BIO: Jan brings over 8 years of management and administrative support in facilitating business operations. Through her family restaurant business, she developed a keen sense of community, which was intensified during the economic downturn. With a B.A. in Communications Marketing from University of Washington, minor in Women Studies, and passion for supporting local independently owned businesses, she began collaborating with neighboring business owners and implementing strategies like sourcing locally, supporting local artists, musicians, and Washington wineries. Jan is a co-owner of restaurants that have received recognitions within the Seattle community- Opal deemed "10 Best New Restaurants" in Metropolitan Magazine and most recently, Seattle Magazine awarded Orrapin Thai Cuisine, a mother-daughter enterprise, "Best Restaurants of 2012.”QUALIFICATIONS: business management and administrative support in fast paced settings, possesses strong oral and written communication skills to facilitate business operations, high organizational skills and attention to details, innate ability to build rapport with internal and external vendors and clientele, confident in working under minimal supervision, proficient in functioning independently and/or in a team to produce valuable results timely and professionally, successful in leveraging technology to assist in daily tasks, demonstrates the ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information, and motivated self-starter who’s consistently reliable, hard working and honest.