Alexander
Job Title: Customer Service Agent
Favorite Restaurant: Aladdin’s in Westport (best hummus in town) or Chipotle
Favorite Dessert: CHEESECAKE
Something that Makes You Smile: Chocolate milk and sale priced shoes
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I am deathly afraid of snakes and clowns.
2) I once aspired to be a tight rope walker.
3) I am a photo-bug, constantly taking pictures of really random things.
Andrew
Job Title: Manager of Probus Aegis
Favorite Movie: The Pursuit of Happyness
Favorite Dessert: Tiramisu
Something that Makes You Smile: Patty, or successful samples and products
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) When I was young, I dreamed of being a geographer.
2) I got my first car in Sept. 2010 and have driven about 30,000 miles.
3) The number of Six Degrees of Separation between Warren Buffett and me is 2.
Avery
Job Title: Purchaser
Favorite Restaurant: Little Sheep
Favorite Movie: Titanic
Favorite Dessert: Rice balls
Something that Makes You Smile: Jokes or comedy movies
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I was born in Henan province.
2) I like black.
3) My dream is to be a millionaire.
Blake Swenson
Job Title: Trading Floor Manager
Favorite Restaurant: Benihana’s
Favorite Movie: Man on Fire
Favorite Dessert: Banana cream pie cheesecake (from The Cheesecake Factory)
Something that Makes You Smile: My wife
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I love baseball.
2) I have been to every MLB park.
3) I am left handed.
Becky Swenson
Job Title: Hmmm…Shipping Specialist/dowhateveriamtold girl
Favorite Restaurant: Strong tie between Benihana and The Cheesecake Factory
Favorite Movie: Oooh…that’s hard, too! Can’t Buy Me Love or Pretty Woman!
Favorite Dessert: Banana cream cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory. Try it, it’s delicious!
Something that Makes You Smile: Too many things come to mind: my husband, a Shane and Shane song, my nephew Jonah, anything Beth Moore says, palm trees, and my grandma
Something that Makes You Laugh: My husband
Bob Pile
Bob Wood
Bob Wood
Scott
Job Title: Customer Service Rep
Favorite Restaurant: The Blue Door Pub
Favorite Dessert: Peachwave
Something that Makes You Smile: Seeing children on leashes
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I lived in Spain for a year.
2) I have been to 11 countries.
3) I have broken both my wrists.
Chasity Solomon
Job Title: Zoo Keeper (at home and work)
Favorite Restaurant: Los Tulles – Horrible food but their margaritas make up for it
Favorite Dessert: Raspberry cheesecake
Something that Makes You Smile: Cool sand between my toes and warm sun on my face
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) Besides my children, my other pets include a cat, a dog, a fish and a bearded dragon lizard.
2) I am an adopted child from birth.
3) Although I’m not fluent in all of these, I know Spanish, French and Japanese.
Cory Vandenberghe
Job Title: Interactive Producer
Favorite Restaurant: Travail in Robbinsdale, MN
Favorite Movie: Dumb and Dumber
Favorite Dessert: Breckenridge Vanilla Porter Beer
Something that Makes You Smile: Finishing a 25+ mile bike ride
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I was born in Wisconsin.
2) I sing and play guitar.
3) I’m an Apple fan.
Diana Suedbeck
Job Title: Digital Diva
Favorite Restaurant: Anywhere that serves free bread
Favorite Movie: Mamma Mia or Under the Tuscan Sun
Favorite Dessert: Fried ice cream
Something that Makes You Smile: Springtime
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I would love to work for the postal service someday.
2) I have a mild obsession with coffee mugs.
3) I am a world-renowned painter; people just don’t know it yet.
Emily Schminke
Job Title: Graphic Designer
Favorite Restaurant: Cheesecake Factory, Chianti Grill, and Melting Pot
Favorite Movie: Hot Fuzz, The Goonies, The Shadow
Favorite Dessert: Creme Brulee, and Caol Ila 12 Year Single Malt Scotch Whiskey *wink*
Something that Makes You Smile: My husband-to-be, Brett!
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I can quote the movie “The Goonies” front to back, verbatim.
2) I know how to sail a boat.
3) I’m a level 78 Battlemage on an online RPG.
Ernie Lee
Job Title: People Greeter and Bone Yard Keeper
Favorite Dessert: Food is not important; give me toys!
Something that Makes You Smile: My rubber chicken
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I was an animal control/Humane Society dog.
2) I hate cats.
3) I am a person in a dog suit.
Esther Pearson
Job Title: Rockstar (at least that’s what my boss tells me)
Favorite Restaurant: yum! Kitchen and Bakery, Taste of India
Favorite Movie: Life is Beautiful in Italian with subtitles OR It’s a Wonderful Life
Favorite Dessert: Something with chocolate and peanut butter
Something that Makes You Smile: Driving with my knees. Being out in the middle of nowhere. Getting the boys out with a hook shot in PIG.
George Lee
Job Title: Cattle Prod
Favorite Restaurant: Taco Bell
Favorite Movie: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World
Favorite Dessert: Peach pie
Something that Makes You Smile: The view from the seat on my motorcycle
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I have never been skinny dipping.
2) I have been skinny dipping.
3) I won 3 dance contests in the 1970′s.
Guy Pugh
Job Title: VP-Operations/Captain Make It Happen
Favorite Restaurant: No time, too busy making things happen
Favorite Movie: Ghostbusters-a movie about guys who made stuff happen with no training whatsoever
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate wafers and whip cream
Something that Makes You Smile: The voices in my head
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) In my homeland, I’m considered to be a Count.
2) I had nothing to do with “it.”
3) Chuck Norris doesn’t have a chin under his beard; it’s another fist.
Henry Peng
Job Title: Probus China Manager
Favorite Restaurant: Dong Hot Pot Restaurant, near my home
Favorite Dessert: Snow moon cake
Something that Makes You Smile: My daughter, Baby Ruth, who is 2-1/2 years old. Every day when I come home, she runs to me and gives me a big hug.
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) My hometown is in west China, close to India.
2) Shanghai is a big city, with 20 million citizens.
3) My major in college was accounting.
John Ostman
Josh Singleton
Job Title: Box Mover
Favorite Restaurant: Too many good ones to choose from
Favorite Movie: V for Vendetta
Favorite Dessert: Cheesecake with strawberries
Something that Makes You Smile: Good food
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I have held a world ranking in downhill skiing.
2) I have been in 5 different car accidents.
3) I have never left the country.
Justin Shepherd
Job Title: Content Coordinator
Favorite Restaurant: Broders Pasta Bar
Favorite Movie: Devil Wears Prada
Favorite Dessert: Peanut butter cookies
Something that Makes You Smile: Knowing I’ve helped someone out
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I have one brother.
2) I play golf.
3) I love mushrooms!
Kristi Gebhardt
Job Title: SEO/PPC Specialist
Favorite Restaurant: Any restaurant that serves up good pizza and pasta is high on my list!
Something that Makes You Smile: Lake Superior on a sunny day. Our dog Tori. Taking off in an airplane and going somewhere I haven’t been before.
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) At our wedding, my husband and I served Oreos instead of a traditional wedding cake.
2) When I was little, I wanted to grow up to be a concert pianist.
3) Early on in my career, I got the bug for data analysis while working in the field of Neuro Imaging.
Kyle Miskowiec
Job Title: Warehouse employee
Favorite Restaurant: Red Lobster
Favorite Movie: Napoleon Dynamite
Favorite Dessert: Angel food cake
Something that Makes You Smile: Beating Ryan in warehouse basketball
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I turned triple play on my high school baseball team.
2) I have owned 4 different cars.
3) I coach soccer in the summer.
Mary Ellen Jessup
Job Title: Shipping/Administration Manager OR Jack of All Trades and Master of None OR Constraints Manager
Something that Makes You Smile:
1) Seeing someone having an aha moment (i.e. a baby finding a new face, a friend or family member who realizes the depth of your caring)
2) Horses frolicking in springtime
3) God’s Spirit touching my heart
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I own farmland in Indiana.
2) I like to scuba dive.
3) Someday I want to hang glide.
Max Rijevski
Nancy Jessup
Job Title: Head Warehouse Helper Monkey
Favorite Restaurant: Olympia (soda shop/cafe/handmade candy)
Favorite Movie: The Man from Snowy River
Favorite Dessert: Ice cream and cookies
Something that Makes You Smile: God’s beauty in nature and the scent of my horses’ muzzles
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I love to shop.
2) I played college soccer.
3) I competed in speech meets in school.
Nick
Job Description: Content Coordinator
Favorite Restaurant: Redstone
Favorite Movie: Total Recall
Favorite Dessert: Oreo ice cream pie
Something that Makes You Smile: Getting new Twitter followers
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I don’t eat pork.
2) I could name all 50 states at age 5.
3) I love to play hockey.
Patty
Job Description: Take charge of shipping and tracking POs
Favorite Restaurant: Sichuan featured restaurant
Favorite Movie: The Transformers
Favorite Dessert: Glutinous rice dumpling in sweet rice wine
Something that Makes You Smile: Fresh flowers
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I’m interested in doing dessert.
2) I can make tiramisu cake, fresh fruit cream cake, and egg tart.
3) I have eaten a 6″ cake by myself at one time.
Rich Shanahan
Job Title: Juggler (a.k.a. Accounting Manager)
Favorite Restaurant: Bella Serra
Favorite Movie: The Music Man
Favorite Dessert: Anything chocolate and free!
Something that Makes You Smile: Hanging out in my chair in the shipping department
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) My nickname is Eeyore.
2) I have five grandkids.
3) I get to work at 0-dark-30 every morning.
Rodrigo Lazen
Job Title: Customer Dare Associate
Favorite Restaurant: Today: Bo Lings for their Dim Sum spread on weekends
Favorite Dessert: Flan – crème caramel, for you foodies out there
Something that Makes You Smile: A pretty face
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) Able to leap over tall buildings in 1:12 scale.
2) Able to stand, watch and stir a pot on the stovetop for the time necessary to complete cooking a meal.
3) Capable of drinking large quantities of O’Douls w/out getting nauseaous.
Ryan Youngstrand
Job Title: Warehouse guy/winch repair
Favorite Restaurant: Famous Daves
Favorite Movie: Donnie Darko, Inception
Favorite Dessert: Pineapple upside down cake
Something that Makes You Smile: Twins baseball
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I’m dating Sheila’s daughter Sophia…still.
2) I’m an intern at my church (Woodridge).
3) I was a pitcher in high school for baseball.
Sherry Lee
Job Title: Ne’er-do-well
Favorite Restaurant: One that serves a good glass of wine
Favorite Movie: Any with happy endings
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate bread pudding
Something that Makes You Smile: When Esther strikes up a conversation
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I’m the youngest of seven.
2) I ran in the Helsinki marathon.
3) I have my motorcycle license.
Sheila Nolan
Job Title: Shipping Diva
Favorite Restaurant: Any with a beautiful scenic view of water
Favorite Movie: Forrest Gump and A Scent of a Woman
Favorite Dessert: Anything lemon
Something that Makes You Smile: My “sweet” children. My cat. Babies.
Spenser Baldwin
Job Title: That Web Guy. Front-End Engineer.
Favorite Restaurant: Carino’s Italian Grill. Awesome bread and even better baked tortellini.
Favorite Movie: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Inception.
Favorite Dessert: Tiramisu. My wife makes a killer cake version.
Something that Makes You Smile: My Wife. Learning. Teaching. True Love.
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I was a model before “the accident.”
2) I love producing hip-hop music.
3) My graduate thesis covered the identification of early-onset Alzheimer’s.
Tom McCullough
Job Title: Co-Owner, and Executive VP
Favorite Restaurant: Subway…or…Nanea Restaurant & Bar in Princeville, Kauai
Favorite Movie: Gladiator…Inception…Ground Hog Day
Favorite Dessert: Key lime pie in quantities
Something that Makes You Smile: My wife and/or kids
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I’m from a family of 8.
2) I shared a hospital room with my wife while she was in labor.
3) I was a PADI Certified Diving instructor while living in Hawaii.
Valerie Erickson
Job Title: CSR
Favorite Restaurant: Salty Iguana
Favorite Movie: Anything scary
Favorite Dessert: Breyer’s mint chocolate chip ice cream
Something that Makes You Smile: My family
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I can say the 50 states in alphabetical order in 30 seconds.
2) I have been in all 50 states.
3) I have been married only once.
Yichong Zhang
Job Title: Business Analyst
Favorite Restaurant: Wasabi
Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Dessert: Egg tart
Something that Makes You Smile: Seeing a cute puppy
2 Truths and a Lie:
1) I like sushi.
2) I like cooking.
3) My grandparents are not Chinese.
