 In 2006, she handed over control of Franco-American to her sister, Michele Oumano Powell, and in January, 2013 resigned from her management position.In 2012, Crist started a new Halloween Costume business in St. Petersburg, Florida called Goddessey, L.L.C., which she sold in early 2017.During her husband's 2016 campaign for Congress, Crist served as acting campaign director, and played a significant role in fundraising.