Bio
I was born in Seattle, WA and raised on Bainbridge Island. I was a headstrong kid, a bossy first child and smart-aleck to boot. My angst as a teenager drove my parents crazy, and I’ve got the most incredible collection of half filled notebooks. I still write on paper almost every night.
My father has always been my hero, but I didn’t really get to know him until I worked for him. He left the corporate world when I was in elementary school to work for a couple of financial services startups, before forming his own company. I always wanted to be just like him as a little girl, and still do in my own way.
Professionally
I work in Seattle for Pelago, where we’re building Whrrl to bring social networking and discovery to mobile phones everywhere. I’ve been at Pelago since September 2007 and have worked on content acquisition, founded the customer service team, and became the community program manager in October 2008.
Previously, I worked for Expeditors International for three years, where I implemented new technologies and evangelized efficiency improvements based on the principles of lean manufacturing, the ideas of David Allen’s Getting Things Done, and Goldratt’s The Goal. I also participated in the sales process, performing efficiency consulting and needs assessment for large retailers and manufacturers.
Personally
Beyond my job at Pelago, I’m actively putting the foundation in place to build businesses of my own in the future. I also invest my time in the Seattle startup community as the events editor for Seattle 2.0, a local resource for entrepreneurs.
I live in Kirkland, Washington with my husband Kevin and Rafe, our chocolate lab. On Wednesdays, I sing with S.L.E.D. (which stands for “sucking less every day”) and we cover songs from an eclectic bunch of artists including Weezer, Flaming Lips, and Johnny Cash.