Welcome to our team spotlight series, where we introduce the people behind FLORA. Building a first-of-its-kind fertility insurance product takes a group of humans who care deeply about the work, and we want you to meet them.

In each post, a team member shares what they do here, why this mission matters to them, and a little about who they are outside of work. Expect real answers, a few fun surprises, and a closer look at the faces making proactive family planning possible.

Meet the person behind the work below.

Your current role at FLORA, plus what you'd call your job if titles didn't exist.

Co-CEO, Jill of all Trades

How long have you been at FLORA?

Since the beginning!

In a sentence or two, what do you do day to day?

Product work/science, underwriting, sales, partnerships, calls....lots of calls

What pulled you toward FLORA, or toward the fertility and women's health space in general?

I have worked in women's health since 1999, but Flora was started because of my personal experience with infertility, and my background in building novel insurance products & risk models

What was your first job? Which is your most memorable?

Waitress; Starting my first company (Vivametrica)

What did you want to be when you were a kid?

A Professor (which I was for 17 years!!)

How do you spend your time outside of work? What fills your time?

My 3 kids/husband, travel, cottage/boating, outdoors/sports, reading, wine tasting

What's something people would be surprised to learn about you?

I have planted over 1M trees (was a tree-planter for 5 summers)

Your most "useless" talent or your weirdest habit. Own it.

Drop kicking a rugby ball

Pick one and answer: coffee order, comfort meal, or the song that gets you going.

Song - Fool in the Rain by Zeppelin

A book, show, or podcast you push on everyone you meet.

Pillars of the Earth book (Ken Follett)

What's something on your bucket list you still need to cross off?

Wine tasting in Marlborough New Zealand