Why I joined

Our team values integrity, ambition, effort, skill, and team spirit. Read the stories about why we joined Aha! — and why you should too.

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My Name Is Ashley Thompson — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
April 26, 2019
My Name Is Ashley Thompson — This Is Why I Joined Aha!

I have always aspired to make connections and take care of others. Initially, I thought I would do this with animals. I studied biology in college with the intention of…

My Name Is Shannon Sauvé— This Is Why I Joined Aha!
April 19, 2019
My Name Is Shannon Sauvé— This Is Why I Joined Aha!

I have always loved to explore where my curiosity will take me. We had a big backyard growing up, and I loved to run around with my brothers and invent new games. During…

My Name Is Barry Paul — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
April 5, 2019
My Name Is Barry Paul — This Is Why I Joined Aha!

I discovered my two great passions in high school — windsurfing and computers. I loved spending time with my dad on the water, speeding through the waves near our home in…

My Name Is Madeleine Black — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
March 22, 2019
My Name Is Madeleine Black — This Is Why I Joined Aha!

It started with a big book of code. At 8 years old, I was given a guide to BASIC. The idea was that you could copy the code from the book to create simple computer games,…

My Name Is Sarah Cottle — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
March 15, 2019
My Name Is Sarah Cottle — This Is Why I Joined Aha!

London, New Orleans, Australia… these are just a few of the places where I grew up. My family moved around a lot for my dad’s work, so I was able to see many parts of the…

My Name Is Mark Crowe — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
February 15, 2019
My Name Is Mark Crowe — This Is Why I Joined Aha!

I grew up in paradise on the island of Maui. I was surrounded by natural wonders and many different cultures. But early on, I realized how important it would be to get…

My Name Is Michel Billard — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
February 8, 2019
My Name Is Michel Billard — This Is Why I Joined Aha!

It is amazing what you can do with a couple lines of code. I learned this as a teenager when I started playing around with basic HTML on our family computer. I must have…

My Name Is Nataliya Soloveva — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
December 21, 2018
My Name Is Nataliya Soloveva — This Is Why I Joined Aha!

It was my first job out of college. I was a teller at a small bank in my hometown, close to where I went to college in Tennessee. Our customers were my neighbors,…

My Name Is Tyler Knappe — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
November 16, 2018
My Name Is Tyler Knappe — This Is Why I Joined Aha!

The universe is vast. And I have always wanted to explore it. Art, business, philanthropy, astronomy — I am interested in it all. When it came time to enter college, I…

My Name Is Tracy Singleton — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
November 9, 2018
My Name Is Tracy Singleton — This Is Why I Joined Aha!

I have always had many interests. As a kid, I played competitive sports while also training at a classical dance studio. I loved the outdoors, yet I spent a lot of time…

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