Gulden

In 1992, Kris won three gold medals in swimming at the International Law Enforcement Olympics. In 1996, she won the gold medal in the women's triathlon at the International Law Enforcement Olympics. In 1998, she won The Kiwanis Club of Alexandria, VA - Police Officer of the Year. Then, in 1998, Kris sustained a spinal cord injury after being hit by car while riding her bicycle to train for the AIDS Ride. Just a few years later, she became an active advocate for stem cell research and testified before the Senate Commerce Committee Science Subcommittee in January 2003. From March 2007 through August 2007, Kris was a research participant in the Reeve Foundation's NeuroRecovery Network locomotor training program, bodyweight-supported ambulation at Frazier Rehab Center in Louisville, KY. Kris currently teaches criminal justice at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, VA. In addition to sitting on a committee appointed by the State of Virginia to study the medical, scientific, and ethical implications of stem cell research, she is a Reeve Foundation ambassador.