Previously to working for the University of Aruba Kryss was the Research & Development Liaison Manager for the Micro-Algae Project at Refineria di Aruba (RdA), where she did a feasibility study on the possibility of cultivating spirulina and reported her findings. Kryss has attained a Master's degree in Environmental Sciences at the University of Utrecht, where she worked in the laboratory on the susceptibility of Arabidopsis on biotrophic pathogens as well as enzymatic assays on thermophilic fungi at the CBS-KNAW. In addition, she did volunteer work and became part of the staff at RotterZwam, a company that grows grey oyster mushrooms on coffee waste. This engendered her keenness for sustainability.