Current Staff
Here’s who’s running the IGGPPC show! Our excellent team of volunteer staff works hard to keep our community making magic through the mail. <3
Summer, aka Sumsy, is a Texan by birth and Chicagoan by choice. She’s obsessed with manatees and studies 14th century Italian sword fighting & martial arts.
Joanna, aka Jo, is a semi-professional storyteller and dabbling artist with a permanent case of wanderlust.
Kim, aka Peachy, loves all things retro. She can often be found watching classic films, or mashing buttons on her favorite retro gaming console. She’d petition for it to be Christmas and Halloween year-round, and definitely considers cake an acceptable breakfast food.
Mafalda, aka JustCombined, is a proud Slytherin. She always has food on her mind and can be found in the kitchen making delightful dishes and taste-testing new recipes. With her daughter and hubs by her side, she’s conquering the world one tummy at a time.
At a house party, Steena is the one sharing obscure animal facts and chatting about death practices from around the world. Her heart is full of bats and social justice.
Rhiannon is a crafting, cooking coder from the UK. She loves all things cute, creepy, and Animal Crossing!
Kara (pronounced KAH-ruh) usually has a song stuck in her head and too many items on her art project to do list. She loves cultivating community, traveling for concerts, and doodling with markers.
The Founders
The two unicorns who had an idea on March 19th, 2013 and that idea sprung to life as the International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club.
Emily aka Farquharson is a freestyle baker, unicorn hunter, book fiend and the IGGPPC HQ resident supervillain.
Stewie is an Internet pixie who does web development and marketing, as well as graphics magic and general creative merriment for the club.
In Memoriam
In July 2023, IGGPPC lost our beloved Captain Farquharson, Emily. We will forever remember her as fierce and creative and, above all else, a dear friend. Emily was and remains part of the soul of Geek Girl Pen Pals; we miss her terribly.
- Click here to listen to an interview with Emily on our podcast Charm Bomb for IGGPPC’s 10th anniversary.
- Click here for an episode about grief and some of our favorite Emily memories.
Staff Hall of Fame
Many have kept the Good Ship IGGPPC afloat since its inception in 2013. Here we honour those who have come before us, that have helped, guided and donated so much heart and time to the club
Jen, aka Sparkles, is a obsessed with all things cute. She collects fabric, baking supplies, and lip gloss. When she isn’t playing handheld games, you’ll find her reading, baking cookies, or binging TV shows on Netflix.
Emma juggles illustrating with a job in finance and baking up a storm whenever she has a free moment.
Arielle, aka Toasty, is a mad scientist who, when not wearing her lab coat, can be seen putting her scientific background to use, dabbling in baking, cooking, and canning.
Kimberlee is a bibliophile, shoe-oholic, planner addict, and lover of all things small and cute and fluffy.
Rosa spends much of her time baking silly gingerbread people and reading in her much-beloved fantasy books. She is a Ravenclaw, but secretly wishes she was a Hufflepuff.
Amanda, aka amavongeek, has a strange fondness for both monsters and sharp objects, which lends itself well to her most time-consuming hobby: tabletop RPG’s. She’s a collector of fuzzballs (current count: 5) and advocate for year-round Halloween (all the costumes and spoops, please!)
Raised in the wilds of Indianapolis by Nintendo & Legos, Valerie turned out mostly okay, except for a strange dependency on books, music, tea, movies, & her electronic devices.
Raja, aka RJ, is a Learner by day and artist by night. She knows over 100 different facts mainly of plants and the universe.
Michelle loves to spend her time at comic conventions and obsesses over space themed everything. She’s a new runner (hopes to one day complete a Disney Run) and a big planner nerd.
Maker of Films, Writer of Stories, Crafter, Jellicle Cat, YouTube Guru. Jenny is a creative storyteller. She’s in love with the culture and creative space of YouTube