

Michael Klein
"There's out, and there's OUT."
~ Alan Swann
Fun Facts About Michael
Most Proud Of
My kids - wait, don't roll your eyes - they're cool because one is a scientist studying astrophysics and the other is an artist studying musical composition. Come on, that's cool.
People Most Influenced By
My parents and The Marx Brothers
Favorite Books
"Station Eleven," "Rules of Civility," "The Oracle of Stamboul," "Crime and Punishment"
Can't Resist
Some movies - no matter at what point you catch them, you watch all the way through. Example: Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Napoleon Dynamite, The Fifth Element.
What Most People Don't Know About Me
I've been to Big Bird's actual house many times. My parents were friends with his wife and every summer when I was growing up we'd go to his estate in the Berkshires for a long weekend of parties, fireworks, and music.
Lesley Dixon
“Ain’t I a stinker?”
~ Bugs Bunny


Fun Facts About Lesley
Countries Traveled
Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico, England, Scotland, Wales
People Most Influenced By
David Bowie; Robert Stack from Unsolved Mysteries
Favorite Accessory
A pair of dangly gold skeleton earrings that I bought during Halloween season and are now part of my regular rotation
The Most Unusual Thing In Your Office
The Ricky Rice mascot costume slumped in the corner
Favorite Books
Anything by D. H. Lawrence and Virginia Woolf, the Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante, Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, and an unsettling mix of true crime novels and nerdy fantasy series (Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, etc)
How to get him/her on a date
My lawyer has advised me not to answer this question
What Most People Don't Know About Me
I was a wannabe punk as a kid and shaved my head when I was 14. My mother has never forgiven me.
Best Childhood Memory
A snowy Colorado night when I hit a neighbor boy dead on in the face with a snowball from ten yards away and then watched A Muppet Christmas Carol and drank hot cocoa with my best friend and her little sister wrapped up in blankets
Weirdest Thing I've Ever Eaten
a witchetty grub


Asiha Grigsby
A Washington State native and Peace Corps survivor, Asiha Grigsby has lived all over to world and currently finds herself working from home in her lovely condo in Alexandria, VA, usually sipping Rooibos tea and handling the affairs of the Western Hemisphere portfolio for USA Rice. In her free time you can find her Latin dancing, enjoying a play at the theatre or engaging in shenanigans with her young nieces.
“Do no harm, but take no shhhhhh.”
~ can't remember who said it
Fun Facts About Asiha
"I roll with the punches and always keep a smile on my face. I have no patience for foolishness and love to have fun!”
Favorite Book
"Americanah" by: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Countries Traveled
All of Central America (except Belize) Mexico, Canada, DR, Tahiti, South Africa, China, UK, South Korea, Cuba, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador
Most Proud Of
Buying a home on my own and keeping all my plants alive !!
Favorite Wardrobe Tip
I like to wear light sweaters on hot summer days just in case the weather suddenly changes. Warmth over everything!
Best Childhood Memory
Grigsby family vacations-driving across the country stopping at random roadside diners and museums. Being chase by a tornado in the family car on the way to our new house on base in Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. We lost most of our luggage from the rooftop luggage carrier but my family made it to a tornado shelter at the last possible minute. Our saving grace was the family car, a gold Toyota hatchback with purple tinted windows and non-functioning windshield wipers. It was crazy.
Favorite Accessory
My hair!!
Most Influenced By
My mother. She is the personification of love. I strive to be more like her. I need to work harder at that goal...
How to get Her on a Date
Walk into the room and say, "hey do you want to go out sometime?"
Can't Resist
"The Cookie" only available at Metropolitan Market in Washington State.
The Most Unusual Thing In Your Office
Boxing gloves- you never know when your "Rocky" moment will come.
What most people don't know about me
If I scratch my knee, I feel the sensation behind my ear.


Lydia Holmes
“Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it…yet”
~ Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Fun Facts About Lydia
Most Proud Of
My houseplant collection. I can’t say I’m a farmer, but maybe I can qualify as an urban gardener.
Favorite Rice Dish
At the moment my favorite is brown rice risotto, because I figured out this year that you can use brown U.S. medium grain to make risotto. I’m hooked!
Best Childhood Memory
When I was little, I got to ride on the combine with my dad during harvest sometimes. I loved watching the hopper fill up with rice (or soybeans, or wheat) and getting to hang out with my dad during one his busiest time of year.
The Most Unusual Thing In Your Office
A pocket door…because my office is actually a closet. And a portrait of my dog Cooper that my mom had painted for me for my birthday last year.