Yukari
(Site Developer)
Yukari launched this site as a counterpart to the Mid-Atlantic NTSA newsletter of which she was editor until she moved to San Francisco in September 1997. The idea for the web site came about because she thought it would be a great interactive complement to the newsletter as well as being useful to those who did not receive the quarterly. Although she is disappointed to not have found a replacement editor for the Dialogue newsletter, she is still pleased to see significant usage of the site and works hard to keep it as current as possible. In addition to maintaining the this site, Yukari also is an active member of the West Coast NTSA Public Relations Committee and a co-coordinator of the NTSA pen pal program.

Professionally, Yukari currently works as an account executive for Edelman Public Relations in their consumer technology practice. Prior to this, she worked in the editorial departments of Reuters and U.S. News and World Report after graduating from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in 1995.

Kit Alderdice
(Graphics Designer)
Kit was initially pulled into this project to help Photoshop-ignorant Yukari with the graphic aspects of the site. Since then, she has become a valuable partner, responsible for realizing "the look and feel" that Yukari wanted- she didn't blink an eye when a re-design was proposed shortly after the first design was finished. While Yukari invites her to dinner as often as possible in return, she can never repay Kit for all of the work (frequently taking up her weekends) and for showing her how to create title gifs in Photoshop.

Professionally, Kit is the creative director for Microsoft's Washington D.C. Sidewalk site. Prior to that, she worked as the Artistic Director for The Electronic Newsstand and was responsible for all of their design. A long time New Yorker, she moved down to Washington, D.C. a few years ago.

Patrick Kane
(Technical Support)
Patrick is responsible for all of the technical stuff (this site is on a server that he maintains). He has also provided general advice and commentary about the site, alerting Yukari and Kit to the fact that the first design "sucked".

Having completed a degree in Science, Technology and International Affairs in May 1997 from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, Patrick is now working as a senior associate of Coopers and Lybrand's computer assurance services practice. While in school, he worked as a network consultant for several clients including The Electronic Newsstand for which he acted as the senior UNIX administrator.

Yuuki Matsumoto
(Graphics Artist)
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the site would not look as nice as it does without Yuuki's work. He is responsible for the adaptive design of the logo and the creation of the icons. As you are sure to notice, the icons are a focal point in creating a homey, comfortable feel, and it was important to have it done right. Although he claims that it is the first time he's done this type of hand-drawn work, the icons are very impressive, even more so, knowing that he did it with a mouse.

When Yuuki is not answering to Yukari's emergency calls for help with the graphics, he does computer consulting and free-lances as a graphics artist. A recent ceramics graduate of George Washington University's masters program, he is open to consultations with potential clients. If you are interested, please e-mail him.