About Us

Mission – Varangian Solutions builds long term partnerships by creating concepts that successfully meet customer, company and personal needs. 

Our service includes a comprehensive consultation to help identify gaps and  opportunities.  Depending on your needs, we tailor the project from a basic analysis up to comprehensive strategic planning that includes defining project scope, identification of timelines and milestones, a cost analysis of the project, and a schedule for implementation. We also offer  a suite of quality products that will help you get there quickly and  smoothly. That’s how we ensure your success.

Christa M. Svensson – Principal

 Prior to founding Varangian Solutions, Christa worked at Jessie’s Ilwaco Fish Company/Alber Seafoods from 2017-2020 in operations. There she was the corporate fleet manager for commercial fishing vessels and was responsible for government affairs, in addition to her primary roles, she also managed the plant safety program, handled compliance issues including federal trucking requirements, hoist/crane certification, Tier II chemical filings and the sustainability programs. 

Prior to working at IFCO/Alber Seafood, Christa worked for twelve years at Bornstein Seafoods in International Sales, Sustainability and Marketing. Christa worked for eighteen months for National Seafood Educators where she researched recipe ideas, taught cooking classes nationally, and sold thousands of seafood cookbooks. She fished professionally for salmon, halibut and sablefish in Alaska for seven years while paying for undergrad and graduate school. She attended Oregon State University earning an Honors Bachelors of Arts in Anthropology. In 2003, she earned a Masters of Arts in Museology from the University of Washington with a focus on fundraising and development. 

Currently, Christa is the appointed obligatory member from Oregon on the Pacific Fisheries Management Council.  Christa  has served as the Vice President of the Albacore Fisherman’s Research Foundation, and been an active board member since 2011.  She is a founding board member of the REALOregon, Resource Education and Agricultural Leadership Program, is a 2006 graduate of the National Fisheries Institute’s Future Leader program, and was 2016 IntraFish media Top 40 under 40 in Seafood.