Allison Falk
Director of Sales & Marketing

Allison's work at To-Go Ware allows her to use her knowledge of the natural products channel, while building on this knowledge to identify new audiences for To-Go Ware's products. Prior to To-Go Ware, she spent four years in Sales at World of Good, a fair-trade lifestyle company focussed on bringing people and planet-positive handicrafts into the mainstream. Previously, Allison spent a year traveling in Asia, where she was exposed to many varied processes and environments in which goods are produced for Western consumers. While there she also formed a strong anti-plastic stance after seeing countless plastic bottles and bags choking waterways and habitats. An avid outdoors-person, traveler and health-nut, Allison is proud to be part of an organization that promotes personal health and conscious consumption. Allison was also a Senior Web Producer for Siebel Systems, Inc., Content Strategist for Scient and Product Marketer at Informix. Allison earned her BA in English from Smith College, Northampton, MA.

Steph Alston
Account Manager & Special Projects Coordinator

Stephanie Alston is a long time environmental activist and "resourceress". She comes to To-Go Ware from the ecofashion industry and the Bay Area environmental movement. Stephanie has served as a fundraiser and organizer for international environmental justice issues for over 12 years and has worked with Amazon Watch, Rainforest Action Network, Oil Change International, the Brower Youth Awards and ForestEthics. In 2001, Stephanie co-founded the West Africa Rainforest Network to build international awareness and support for the protection of environmental and human rights of rural communities in West Africa. Originally from Texas (a sixth generation Texan!), Stephanie meandered her way to the West Coast by way of Alaska and Ann Arbor, MI where she worked for the U.S. EPA and Legal Aid Society. Stephanie now lives in San Francisco with her husband, two daughters and two cats.

Chris Cory
Warehouse & E-Commerce Manager

Chris Cory joined To-Go Ware in July 2007 when he moved from Boulder, Colorado to San Francisco seeking a change of pace and a more vibrant and urban cultural center. After graduating from the University of Denver in 2002, having studied sociology, biology and neuropsychology, he made a living as a DJ playing hip-hop and down-tempo, opening up for dozens of world class hip-hop acts. In 2006 Chris returned to work full-time and joined Pangea Organics, where he worked during the week, while working as a drag busboy at the festive Bump & Grind cafe on weekends. He found that working for a sustainable company and being treated as a valued individual within a team provided him much more gratification than the "here's a mop" attitude within the fast food industry. He enjoys his work with To-Go Ware because it allows him to do something positive and incorporates his individual attributes into the business rather than demolishing them with the questionable values of a large-scale money driven business plan. Chris is currently continuing his education in philosophy and further developing as a DJ and music producer as well as an employee.

Kelly Farkas
Office Coordinator, Graphic Design, Press & Media Relations

Kelly is the newest member of the To-Go Ware team. Kelly has a background in customer communication and support as well as graphic communication. After spending five years in the commercial printing and direct mail marketing industry, Kelly is well-versed in customer relations and coordination along with advanced knowledge in many graphics and publishing programs. After moving from Sacramento to the Bay Area in June 2009, Kelly found herself interested in environmentally-conscience companies. She is very thankful to have found To-Go Ware and to share in its commitment to a sustainable lifestyle and respect for our planet. Kelly has a BA in Speech Communication and a minor in Graphic Communication from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Outside of work, Kelly loves to go to music concerts with her husband as well as to the movie theater to see action/adventure films.

Rachel Shaw
Financial Administrator

Rachel has been bookkeeping for small businesses, non-profits, and individuals since 1994.  A small non-profit retreat center introduced her to bookkeeping with ledger sheets, a pencil, and an adding machine.  Two years later she moved to San Francisco and entered the wonderful world of Quickbooks and Excel spreadsheets.  Rachel is proud to be the first outside bookkeeper to have been hired by To-Go Ware in 2007.  She is inspired to work for a company that offers such wonderful options for sustainable and healthy living.  When not crunching numbers, Rachel also teaches several ongoing yoga classes in the Bay area.  She lives with her husband and son in Berkeley.

Denny Pallenberg
Account Manager & Sustainability Instigator

Denny joined the To-Go Ware team while earning a Sustainable MBA from the Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Washington.  BGI is the first MBA program in the country to integrate the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profits into all of its courses.  His coursework allowed him to work on Holland America Line’s first sustainability report, an organizational development project with the Pachamama Alliance and to develop other strategies for implementing sustainability in new and existing businesses.  Denny also has a BS in Natural Resource Management from the Colorado State University. Before Bainbridge, Denny owned and operated a wholesale distribution of spas and other home products.  Denny also worked on the Transition Management Team at Barclays Global Investors and pioneered a paperless office plan within that group.  He also helped to create BGI’s Corporate Tutoring Program in association with the Boys and Girls Club of America. Outside of work you will find Denny riding the hills and valleys of the San Francisco Bay Area on his bike and snowboard.

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