Laura Rosado, Merchandising and Sales Lead - Laura brought her West-coast style to Austin from Seattle six years ago. When she isn't watching Harry Potter or inventing new holidays, you'll find her enjoying life with her husband, who is- you guessed it- a chef.
Sharon O'Quinn, Store Manager - Here since the very beginning, Sharon has been selling housewares and kitchen products for 25 years. She's been an enthusiastic baker for most of her life, ever since her grandmother taught her how to bake bread. She collects vintage cookbooks, and thinks you should always eat dessert first. Sharon started with Faraday's a couple months before our opening in July of 2005 - Associate #1
Patty Trussel, Sales - Patty comes with quite an extensive background in the food industry, from Private Chef to Head Chef. She has worked with the Girl and Boy Scouts and as an ambassador to local schools, talking about the importance of nutrition. You name it, she's cooked it!
Jeanmarie Ficken, Sales - Jeanmarie is a born-and-bred Italian New Yorker who has been in Texas for 24 years. She has cooked since she was a young girl with her mother and grandma- especially Italian food! She was a long-time Faraday's customer before she came to work with us. She loves the beach and traveling to Lubbock and Houston with her husband to visit their sons.
Maxwell Maurer, Sales Support - Texas born and bred, Max grew up around a various assortment of smokers and grills, and is quickly becoming our in-house Eggspert! His first job was as a fry cook, and he's always expanding his food knowledge. He builds computers (so he's very handy when things go wrong around here) to playing high-graphic video games- and he's also a musician. Quite the renaissance man!
Tony and Melissa Curtis-Wellings- Store Owners, are the captains of the ship! They provide the direction that drives all of us to present the best products and service to you every day. You can catch them each week eating flavorful curries (love those spices!), hiking the trails with their Belgian Sheepdog, Dasher, and enjoying everything Texas has to offer.