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SignUpGenius was developed by a crack-team of nuclear physicists operating out of a top-secret government facility underneath Mount Rushmore. OK, that's not exactly true — but the passionate team here in Charlotte, North Carolina, takes our organizing mission that seriously! Our goal is to take away the hassle of organizing groups so that your organization can impact your community. Because it doesn't take a top-secret scientist to change the world... it just takes a little organization!

How it All Started
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A snack snafu at a church small group party sparked a big idea for CEO Dan Rutledge.

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How it All Started

“We were having a party for our church small group one time and told people with last names starting with A-M to bring drinks and those with N-Z to bring snacks. We all showed up and were shocked to find that every snack family brought chips and salsa and every drinks family brought Diet Coke! It was the most disgusting party meal ever!

Another time I was coaching a kids soccer team where the team mom created a paper sign-up sheet to organize snacks. Seemed like it would work... until one mom had a conflict and asked a couple other people to swap around. Everyone got confused... and at least one family forgot. We ended up having numerous games where the kids sat on the sidelines, without anything, watching the other team eat their snacks!

I've got too many important things on my plate to stress about stuff like this. I kept thinking to myself... there has got to be a better way. So I set out to create one.”

 

 

Dan Rutledge
Creator of SignUpGenius
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Our Culture Code
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We believe that building a great company is as important as building a great product.

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The Genius Team

Amanda Alford Amanda Alford Amanda Alford
Amanda's former preschool teacher days prepared her well for her current role as a support analyst. Not only does she enjoy assisting parents and teachers who coordinate school events, but an all caps HELP!!!! by email compels her to act as fast as the screams of a three-year-old stuck on the monkey bars used to. A self-proclaimed Disney fanatic, she likes to explain to paper sign up users that there's "A Whole New World" out there. When she's not rescuing group organizers, you can find her running, eating hummus or hanging out with her two daughters. Her dream is that one day the Star Trek cast will beam her up to help with a Klingon potluck. nuqneH? peSop!
Amanda Alford
Genius Support Analyst
Dottie Bedell Dottie Bedell
Don't think of her as a Dot ... think of her as an exclamation point! Dottie's SignUpGenius superpower of creating human resource policies and procedures in the blink of an eye has earned her a good bit of awe at the office. That's nothing compared to what her husband and college-aged daughter think of her cooking and chicken tending skills, which she employs at home on their hobby farm. Step back, Yolanda (the family's oldest hen), Dottie's at the top of the pecking order around SignUpGenius.
Dottie Bedell
Genius Senior HR & Operations Administrator
Matt Benson Matt Benson
While Matt possesses the perfect balance of graphic design and coding skills to fill his UI/UX design role, we would have hired him based on his cool nickname alone. Mattgyver, as he is known by his fans (aka his wife and daughter), likes to rock climb, camp, run, hike and use duct tape and a Swiss army knife to save the world from global nuclear disaster. Besides his dream of hiking the Italian Alps while practicing Himalayan throat singing, Matt hopes to one day open his own photography business run with online sign ups — as long as he only has to photograph possums for clients. You gotta admit, folks, they're simply adorbs dressed in their Sunday best.
Matt Benson
Genius UX/UI Designer
Katie Bobo Katie Bobo
As the resident operations assistant, Katie does the heavy lifting around SignUpGenius. Seriously, you should see how many snacks she has to lug up to the fifth floor for this unruly bunch. When she's not helping organize SignUpGenius team events or creating nifty spreadsheets, Katie enjoys singing, reading and impersonating the Pink Power Ranger. Hey, she grew up in the ’90s ... don’t make her use the Power Blaster on you. Katie's dream is to have SignUpGenius sponsor the local Fiddle ’n Pig Shindig, so her bluegrass band can kick it off, but only if Vince Gill is stopping through to see it.
Katie Bobo
Genius Operations Assistant
Shane Bohan Shane Bohan Shane Bohan
An avid fisherman, Shane can be found reeling in both striped bass and exclusive brands that want to partner with SUG to make your life easier. This Bostonian pulls together wicked successful ad campaigns for clients just as fast as he one-handedly changes his daughter's diaper! #DadSkillz When Shane isn't casting deals left and right, this multi-tasker can be found grilling out with his wife and kids and cheering on his favorite New England sports teams (Go Pats!). Shane's claim to fame is that he recently had a run-in with a great white shark during a fishing trip! Unfortunately for Shane, the shark was not interested in any advertising partnerships.
Shane Bohan
Genius Digital Ad Sales Manager
Steven Borders Steven Borders Steven Borders
A lifelong learner, Steven's been known to read systematic theology and biochemistry books for fun, though we won't tell his kids. Daaad, you're so OLD! Steven is a purveyor of fine roasted coffee, a hiking and biking enthusiast and a guitar playing extraordinaire. Now if only he could bike up a mountain while playing his guitar and drinking coffee ... we might be impressed.
Steven Borders
Genius Marketing Strategist
Todd Bruss Todd Bruss
Todd enjoys mixing his techie skills with his artistic design know-how to create graphics and web apps for SignUpGenius. When asked what his favorite color is, he likes to point out that there are 18 decillion perceived colors. That's 33 zeros, people. You might want to think about that the next time you answer "green." Todd likes coaching his kids' flag football teams, drinking grape soda and watching the 1978 Star Wars movie ... in his Chewbacca costume. He dreams of one day retiring from his lucrative day job and taking his mom's potato candy recipe to the masses.
Todd Bruss
Genius Developer
James Bulas James Bulas
James is a saxophone-playing web developer who's best known in social circles as "Critter." We hope that means he's good at bug fixes. Otherwise, we're declining any invitations to dinner. When he's not coding great new SignUpGenius features, James enjoys BBQing, camping, listening to heavy metal and picking up every day objects with his super limber toes. He is, however, banned from removing his shoes in the office due to an unfortunate incident with the coffee pot. Ever the Renaissance Man, James dreams of one day being called upon by the Pope to help with his "Mass Communion" sign up, so he can tour art in Rome. Holy Critter!
James Bulas
Genius Developer & Testing Analyst
Mark Capper Mark Capper Mark Capper
Mark - a Star Wars fan and Jedi on the customer support team - uses his powers to solve impossible group organizing problems for sign up creators. When Obi-Wan Mark isn't using his favorite mind control macros for good ("These aren't the FAQs you're looking for"), he enjoys playing guitar, hiking and studying his Bible. His dream is to one day manage sign ups for guitar lessons with Steven Curtis Chapman ... so he can fill his name in all of the slots.
Mark Capper
Genius Support Analyst
Teresa Clark Teresa Clark
As a former teacher, Teresa loves to provide helpful answers and encouragement to the many schools that use SignUpGenius. She especially appreciates when an occasional room mom writes into support at 3 a.m. in the morning on a weekend and says, "It's been an hour since I submitted my ticket... how come I haven't heard back?!" When she's not involved in a deep discussion on the intricacies of parent-teacher conference coordination, she enjoys cooking, baking, helping others and being mom to four active kids. Her dream is that one day SignUpGenius will get so big that her job responsibility will be to spend the entire day pinning things on Pinterest.
Teresa Clark
Genius Senior Support Analyst
Skyler Cota Skyler Cota Skyler Cota
Skyler is our resident genius with double-jointed fingers - a fun fact that's not nearly as fun as the fact that he can also jointly code and camp at the same time. As a remote developer based in Glendale, Arizona, you can find Skyler creating the hottest new sign up features as he watches the sun set over the Grand Canyon. #goals When he's not jamming to electronic music or geeking out on tech, Skyler is probably watching cooking shows with his wife and four kids. Thanks to him, we now know that carpaccio is an Italian hors d'oeuvre, not a coffee drink for Nascar drivers. Some may say Skyler's dream is to one day join the team at the SignUpGenius headquarters, but we suspect he's already #livingthedream.
Skyler Cota
Genius Senior Developer
Chris DeLisle Chris DeLisle
Chris is a programming super hero who regularly saves the day with his boolean logic and lightning-speed refactoring powers. With interests that include comic book collecting and video gaming, Chris enjoys finding virtual worlds to rule. His two feline overlords, Jack and Oliver, allow this as long as he remembers that they rule the homefront! When he's not blasting his way through galaxies while listening to cheesy pop music, Chris dreams of one day being called on by Comic-Con International to help organize their conferences. Just say the word, Comic-Con, because he already has his light bulb tights and cape packed.
Chris DeLisle
Genius Senior Developer
Kyle Holliday Kyle Holliday
With a degree in criminal justice and a career in computer programming, Kyle can sometimes be found walking around the office yelling, "You can't handle the truth!" to his fellow coders. When he's not HTMLing his way to crazy good SEO, you can find him hiking, quoting 80's movies or playing video games. Kyle's dream is that one day a taco mogul will use SignUpGenius to organize taste testing for carnitas combos, and he'll be called on to assist. Payment in pesos or tacos makes no difference to Kyle, amigos.
Kyle Holliday
Genius Developer
Kelly Johnson Kelly Johnson
Though she's not the only Southern belle at SignUpGenius, Kelly's the one most likely to start a conversation with "Howdy, partner!" After all, it's her job to dream up interesting ways to collaborate with organizations. Contest sponsors, email advertisers, API integrations, cookie baking groups who need taste testers — Kelly knows how to help them all. When she's not do-si-doing with one partner or another, she enjoys gardening, home décor projects and being an organizing whiz of a mama to her two daughters. Her dream is that one day Taylor Swift will use SignUpGenius to coordinate her tour dates and will need a personal liaison to travel with her — yee-haw!
Kelly Johnson
Genius Support Analyst
Ashley Kaufman Ashley Kaufman Ashley Kaufman
Ashley is our resident cheerleader for all things marketing. Whether she's rah-rahing about SignUpGenius to big brand partners or giving a shout out to our favorite users on social media, Ashley is our all around allstar. When she's not back springing across workstations to get to the coffee machine, Ashley enjoys time at the beach, the theater and with her family. #2CutestKidsEva. She likes collecting refrigerator magnets and vintage Vicks VapoRub jars and hopes to one day go on tour with a 90's boy band. Her first fangirling practice sign up is in the works already. Baby bye, bye, bye!
Ashley Kaufman
Genius Marketing Strategist
CG Kennedy CG Kennedy CG Kennedy
Since she was small, CG knew what she was meant to be: a Disney princess. When CG isn't making event organizers' dreams come true as a marketing strategist, she can be found eating popcorn, singing with her a cappella group and talking about all things musical theater. She dreams of one day organizing Broadway musical auditions using SignUpGenius. Hakuna Matata, CG. We know the day to have your name in lights for The Lion King will come.
CG Kennedy
Genius Marketing Strategist
Anju Khatri Anju Khatri Anju Khatri
Super sweet Anju is our lethal weapon on the testing team. Her constant smile and friendly attitude make the developers weep with joy every time she hands over a list of bugs to fix. When she's not creating test cards, Anju likes to run marathons with her husband, explore the outdoors and speak in four languages (five if you count binary). Anju dreams of SignUpGenius becoming so big that one day Bill Gates will invite her to a dinner party. Did we mention she's also a fabulous cook, Bill?
Anju Khatri
Genius Testing Analyst
Robin Lootens Robin Lootens
As the Director of Product Satisfaction, Robin has the fun job of trying to break anything the development team creates. Thankfully, saying "this hurts me more than it hurts you," works better on the developers than it does on her teen son. When she's not testing new features, Robin likes to exercise, hike, read historical fiction and make pottery. Her dream is that someday SignUpGenius would have its own line of ceramic Christmas ornaments. Fire up that kiln, Robin. Genius lightbulbs wearing Santa hats are easy to make, right?
Robin Lootens
Genius Director of Product Satisfaction
Aly Lowe Aly Lowe
As a graphic designer for SignUpGenius, Aly envisions new ways to incorporate light bulbs into contest and t-shirt graphics on a regular basis. We've told her it scares the employees next door when she wears her Einstein wig, but you do what it takes when you're a creative genius. On the home front, she's a DIY goddess who spends her free time bargain hunting, gardening and hanging out with her toddler, Jack. Her dream is that one day Harry Potter World will use SignUpGenius to organize the butterbeer orders for the Three Broomsticks, and she'll have to move to Orlando to help design personalized sign up themes. Expecto Patronum!
Aly Lowe
Genius Graphic Designer
Betsy Lytle Betsy Lytle
A former chemical engineer, Betsy's keen analytical abilities also come in handy for testing new site features — and, of course, analyzing the pH balance of the office coffee pot! Although she has a mild-mannered personality at the office, her true colors come out at home where she is a cutthroat ping pong, badminton and disc golf player who enjoys putting the sports smack-down on her two teen daughters. Always up for a new challenge, Betsy dreams of one day becoming either a professional flutist or a contestant on American Ninja Warrior. Why not?
Betsy Lytle
Genius Testing Analyst
Phil Molaro Phil Molaro
Phil (or Flip if you're his friend) is a genius mix of analytical and artsy. When he isn't coding, he's collecting limited edition art toys and dreaming of the day SignUpGenius pays him to integrate a museum curation app - where he gets to buy all the art. Flip's hidden talents include cackling like a witch, which goes perfectly with his dream pet of a monkey. #StraightOuttaOz. Although Flip may seem like a tough guy with his penchant for alt rock and Tony Hawk, you will probably find him working remotely with an episode of the Great British Baking Show playing in the background. Mm, a scrumptious tartlet with a dash of JavaScript - who could resist?
Phil Molaro
Genius Senior Web Developer
Anand Paleja Anand Paleja
Second only to Anand's coding superpowers is his uncanny ability to always choose hilariously bad movies on date nights with his wife - even when he's not trying. It takes skill, people! When Anand isn't developing the next new feature to make your life easier, he's dreaming about becoming a doctor like Dr. Chris Pet Vet. Preferably with owls as his main client. You can find Anand jamming to jazz and Andraé Crouch while he's working remotely, along with collecting an impressive portfolio of pictures created by his adorable 5-year-old daughter - drawn in Wolfpack red, obviously.
Anand Paleja
Genius Senior Web Developer
Jeff Richek Jeff Richek Jeff Richek
Not only does Jeff hold the title of Chief FUNancial Officer here at SignUpGenius, he was also recently voted Most Likely to Put His Hands Up Because They're Playing His Song. (We love old-school Miley Cyrus too, Jeff.) A lover of fancy coffee, pizza and Levain cookies, Jeff's a legit NYC transplant. When he's not getting giddy running a cash flow analysis, Jeff can be found hanging out with his wife and baby girl. #minigeniusalert His dream is to get a nod from the Charlotte Hornets to run stats for the team, so he can meet his childhood hero - Michael Jordan. Don't jump on it anytime soon, Mike. We're guarding our CFO pretty tightly.
Jeff Richek
Genius CFO
Angel Rutledge Angel Rutledge Angel Rutledge
Angel is tasked with keeping the unruly SignUpGenius staff in order. The mad management skills she's learned from being a mom to four kids come in quite handy. "Don't make me ground you for leaving the toilet seat up!" is just as powerful a threat at the office as at home. When she's not talking strategy with her office peeps, dreaming up new marketing initiatives or enticing candidates with our super cool corporate culture, she enjoys working out, listening to historical audio books and leading mission trips to Liberia. Her dream is that one day SignUpGenius will have a feature that smacks people upside the head if they forget their responsibility. As long as it's not her.
Angel Rutledge
Genius Executive Advisor
Dan Rutledge Dan Rutledge Dan Rutledge
Dan leads the team at SignUpGenius and is highly esteemed by the staff — not for his 18+ years of web development experience, but mainly because of how much coffee he can drink without convulsing. With a diverse technology skillset including programming, graphic design, hardware architecture and film production, Dan built the first version of SignUpGenius after an epic failure organizing snacks for his kids' soccer team. When not coding, designing or strategizing, Dan likes to go running at ridiculously early times in the morning and pretend he's a comedian on Twitter (@danrutledge1). His dream is that one day SignUpGenius will also be able to organize his garage.
Dan Rutledge
Genius CEO
Jojo Serquina Jojo Serquina Jojo Serquina
Jojo is a lightning fast programmer who makes coding look as easy as a cheerleader doing the splits. Thankfully, he doesn't wear those tiny skirts to do it. When he's not making his PC smoke, he likes to grow Asian vegetables, hang out with his wife and three kids and create complex deli sandwiches for lunch. Usually a harmless guy, Jojo will perform a throw down headlock on anyone who suggests Auburn is better than Alabama. Roll Tide Roll!
Jojo Serquina
Genius Senior Development Lead
Jad is a technology Jedi who can architect websites even while blindfolded and attacked by a training drone. With extensive background in programming, team leadership and information systems, Jad used to have a big wig title at a snooty tootie company, but he decided to join the Genius team when we told him we'd stock the break room with Little Debbie snack cakes. When he's not developing, discussing design patterns or spouting Yoda quotes, Jad enjoys fishing and hunting with his teen boys. Jad's dream is to one day have Duck Dynasty contact him for assistance in using SignUpGenius to organize their family potluck.
Jad Talbert
Genius VP of Architecture
Erica aims high. Just ask her parents who agreed to match funds from her babysitting business she started in 5th grade - not knowing she'd raise $6,000! Now she brings her enterprising spirit to SignUpGenius, wielding both her marketing and coffee-drinking skills while creating content, partnering with other brands and strategizing to get New Kids on the Block to become the official SUG spokespeople. We've got the right stuff, guys! Outside of the office, you can find Erica spending time with her husband and two beautiful daughters, probably sewing together, building community around their dinner table or jamming out to some carpool karaoke.
Erica Thomas
Genius Marketing Strategist
Amy Tidwell Amy Tidwell Amy Tidwell
Amy loves to answer questions and help our fantastic SignUpGenius users. She especially appreciates when an occasional frustrated user will type in ALL CAPS and end their sentences with multiple exclamation points!!! When she's not instructing people on the art and science of potluck organization, she enjoys running, watching Auburn football and singing in the choir. Her dream is that one day Siri will be able to answer the SignUpGenius questions for her and she could just take her three girls shopping.
Amy Tidwell
Genius Senior Testing Analyst
Debbie Verdell Debbie Verdell
Debbie is as classic as the novels she collects. A lover of nature and exercise, she can be found whipping her fingers into shape as she answers customer questions at blazing speed. Debbie likes jamming to worship tunes and Bruno Mars and tending to her garden. A lover of Gladiator, Debbie hopes to one day own a tiger. (Which is why we're not letting her watch We Bought a Zoo.) She dreams of donating extravagantly to her favorite nonprofits because SHE HAS THE POWER like He-Man, her childhood hero.
Debbie Verdell
Genius Support Analyst
Robert Waddell Robert Waddell Robert Waddell
When Robert isn't in the office hacking away on a computer - after all, it takes "sick" skills to create genius sign up features - he can be found working on one of the 25+ cars that he's owned. He says he changes cars more often than shoes, which may explain the extra personal space we've noticed around his workstation. A heavyweight champion coupon-clipper and deal-hunter, Robert only splurges on snacks for WWE watch parties. #GrocerySmackDown He dreams of being recruited by a Japanese ninja school to organize their sign ups, so he and his son can train for lead roles in the next live-action Ninja Turtles movie.
Robert Waddell
Genius Senior Development Lead
Kate White Kate White Kate White
Kate has the fun job of telling every single person in the known universe about SignUpGenius (including anyone on Pluto, even if it isn't a planet). When she's not writing articles, organizing a contest or connecting with partners, you can find her practicing yoga, baking, reading or having a dance party with her two kids — and quite possibly doing all of that at the same time. Her dream is that one day she will be told that her main focus should be to market SignUpGenius to people on resort beaches in Jamaica and that she needs to travel there — like NOW.
Kate White
Genius Director of Marketing
Cory Wilkins Cory Wilkins
Cory's side hustle as an amateur restaurant critic sharpens his discerning taste buds and gives him "critiquing" practice for his day job as a testing analyst at SignUpGenius. Developers have been known to slip him a few gourmet cookies for a five-star rating on their latest features, but Iron Cory's secret ingredient is that he can't be bought. A huge Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Falcons fan, Cory usually stands out in the office with his red gear, especially when he does a touchdown dance after a new feature goes live with zero errors. Always in search of the best gyms, this Pokemon GO fan dreams of the day when SignUpGenius will organize groups of competitive trainers. He'll volunteer to play - ahem, test - the app.
Cory Wilkins
Genius Testing Analyst
Steven Zahurones Steven Zahurones
A former semi-pro wrestler turned CrossFit athlete, Steven has now entered the SignUpGenius ring flexing his marketing muscles. And we're pretty excited to tag-team with him. After all, who has successfully gotten THE ROCK to tweet him back? This guy! Whether he's laying the smackdown on some digital content or powerlifting multiple A/B tests at once, there's one thing you can be sure of: Steven earns the championship belt for getting the team fired up about data. In his free time, Steven may be found playing Yu-Gi-Oh, relaxing with his wife and pup and cheering on the Detroit Lions. Just another day, but with a little less spandex.
Steven Zahurones
Genius Digital Marketing Analyst
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Dottie Bedell
Genius HR Administrator

We were having a party for our church small group one time and told people with last names starting with A-M to bring drinks and those with N-Z to bring snacks. We all showed up and were shocked to find that every snack family brought chips and salsa and every drinks family brought Diet Coke! It was the most disgusting party meal ever! We all showed up and were shocked to find that every snack family brought chips and salsa and every drinks family brought Diet Coke! It was the most disgusting party meal ever!

Our Mission and Values

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Why We Exist
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At SignUpGenius, our mission is to empower people to change the world by making it simple to organize groups. We love seeing all the ways our users make a difference in their communities.
Customer Experience
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At SignUpGenius, we believe in treating others better than we expect to be treated. We strive to provide each user with a phenomenal experience.
Embrace Change
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Change is inevitable, and we embrace it at SignUpGenius. We're not afraid of a challenge — especially if it makes our online sign up tools better.
We Enjoy What We Do
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We truly love coming to work. What's one of the best parts? Knowing that people use SignUpGenius to change their communities — and the world.
Advance Missions of Others
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We're passionate about helping groups achieve their world-changing missions. Our goal is to save you time so you can focus on what's really important.
Excellent Work
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We set out to do excellent work in areas that make the greatest impact. How, you ask? It starts with listening to customer needs and setting priorities.
Strive for Simplicity
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Efficiency is important to us. How do we move fast while delivering the best product to our customers? By keeping processes simple and streamlined.

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