hails from the (East) Bay Area – she's a transplant and proud of it! She moved to the PNW in 2005 and never really went back. After a colorful career path, she found herself asking "what do I really enjoy doing?" A consistent theme was helping people: she loves to listen to a good story and find solutions along the way. When she's not at M+P you can find her making music, going to concerts, making playlists, and spending quality time with friends and family. Her first car was a light blue 1995 Toyota Previa, the family minivan. Man, if those walls could talk!

hails from the Big Sky state and considers Montana her first love, although living in Oregon for the past 15 years, she now considers it mapped in her heart for good! Her love of creative started with her background as a local film & television talent agent here in Portland. When she’s not lusting for the sunshine, she can either be found at a happy hour, watching Dateline, or out for a stroll/hike. Her first car was an Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme which made friends with a few city light poles while trying to navigate the mean, snowy streets of Billings, but the heater and tape deck never failed her.

is a proud New Mexican, having grown up in Santa Fe before moving just about everywhere (Bangladesh, Brazil, Ghana, and Turkey) and now calling Seattle home. She is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and a lifelong creative. Before her career in staffing, she was running her own company that supported artists, designers, and master artisans from around the globe. Besides making art and exploring the outdoors, you will find her planning her next international adventure – she has been lucky to travel to 45 countries! Her first car was Bob, a beige Toyota Camry named after the legendary Bob Marley.

is from Fremont, California but has spent most of her life in and around Portland, Oregon. She's been an employment counselor, a co-founder of a vintage clothing shop, a professional cat sitter, and an analog photographer. She's enthusiastic about flower arrangement (ikebana) and Japanese culture, always striving for the perfect bowl of matcha. Her first car was Moonbeam, a baby blue Mercury Grand Marquis with a tape player.

was raised in Ogden, Utah, and has a varied professional background, having worked in journalism, ecommerce, sales, recruiting and education. He loves facilitating relationships and becomes quite excited about any conversation that involves baseball or rock-and-roll trivia. His first truck was a 1984 Mazda pickup. He had to pop the clutch to get it started…but the heater worked.

is from southern California but has lived in Oregon, Colorado, Hawaii, and now Washington. Her background is in Human Resources and Operations, largely because she loves connecting with people and learning more about them. You can usually find her scouting authentic Mexican food or doing something outdoors with her family. Her first car was a '99 Chevy Prism named Pebbles whose AC always worked; what more could an LA girl ask for?

is from Massachusetts and Vermont, and spent some years in France before making her way to Portland. She’s been a nanny, a farmer, a teacher, and a writer. She likes good design, better writing, and Our Lord and Savior PJ Harvey. She dislikes pastels. Her first car was a Toyota Previa, previously used to transport sheep around the family farm. Go ahead, try getting hay out of a car’s cloth interior.

was born in Florida and lived in four other states before making her way to Oregon. She has a zillion fun facts, but Priscilla Presley officiating her wedding is our favorite. A mom to three, she’s often found watching anime and horror movies (probably not with the kids) or playing video games. Her first car was a 2001 Ford Explorer that she totaled the very day her father took her off the insurance.

is from an industrial town in Indiana but currently lays her head in Austin, Texas. Before she got into recruiting she was a Graphic Designer. When not enjoying local comedians or visiting art museums, she's drawing or painting at home with the love of her life, Pickles the Pug. Her first car was a 2000 Chevy Malibu with no working AC; once you got the windows down and the highway winds blowing, it wasn't so bad.

is originally from Sacramento, CA and uses the word "hella" without joking. After spending 10 years in Austin, she has moved back to Sacramento where she is now the new host of the local CreativeMornings chapter! She has a background in graphic communication, web and digital media. Her loves include spicy margs, being outside, and dancing in a studio or her kitchen to entertain her daughter. She also has a passionate affinity for baked goods. Her first car was an Acura that died more than it ran, forcing her onto a cruiser bike.