You may have seen them over the weekend happily training (or poor Anthony in his trial by fire training on Saturday), excited to be learning something new and getting to know our regulars’ drinks by heart.  So now it’s time for formal introductions! In alphabetical order we have…

Anthony Fox: Anthony is father to 7-year-old Journey, and he and his family are fellow Kenton residents.  He is an experienced barista having worked at many well-known coffee shops in Portland (Urban Grind, Blend), has lived in Thailand, and is currently in school on track to study International Law.

Keri Phillips: Keri teaches English at an area Washington college, and a former Starbucks barista.  She recently moved to Portland from Oklahoma, and wooed us with her daily patronage, her sense of humor, and her sweet midwestern sincerity.  She play indoor soccer, has a masters in rhetoric, and likes long walks on the beach (actually, I’m not sure about that last one).

Kristin Armstrong: Kristin came to us by way of a friend of mine – Jennifer Burlingame – who Kristin used to nanny for.  Kristin has traveled and studied overseas extensively, is fluent in French, and in her spare time was a barista in college.  She was a nanny for several years post-academia, and continues to nanny two days a week.  She is an avid cyclist, and volunteers at SCRAP and the Food Co-Op.

Laura Wilcox: Laura came to us out of the blue when a friend of hers (that works at Coffee House 5) heard we had an opening.  She is originally from South Dakota where she was a barista at a coffee cart (her favorite job to date), and is currently a student of biology at PSU.  Like Katie, Laura was a collegiate athlete as a competitive swimmer during her first two years of college.  She hopes to teach high school biology and be one of those teachers that “actually makes a difference in the lives of students.” (Though secretly she hopes to open her own coffee shop)

So there you have it! The newest additions to the Posies team! Make sure to stop in and say hi, and if you have a drink they should memorize, let them know – they’re eager to get into the swing of things.

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