“Van has been absolutely amazing to partner with for the start up of PNW BioHackers and for taking over the existing Biohackers Collective Seattle Chapter Meetup group, which has grown over 40% in membership in the 9 months we have been co-organizing. Her knowledge on event management, PR, and social media have made our events not only popular, enthusiastically successful with repeated sell out events. On top of that, Van brings to the table excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Van is passionate, driven, and keeps our projects moving forward with clear objectives. She has been instrumental in the evolution of our projects. Van is also caring, compassionate, and easy to talk to. I feel extremely fortunate to collaborate with her and know she will be an integral asset to any organization lucky enough to bring her on.”