Hi! I'm Janell, and I have a deep interest in building community! As a USMC vet I know that volunteering in my community is my duty, and is a small step to making our world a better place. To prepare to lead here, I served 4 years on the Puzzle Parley Steering Committee, and helped to overhaul and update much of the registration process and online presence.

I have used those skills learned to create the structure needed to manage our nonprofit, engage with our community, and have a fantastic puzzling time!

Along with my 3 cats, we run 3 Cat Max, a curiously peculiar puzzle company, where I create stunning art puzzles -- many layered, brightly colored, and all sorts of materials 😻

I am the owner of Chestnut And Hemlock, where I sell mainly puzzles, but also my hand turned bowls, wooden toys, and carved spoons. I’ve been hand cutting puzzles for about 5 years. I love to cut tiny, tricky pieces and challenge the assumption that jigsaw puzzles are flat!

I also collect and research Pastime Puzzles which were made in the US between 1908 and 1958. I’m trying to learn how to repair puzzles, but it’s much harder and laborious than it would seem. A project that I spearhead is the USA Puzzle Makers Index, gathered by me with the help of the Facebook puzzling community.