Staff Favorites
Laura Bartoletti
Dietary Preferences:
Allergic to most treenuts (walnuts/pecans/pistachios/macadamia/hazelnut/cashews) BUT Almonds & peanuts are OK
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What are your favorite drinks, snacks, candy or treats:
LaCroix bubbly water/soy matcha lattes/all candy esp gummies and chocolate/smartpop
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Where are your favorite places to shop?
Amazon, Rack, Starbucks, Nordstrom, REI, any place Belle Sq or Totem Lake
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What are a few of your favorite restaurants, take out restaurants or delivery services?
Any place in Downtown Kirkland or Totem Lake! Love all food types
Kristian Dahl
Dietary Preferences:
None
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What are your favorite drinks, snacks, candy or treats:
Diet Coke, Reese's peanutbutter cups, skinny pop
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Where are your favorite places to shop?
REI
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What are a few of your favorite restaurants, take out restaurants or delivery services?
Tipsy Cow, Cactus
Kirstin Doughty
Dietary Preferences:
None
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What are your favorite drinks, snacks, candy or treats:
Peach iced tea, Bai strawberry lemonade, hot chocolate, chocolate, cookies, dried fruit/trail mix
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Where are your favorite places to shop?
Barnes and Noble, Athleta, Nordstrom
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What are a few of your favorite restaurants, take out restaurants or delivery services?
Pagliacci's, Jersey Mike's, Panera
Kevin Hill
Dietary Preferences:
None
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What are your favorite drinks, snacks, candy or treats:
Favorite drink is root beer, apples and peanut butter are my favorite snack, sour patch kids are my favorite candy, and treats are chocolate and peanut butter, like Reese’s
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Where are your favorite places to shop?
Amazon
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What are a few of your favorite restaurants, take out restaurants or delivery services?
Sushi, Thai, bbq
Ashley Holck
Dietary Preferences:
I am vegetarian
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What are your favorite drinks, snacks, candy or treats:
Chai tea, sparkling water, sprite, coffee (latte or black coffee), dots pretzels, goldfish, jelly beans, starbursts, sugar cookies.
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Where are your favorite places to shop?
Trader Joe's, Target, REI
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What are a few of your favorite restaurants, take out restaurants or delivery services?
Juanita Cantina, Uber Eats, Great China, Starbucks, Mercurys
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What else should we know about you?
My favorite colors are orange and purple. I am a big coffee/tea person.
MarieJo Andrada
Dietary Preferences:
I'm technically lactose intolerant, but I eat dairy anyway because it is delicious :) I eat pretty much any genre of food and am grateful to be fed. I enjoy soups and breads in the colder months. Savory things are preferred, but I won't turn down a sweet treat from time to time.
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What are your favorite drinks, snacks, candy or treats:
School-appropriate beverages are lime or blackberry sparkling water (LaCroix/Bubly/Waterloo). I also enjoy coffee. I tend toward the savory for snacks, like crackers and chips and charcuterie things.​
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Where are your favorite places to shop?
REI, Trader Joe's, H-Mart, Uwajimaya, PCC, MudBay (not necessarily MY favorite, but my doggo likes their food)
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What are a few of your favorite restaurants, take out restaurants or delivery services?
I love Thai food! I enjoy Filipino food too, but there aren't really Filipino restaurants around here
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Do you have a school supply wishlist? If so, please give us a link or a list
I prefer Blackwing brand pencils for my own use, but pencils in general and Sharpies are always in high demand around here!
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Prefer not to receive/have too much of...
I have many many mugs/tumblers/drinking vessels. Thank you for the generosity over the years :)
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What else should we know about you?
I'm terrible at email. I'm working on it, but it's not my favorite. Please prompt me again if it's taking too long for me to get back to you. I'm much more inclined to meet with people face to face!
Holly Knowles
Dietary Preferences:
None
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What are your favorite drinks, snacks, candy or treats:
Coffee
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Where are your favorite places to shop?
Nordstrom, REI
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What are a few of your favorite restaurants, take out restaurants or delivery services?
Chipotle and Starbucks
Cristina Kollinger-Collesei
Dietary Preferences:
None
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What are your favorite drinks, snacks, candy or treats:
Fizzy water any flavor, tea any including herbal, coffee any, pickles -any veggie!, popcorn no flavors just salt, baked goods, dark chocolate, jams and preserves with no high fructose corn syrup
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Where are your favorite places to shop?
Trader Joe's, Fred Meyer, Home Goods, Amazon, Loft, Ulta, HMart
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What are a few of your favorite restaurants, take out restaurants or delivery services?
Biryani Bowl in Redmond, Koza Cafe (I'm exploring Turkish cuisine)85° Bakery, MonGa Cafe, Looking for Chai, Tang Bar, Spicy PoPo, Din Tai Fung, Ok-Any Asian, Plaza Garcia and Caadxi Mescaleria
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Do you have a school supply wishlist? If so, please give us a link or a list
New electric pencial sharpener, thumbtacks, odor-free dry erase markers with refills Brand: Pilot Begreen VBoard Master (1 pack multi-color) 1 pack blue only refills (the color I use most), 3 X 5 index cards
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Prefer not to receive/have too much of...
Candles
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What else should we know about you?
Love trying foods from around the world, even homemade and love, love student notes the most.
Colleen McLaughlin
Dietary Preferences:
No allergies and I love all food!
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What are your favorite drinks, snacks, candy or treats:
School appropriate drink: coffee. Snacks: nuts, popcorn, cheddar or original sunchips, pretzel crisps. Candy: Baby Ruth Bar, Almond Roca. Treat: Any kind of pie or cookies; also ice cream!
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Where are your favorite places to shop?
Target, Amazon, Home Depot
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What are a few of your favorite restaurants, take out restaurants or delivery services?
Serious Pie, Von's, Dick's Drive-in
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What else should we know about you?
I'm adventurous when it comes to food - thai, italian, indian, mexican, brazilian, etc. Spicy is awesome!
Brandon Miller
Dietary Preferences:
None
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What are your favorite drinks, snacks, candy or treats:
Black coffee, butterfinger, salt and vinegar chips​
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Where are your favorite places to shop?
REI, Amazon, Trader Joe’s
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What are a few of your favorite restaurants, take out restaurants or delivery services?
Door Dash
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Do you have a school supply wishlist? If so, please give us a link or a list
Star Wars posters for my empty and sad classroom walls
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What else should we know about you?
Big Star Wars guy
Michelle Minato
Dietary Preferences:
Vegan, allergies to pistachios and cashews
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What are your favorite drinks, snacks, candy or treats:
I love bubble tea, hot tea, and homemade treats (especially savory ones). Fun socks?
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Where are your favorite places to shop?
Mostly Trader Joe's & PCC. I can always find something at REI!
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What are a few of your favorite restaurants, take out restaurants or delivery services?
Ramen Danbo (Seattle), Pochi. I can always find something to eat at a Thai or Vietnamese restaurant.
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Prefer not to receive/have too much of...
Mugs, chocolate :(
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What else should we know about you?
I love plants & gardening!
Audrey Montanez
Dietary Preferences:
Plant Based - Vegan (with no oil or animal product)
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What are your favorite drinks, snacks, candy or treats:
Hot Tea, Kombucha, TCHO Holy Fudge, PB Date Better, Beyond Good Uganda, I love fruits and Veggies :)
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Where are your favorite places to shop?
Amazon - Kohls - Target - Whole foods - Trader Joes - Town and Country
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What are a few of your favorite restaurants, take out restaurants or delivery services?
I love Mexican, Indian, Oriental and Mediterranean Food (Plant-Based) - Chipotle
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Do you have a school supply wishlist? If so, please give us a link or a list
Dominos, Uno Cards, Parcheesi or Spanish Scrabble
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Marcus Rose
Dietary Preferences:
I like most all food
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What are your favorite drinks, snacks, candy or treats:
Chai, spicy potato chips, Almond Joy and other stuff with sugar
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Where are your favorite places to shop?
Costco or Trader Joe's
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What are a few of your favorite restaurants, take out restaurants or delivery services?
Phaya Thai
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Do you have a school supply wishlist? If so, please give us a link or a list
Paint brushes, colored pencils or oil pastels
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What else should we know about you?
I am appreciative of any gift but I have not been up to standard with thank you notes.
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