Introducing Christina!

So.... I have mentioned a few time recently that I have a lot of catching up to do. A few weekends ago I got almost entirely caught up on old PMs and notifications (yay!).

I still have emails to respond to, some from months ago! as well as bug reports, tasks, etc., etc.

Along the way I have been meaning to update everybody on the product team here at 7 Cups and our newest (but not really "new" since she joined late last year) addition, Christina Sheldon (aka @SnugglyNarwhal)!

Those of you who were around last all may remember Kiell, my product intern who did a cool diary study with the teens and also helped design the EARS app. She contributed a lot in just a few months and then, as interns sometimes do, she got a chance to take a full-time job in her home town on a big team of designers and information architects where she could learn a lot and see her co-workers every day. She took that job with our blessing and we then reached out to another promising intern candidate, Christina.

So late last year Christina came on board as my newest apprentice, learning product management and user experience strategy & design, from me, and also how this unique organism of a project actual works, from everyone here. Christina has been hard at work ever since, mostly behind the scenes, and I've had this task called "introduce Christina to the community" sitting on my task list ever since :\

We're finally updating our team page again this provided just the unicorn-hoof self-inflicted kick to the pants needed for me to send out this message I've been meaning to for so long. In just a sec I'll share Christina in her own words and let you all welcome her in that warm way we do around here, but first I just wanted to say that Christina has been an amazing apprentice, assistant, partner, and leader, already. She learns so fast it's incredible and she takes on responsibilities eagerly. I am so happy to have her on our team (along with Cris & Ezra, our senior software engineers, Heather our content strategist, and - spoiler - Zoran -- a developer working with us right now from Europe).

Anyhow, without further ado, let me ask you to join me in welcoming (offically and long overdue) @SnugglyNarwhal

Hello! Heres a little bit about me. :) I studied biology and geology at the University of Colorado at Boulder and earned a PhD in geoscience from Aarhus University in Denmark.

I have always loved tech and, after my PhD, I wanted to change careers and work in a startup. Im a self-taught web developer and Im learning mobile app development. I currently live in Denver, Colorado with my two puppies (Charlie and Indy), who love to bark at the doorbell. (And the garbage truck. And the garage door.) I love reading, stand up paddleboarding, traveling, building mobile games, and going out for tapas. I am really excited to be a part of the 7 Cups team and I am happy that Im helping to make a positive difference in the world!

(Krink here again: Yayyyyyyyy!!!)