CuteGeek

Radiris Diaz*
• General Partner and Editor in Chief
• January 2
• Senior Advisor in Financial Services Ernst & Young LLP
• Graduate of Carnegie Mellon University
• Born and raised in NYC but travels across the country and world for work
• Known as the gadget girl at work
• Favorite websites: ruelala.com, facebook.com, hautelook.com and retailmenot.com – what can I say, I love to shop!
• Loves listening to music and dancing!

Nina Pena (Formerly Nina Cantu)**
• Blogger
• July 2nd
• Business owner
• Previously worked for Dell
• Husband works for Edelman Public Relations supporting HP’s Personal Systems Group organization
• Resides in San Francisco California
• Loves her Hip-Hop dance class, doesn’t ever miss it
• Favorite websites http://www.facebook.com
• Loves gadgets and tends to break them easily (if you read a review from Nina and the product survived, one can say its durable)

Cecilia Daclan****
• Blogger
• September 7th
• Works in Public Relations
• Huge Jack Johnson Fan
• Loves to play the Guitar, owns more than one
• Graduate of California State University Long Beach
• Resides in Los Angeles, California but is rarely ever there
• Favorite websites: facebook.com
• Loves her Blackberry Bold, Flip minoHD, iPod touch and iPod Nano which she fits into a huge purse she always carries w/ her

Shoshie Diggs
• Blogger
• 24 and some change
• Retired Business Consultant and Fashionista, now living abroad
• Born and raised in NYC
• Graduate of Barnard College of Columbia University
• Can speak French fluently, loves her Blackberry Tour, Xbox 360, her old Macbook, Gameboy and her brand new Zune HD
• Favorite websites: BBCnews.com, jezbel.com, youtube.com and lets not forget Flickr.com. Of course I also love HardwareGeeks.com and CuteGeek.com!

Daron Colflesh
• Blogger
• 24 (May 31st)
• Engineer in the medical device industry (Can’t get geekier than an engineer)
• Graduate of Carnegie Mellon University
• Living & working outside of Philly, with frequent weekend trips to NYC
• Survives long commutes with the help of her iPod, John Legend, Robin Thicke, Jason Mraz & John Mayer
• Loves scuba diving & spin class
• Favorite websites: facebook.com, google.com, imdb.com & wikipedia.com
• Cant live without text messaging or some sort of mobile mapping, loves having 4 email accounts accessible on her phone

Olga Polanco
• Blogger
• 25
• Fashion Designer and Marketing Student
• American School of Santo Domingo Graduate
• Lives in the Dominican Republic
• She’s obsessed with Tinker Bell and anything involving fashion merchandise
• Favorite websites: tumblr.com, Vogue.com, twitter.com, fashionindustrynetwork.com & of course Facebook.com!
• I love working out, am a wakeboard enthusiast, enjoy spending time on my computer reading cooking and fashion blogs and I can’t live without my blackberry and Macbook. I know a blackberry and a MacBook they really don’t go together but que sera sera!

Debbie Villacis
• Blogger
• June 20
• Marketing Case Manager (Medical Arena)
• Resides in NYC, but has lived in Chicago, Columbus, OH and Pittsburgh, PA
• Loves to experience new things, meeting new people, dancing and listening to music
• Favorite websites: facebook.com, amazon.com & many retail websites

Sylwia Poplawska
• Blogger and lead Rocker
• New Years Baby Jan 1st!!!
• Michigan State Grad
• Lives in Michigan but loves to travel around the US. Born in Poland but raised in Canada
• Fun Fact: Still convinced that her secret ambition of being a rockstar will come true
• Favorite websites: thatsfit.com, retailmenot.com, fittipdaily.com, photoblog.com/hottmess, consumerist.com, xkcd.com, treehugger.com, eatthiscity.com, seriouseats.com…I love my google reader!!
• Favorite Gadget: Anything with a power switch

Wendy Wick ***
• Mommy blogger
• Feb 17th
• Born and raised in Long Island New York, Currently reside in NYC
• Fun Fact: I was once a scuba-diver, a divemaster, actually. I lived in a rainforest, made beaded jewelry as a hobby, cliff-dove, went spelunking and flew small planes. I was adventurous, creative and fun. Now I raise two young kids and a husband, work a full time job and aim for bi-weekly pedicures and quarterly dates with my stylist. I am now a woman who likes to think of herself as adventurous, creative and fun.
• Occupation: Global Learning Consultant, IBM Global Business Services
§I work from home, office, coffee shops and anywhere I can snake some free-WiFi and a good cup of coffee. I am always looking for new and creative ways to integrate work, love, life, learning, family and friendships without overextending myself and short-changing my seres queridos. Idiot-proof and child-friendly (and availability in pink) are my primary criteria in adopting any new toy or technology.

Justine Rivero
• Credit Karma Guest Blogger
• November 11th
• Graduatd UC Berkeley
• Born in the Philippines, resides in the East Bay, & loves working in San Francisco
• Loves helping consumers with personal finance, hella food, reading non-digital books, traveling, and working for Credit Karma!
• Favorite websites: CNNMoney, Mashable, WiseBread, Wired—web habits are pretty wrapped up in work… except for Yelp. That’s just for food love.
• Follow Justine’s Facebooking and Twitter madness for CK!

Maya Elektra
Meet Maya Elektra, CuteGeek’s youngest and cutest geek / tech reviewer. Maya is 7 and a half years old and is just learning to read. She has grown up around technology, art and literature and loves anything that brings them together. She attends The Child School on Roosevelt Island. Maya dances ballet and participates in a Children’s Science Club through the The Children Arts & Sciences Workshop. Her Science Club teacher has agreed to let Maya demo some educational tech in class when they reconvene in September.

Maya loves American Girl, Justin Bieber and the going to the Opera. Music picks range from Beethoven’s fifth to Lady Gaga (thanks YouTube!) and Andean Flutes like her grandfather plays. She loves create art, play the Wii, listen to audiobooks on the iPad, choreograph puppet shows and learn anything new about greek myths and Frida Kahlo.

Maya is Wendy Wick’s daughter – if you are interested having Maya to review items, please email Wendy@CuteGeek.com

Nikki Laski
• Blogger
• February 11th
• From Chicago born and raised
• Web designer and mommy
• Favorite websites: Commarts.com, Mychicagoathlete.com, Facebook.com.
• Fun Fact: I am currently working on a degree in computer science.

Bethy Hardeman
• Credit Karma Guest Blogger
• December 7th
• From the east coast, now lives and works in beautiful San Francisco
• Loves to sing karaoke, eat burritos, run, shop, and blog for Credit Karma.
• Favorite websites: Facebook.com, NYTimes.com, Bloglovin.com.
• Fun Fact: Fluent in espanol, and experience in the art of medieval pilgrimage.

* Disclaimer: The postings by Ernts & Young on this site are her own and don’t necessarily represent IBM’s positions, strategies or opinions.
** Disclaimer: The postings by Nina on this site are her own and do not represent the positions, strategies or opinions of HP, Edelman or other associated entities.
*** Disclaimer: The postings by Wendy Wick on this site are her own and do not represent the positions, strategies or opinions of IBM or their clients.
**** Disclaimer: The postings by Cecilia on this site are her own and do not represent her employer’s positions, strategies or opinions.