Within 5: BAT Open Studios

Ever wonder what artists have studios in the Brooklyn Army Terminal? Now is your chance to find out! The Brooklyn Army Terminal will be hosting open studio tours on September 25-26.  Below is information from chashama and the EDC (who have provided artists with subsidized studios at the Brooklyn Army Terminal since 2007). The studios feature painters, sculptors, photographers, and experimental mixed media artists. For more information click here.

ACTIVITIES

Friday Sept. 25
6 PM | Turnstile Tours guided tour of the building's history in the lobby of Building B
6 PM - 9 PM | Children's Art-making Activities with Project YEAH! in studio B40

Saturday Sept. 26
12-6 PM | Free shuttle bus to NARS Foundation & J&M Open Studios. Board in front of Building B! More info here

12-5 PM | Children's Art-making Activities with Project YEAH! in studio B40
*Take Saturday's free ferry to Pier 1/DUMBO Ferry to visit Smack Mellon's Open Studios. More info here

Join the conversation using #BATOpenStudios and tag us on Twitter and Instagram @chashama
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September Anniversaries

Happy work anniversary to our September starts! If every company snack had been a raw onion, these team members combined would have been disappointed 900 times...

Brian Hashemi, Marketing: 108 Snacks (9 Years)

Gaby Germaine, Creative: 108 Snacks (9 Years)

Alberto Tingson, Technology: 48 Snacks (4 years)

Shana King, Merchandising: 48 Snacks (4 years)

Jason Gomer, Drop Ship: 48 Snacks (4 years)

Philomena DelGiudice, Purchasing: 48 Snacks (4 years)

Abigail Treut, Marketing: 36 Snacks (3 years)

Lauren Rasnake, Human Resources: 36 Snacks (3 years)

Gloria Polanco, Drop Ship: 36 Snacks (3 years)

Rachel Goldstein, Purchasing: 36 Snacks (3 years)

Paul Allison, Customer Service: 36 Snacks (3 years)

Joel Villa, Operations: 24 Snacks (2 years)

Nick Spano, Technology: 24 Snacks (2 years)

Dominique Smith, Operations: 24 Snacks (2 years)

Ayanna Jordan, Operations: 24 Snacks (2 years)

Fabian Garcia, Operations: 24 Snacks (2 years)

Andrei Gaidai, Technology: 24 Snacks (2 years)

Samesha Forbes, Operations: 24 Snacks (2 years)

Emily Dryden, Creative: 24 Snacks (2 years)

Althea Carty, Operations: 24 Snacks (2 years)

Michael Stokes, Customer Service: 12 Snacks (1 year)

Max Pena, Operations: 12 Snacks (1 year)

Mike Guillette, Maintenance: 12 Snacks (1 year)

Louise Gellar, Purchasing: 12 Snacks (1 year)

Jennifer Coleman, Marketing: 12 Snacks (1 year)

Namon Ates, Operations: 12 Snacks (1 year)

Delia Arteaga, Human Resources: 12 Snacks (1 year)

Ali Albedawi, Customer Service: 12 Snacks (1 year)

September Birthdays

Other than being totally awesome, what do Bill Murray, John Wall, Dave Coulier, and Beyonce have in common? They share the same birth month as the following UncommonGoods team members!

9/1: Jillian Brendlen, Merchandising

9/1: Maleeza Grey, Drop Ship

9/2: Sharon Hitchcock, Merchandising

9/4: Stephanie Dahle, Creative

9/4: Linden Snag, Operations

9/10: Ace Saliu, Accounting

9/12: Brad Allen, Operations

9/13: Laura Cabrera, Recruiting

9/17: Elizabeth Rivera, Operations

9/19: Anita Cheung, Human Resources

9/19: Namon Ates, Operations

9/23: Julianne Anderson, Operations

9/23: Abi Treut, Marketing

9/24: Akeem Simon, Security

9/26: Ryan Campbell, Operations

9/27: Danny Diaz, Operations

9/28: Andrei Gaidai, Tech

9/28: Shao Li, Operations

Happy Birthday to you all!

Please note: This list is accurate as of August 25. Is today your birthday and you don’t see your name on the list? Please report directly to the Human Resources Office to pick-up a celebratory birthday Tootsie Pop.

Meet Our New Team Members From August

Alexandra Coll joined our Human Resources Team as the new Human Resources Generalist on Wednesday, August 5. In her new role, Alex will own the on/off-boarding processes.  She also is the point person on regulatory compliance and team member relations.

Her favorite place to travel abroad is Paris.

Alex’s Uncommon Fact? She used to know the entire 50 States Song but now she can only recite half! Want to know which half? Ask her!

Ken McCallum (who pleaded camera shy) joined our Analytics team as our new Data Scientist on Wednesday, August 5.  Ken will be working on complex data projects across departments.

Ken was formally a postdoc at Columbia University, developing statistical methods for analyzing gene sequencing data.  He likens analyzing gene sequencing data to proofreading shredded documents, but with more math, as sequencing technology shreds DNA into millions of small pieces!

Ken’s an avid Lindy Hopper, so you may run into him if you ever go swing dancing in New York.

Ken’s Uncommon Fact? If being a swing dancing doctor isn’t uncommon enough, Ken brews beer on occasion, and enjoys trying original recipes. So far, his most popular has been a cucumber hefeweizen.

Valeria Neal has re-joined our Technology Team as our new Systems Administrator, starting on Monday, August 17. Valeria will be responsible for configuring and maintaining UG’s servers.

Valeria has worked as IT Support Technician for New York University and worked for Uncommongoods last autumn as a Help Desk Technician.

She never leaves the house without a Hello Kitty designer bag.

Valeria’s Uncommon Fact? She does 3D modeling in her spare time.