Before coming to work answering phones and setting up samples at Blackstone, Jason C spent 5 years remodeling spaces for his dad’s company. Jason didn’t give us a lot to work with for his bio, besides the fact that he speaks Spanish, he’s a dog guy, and he’s into Anime and Manga. So let’s play two lies and a truth, shall we? Only one of these things is an actual name of a dog Jason has: Tobby, Dobby, Knobby. (You’ll have to call him here at Blackstone to find out if your guess is correct!).

Eileen’s got a lot going on. She’s a photographer who owned her own business for 10 years, and presumably took a lot of pictures of her 4 kids during that time. Eileen loves being at the lake and fishing, but she’s happiest at the beach. She knows quite a lot about engines, having helped her husband do work on their Jeep Wrangler and VW GTI. When she’s not busy with any of the above, she might be listening to true crime, wrangling her 5 cats or Labrador puppy, OR she might be the friendly voice you hear on the phone when you call Blackstone.

Sarah is a very proud mother of her only son and is a family-oriented person. She is creative and enjoys travelling, architecture, drawing, and anything creative. When she’s not playing with her puppy, she’s painting, shopping, or constructing something for the house.

When she’s not logging in your samples and answering your phone calls, Megan can be found reading, playing with her Australian Shepherd Barry and hound dog Bella, and volunteering at local food banks.

When she’s not sorting and setting up your samples, Mary likes to travel — mainly to see her sons and mom who are scattered throughout the Midwest. She stays fit doing yoga and pilates, as well as walking her dog, preferably in the summertime. The hotter the weather the better for Mary, who can sometimes be found bundled up with a coat and gloves while working in the receiving area at Blackstone.

Jason is a sports guy – football, basketball, baseball — you name it and he’s coached it, mainly for teams his son plays on. Although he was born here, he grew up in Tallahassee before returning to the Midwest to enjoy fishing and cheering on the Fighting Irish. We’re not sure how we managed to hire a Notre Dame fan, but Jason has charmed us so we’ll let it slide.

When she’s not shopping with her daughter or spending time with her husband and son, Cathy enjoys spending time with and walking her dogs. She also goes to the occasional car show, which makes her fit right in at a place like Blackstone. Cathy helps manage our sample flow, answers phones, and is a crackerjack on data entry. We’d be lost without her.

Maggie loves anything to do with the water – she grew up on a lake and could swim before she could walk. She spent many years working at her godparents’ bait shop and therefore also loves fishing. When she’s not at Blackstone, Maggie is fostering dogs, creating new art, on the water, or hosting Ren Fairs. She is also the owner of Studi07, which is currently guest curating art in several locations all over Fort Wayne. Maggie is one of the friendly voices you hear on the phone, but she is also one of the keys to our data entry process, and can set up samples like nobody’s business.