ABOUT
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RAEGAN MOYA-JONES
Co-Founder & CEO
Raegan stayed close to home – that is until she moved half-away around the world,
got married, had three babies, and launched a thriving global business. Born, raised
and educated in Sydney, she's been in sales for over 20 years, most recently finishing
up a decade-long career at The Economist Group. But for all of her schooling and
business savvy, she is still best known for being "mummy" to her trio of beautiful
daughters, who keep her and her husband keenly aware of who is really in
charge of their home in Brooklyn, NY.
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Despite her professional successes, Raegan still claims to be the most unlikely
candidate to be an international entrepreneur – she clearly remembers running the
business from her kitchen table at midnight and personally delivering stock out
of the boot (Aussie for trunk) of a taxi cab, all while continuing to work full
time at The Economist Group.
To stay true to her philosophy of "giving back" she launched the non-profit aden
+ anais swaddle love foundation to help understaffed orphanages around the world
hire local woman to care for infants, and is now the author of the soon to be published
quintessential book on swaddling...Swaddle Love.
Nothing makes Raegan happier than being with family, and friends (something she
has not been able to do enough of since starting aden + anais) and enjoying a good
meal, a great bottle of wine, and a sinfully delicious chunk of dark chocolate.
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DAVID SUK
Chief Operating Officer
A native son of Long Island's South Shore of Long Island, NY, David currently resides
on the "Big Island" now. No, not Hawaii, Manhattan Island, where he lives in the
West Village. He received a bachelor's degree from Pace University, and cut his
business teeth at a technology company that developed sales automation tools, before
moving to The Economist Group, where he became a sales executive for a multi-million
dollar product line.
His favorite global city remains Sydney, and that's not because it's the hometown
of his boss. David is also the secretary of the aden + anais swaddle love foundation.
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PERRIE HENDERSON
Executive Vice President
Growing up in a small country town in Western Australia, I would not have imagined
my life would be in New York. When the opportunity came 3 years ago for my husband
and I to move to the Big Apple to experience all that it has to offer – the nightlife,
the shopping, the buzz – we couldn’t get here quick enough.
2 years later, we had our first child, daughter Aurelia and whilst we don’t think
our life has changed that much, we are now experiencing a very different New York
– one that rises much earlier!
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Prior to joining Aden & Anais, my career has spanned Sales, Marketing and Advertising
roles across a wide variety of consumer packaged goods categories and retail channels.
Some of the many brands I have been fortunate to work on are Kit Kat, Milo, Nescafe,
Nesquik, Bertolli, Ragu, Snickers, Purina, Good Humor, Klondike & Popsicle.
When I am not spending time with my family and friends, I love to go for runs, dabble
in yoga and religiously read gossip mags (preferably whilst getting a mani-pedi).
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ANDREA VEIGA
Director, Global Operations
Born and raised on Long Island in New York, and armed with a degree in criminal
justice from Pace University, Andrea is vigilant at policing and managing the aden
+ anais international supply chain, production, and fulfillment functions. As a
professional, however, her background is not in crime fighting, but rather in marketing
commercial real estate, the field in which she worked before joining aden + anais.
She is a real pushover for kitschy walking tours, and loves snapping pictures at
all the touristy places she passes. She likes spending time with her sister Stephanie, who
is her best friend, and enjoys catching reruns of I Love Lucy and the Golden Girls.
Perhaps more important, she can't imagine a circumstance when she would choose eating
a steak over a big bowl of luscious pasta – not ever.
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CASSANDRA WICKS
Vice President, Sales
I moved to New York from beautiful, warm, Queensland, Australia to join aden + anais.
I originally hail from the small rural town of Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia,
where my Dad and Mum (Ken & Maria) have owned a pharmacy for more than 25 years,
(and currently also stock aden + anais products!).
Before coming to aden + anais, I worked for Sensis Pty. Ltd (Yellow Pages) in Brisbane,
Australia as a Product Development Executive. I have had over 17 years experience
in the sales industry, in many roles.
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I like to read novels and trashy celebrity magazines, watch mindless reality television
and any sport that’s on TV. I’m a fiercely loyal friend (I have had the same best
friend, Danielle, since birth.) Family is key to my happiness, including spending
time with my brother Jason and twin sisters, Stephanie and Elizabeth. I am also
a very proud Aunty of Ethan, Hannah and Caleb.
I am very excited to be in New York and am currently enjoying confusing many of
my workmates with the many Aussie terms I use daily. However I am not looking forward
to the NYC winter at all, (see above where I just came from). My humor is dry, and
that's exactly the way I like my wine.
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MEGAN O'CONNOR
National Sales Manager
Megan is a Northern California native who muscled through the rigors of a Jesuit
education at Santa Clara University in Silicon Valley before moving to New York's
Chelsea section, where she lives now.
Megan launched her sales career at The Economist Group, specializing in Web products.
She makes it back to California about three times a year to visit her family and
the sunshine.
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A self-described news junky, Megan also follows at least five fashion blogs a week,
and likes to relax watching those eccentric Wes Anderson movies, especially "Darjeeling
Limited." A fashionista at heart, she owns several "little black dresses" (Coco
would be proud) and probably would have dressed like Jackie Kennedy had she been
around in the 1960s.
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BRIAN MATTHEW
Operations Manager
Born south of the Mason-Dixon Line in Virginia, Brian has spent most of his life
as a Yankee, living in New Hampshire, New Jersey, and now New York – he's still
working on claiming residency in New Mexico. He holds a bachelors degree in economics
and history from Seton Hall University, and began his career in operations at AXA
Advisors before becoming part of the team at aden + anais.
He counts the exotic Mediterranean island of Mallorca, Spain, as one of his favorite
spots in the world. However, Brian could easily reach Nirvana by being fed an endless
supply of chocolate Oreos, meeting Queen Latifah, and spending more time with his
two little nephews (we're not sure he would be willing to share his Oreos with the
kids, though.)
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SCOTT SCHREIBSTEIN
Art Director
After a 24-year career with The Economist Group, most recently creating eye-catching
marketing campaigns for the international publishing house, Scott was coaxed by
his dear friend and colleague, aden + anais founder and CEO Raegan Moya-Jones, to
come put his creative mark on her company.
A true New Yorker, Scott was born and raised in the Riverdale section of the Bronx,
where he and his wife (another Economist alumnus) have settled to raise their son
and daughter.
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A rabid sports fan, who is not shy about expounding on why no baseball player will
ever break NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hit streak, or why NY Ranger Brad Park
was under appreciated in the hockey world, he is also – to the puzzlement of his
family – an Oakland Raiders football fan.
When he's not in front of his super-powered Mac, he's with family and friends, enjoying
a beer and seafood, watching Jack Bauer save the world on TV's "24", and traveling
back in time to baste in the heavy metal roar of the 1980s.
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JANET LEONE
Accounting Coordinator
Janet Leone Albern, a working mom who has been surpassed in height by her two sons
and daughter, grew up in New Jersey, just 12 miles outside of New York City. She
graduated from Montclair State University with a bachelor's degree in home economics
and marketing. As a full-time mom she volunteered to construct massive props for
school dances, coach tiny baseball, basketball and soccer players to victory, and
orchestrated town-wide fundraisers, all in the name of supporting her kids. As a
professional, she has worked for public radio, a chiropractic group, an environmental
testing company, and now aden + anais as accounting manager. And yes, she really
does create outfits by combing purchases from Nordstrom's and TJ Maxx.
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LIZ TUNICK
I have been working with aden + anais since August 2008 in many different capacities,
including marketing, sales, and business development. Most recently I've had the
pleasure of working on the aden + anais swaddle love foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit
corporation that raises money to help babies in orphanages get the physical care
and attention they deserve, while also providing jobs to women in underprivileged
communities.
I love to run, I run for fun (no, I don't pretend to be Dr. Seuss, though we do
share an alma mater - Dartmouth College). I spend as much time outside as I can,
preferably hiking or doing something involving trees or water. When inside I love
to be at a museum or talking to strangers on the subway.
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MIGINA TSAI
Business Development
Migina is a native of idyllic Nashua, New Hampshire, and remains forever true to
her New England roots as a diehard Boston Red Sox fan, despite living in her new
hometown of New York City.
She holds a bachelor of science degree in Economics from Bates College and is a
classically-trained actress and musician (yes, it's true, she attended the London
Dramatic Academy, RADA.) Before joining aden + anais Migina worked in the magazine
publication industry.
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When she's not on the job, Migina is always up for a good old-fashion Cinderella
story, unless of course she is lost in the elaborate worlds created by Ayn Rand
and J.R.R. Tolkien (The Fountain Head and The Lord of the Rings triology are her
favorite reads). If you made her choose, she prefers dogs over cats, or at least
cats that act like dogs.
And despite being a New Yorker for the past 5 years, Migina is horrendous at spotting
celebrities, although we suspect that if David Ortiz walked by, she would notice.
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