Meet the Shine Team
An Outstanding Tribe of Shine Spreaders is Always Here to Help
Claudia Beeny
Founder/Executive Director
- Top 5 Strengths: Strategic, Achiever, Focus, Ideation, Input
- Enneagram: Type 5, The Investigator
- Love Language: Words of Affirmation
- Favorite Treat: Stationary of all sorts, but mostly small note cards and tags
- Favorite Drink: Sonic unsweetened tea (with Katie) and my morning coffee
- Favorite Flower: Sunflowers
- Favorite Color: Why, yellow of course!
Kat Behning
Director of Development
- Top 5 Strengths: Connectedness, Developer, Positivity, Empathy, Input
- Enneagram: Type 2, The Helper
- Love Language: Acts of Service and Words of Affirmation
- Favorite Treat: Tiramisu
- Favorite Drink: French 75, martinis and vanilla latte with an extra shot of espresso
- Favorite Flower: Peonies & roses
- Favorite Color: Blue or magenta
Colleen Monroe
Chief Marketing Officer
- Top 5 Strengths: Responsibility, Communication, Achiever, Woo, Beliefs
- Enneagram: Type 3, The Performer
- Love Language: Acts of Service
- Favorite Treat: Chips and guac
- Favorite Drink: Arnold Palmer (with unsweet tea) or decaf, venti, nonfat, no whip mocha from Starbucks
- Favorite Flower: Sunflower
- Favorite Color: Pink or yellow
Maureen Ramirez
Creative Director
- Top 5 Strengths: Adaptability, Arranger, Includer, Empathy, Developer
- Enneagram: Type 2, The Helper
- Love Language: Acts of Service
- Favorite Treat: Pie (most any fruit pie), also like cake (things like carrot, German chocolate, Italian creme)
- Favorite Drink: Sparkling water in a can
- Favorite Flower: Hmmm …. I like all flowers
- Favorite Color: Purple
Candice Gouge
Director of Programming and Development
- Top 5 Strengths: Adaptability, Relator, Connectedness, Maximizer, Activator
- Enneagram: Type 7, The Enthusiast
- Love Language: Acts of Service
- Favorite Treat: Fruit snacks, Life Savers gummies, popcorn
- Favorite Drink: Water, Coffee with oat milk, Tito’s with cranberry
- Favorite Flower: Magnolia
- Favorite Color: Green
Agnes Krahn
Lead Facilitator
- Top 5 Strengths: Positivity, Input, Includer, Futuristic, Ideation
- Enneagram: Type 9, The Peacemaker
- Love Language: Words of Affirmation and Quality Time
- Favorite Treat: Chips and salsa
- Favorite Drink: Iced latte
- Favorite Flower: Sunflowers
- Favorite Color: Orange and blue
Laura Tahri
Manager of Operations & Museum Services
- Top 5 Strengths: Ideation, Empathy, Competition, Woo, Communication
- Enneagram: Type 7, The Enthusiast
- Love Language: Acts of Service
- Favorite Treat: Brownies a la mode, Nachos with queso and all the fixins’
- Favorite Drink: Crystal Light Lemonade, Deep Eddy Lemon Press
- Favorite Flower: Peonies, (but I never met a flower I didn’t like!)
- Favorite Color: Blue-Green (Turquoise, Seafoam, Aqua)
Lori Stevens
Volunteer Coordinator
- Top 5 Strengths: Woo, Includer, Communication, Positivity, Empathy
- Enneagram: Type 7, The Enthusiast
- Love Language: Words of Affirmation
- Favorite Treat: Pizza
- Favorite Drink: Water or tequila
- Favorite Flower: Hydrangea
- Favorite Color: Pink
Quynh Lu
Special Exhibits Coordinator
- Top 5 Strengths: Activator, Positivity, Strategic, Relator, Belief
- Enneagram: Type 7, The Enthusiast
- Love Language: Acts of Service
- Favorite Treat: Snickers or Anything Caramel
- Favorite Drink: Extra Hot White Mocha or Sweet Tea
- Favorite Flower: Tulips, peonies and hydrangeas
- Favorite Color: Coral
Peggy Sue Robinson
Crafter and Traveling Shine Shop Coordinator
- Top 5 Strengths: Input, Responsibility, Discipline, Adaptability, Communication
- Enneagram: Type 6, The Loyalist
- Love Language: Words of Affirmation
- Favorite Treat: Skittles, Reese’s Peanut Butter, Chips & Salsa, Seafood
- Favorite Drink: Diet Dr. Pepper, Cherry Limeade, Mojito, Red Wine
- Favorite Flower: Wild
- Favorite Color: Coral or other variations
Denise Light
Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach
- Top 5 Strengths: Includer, Harmony, Positivity, Adaptability, Woo
- Enneagram: Type 2, The Helper
- Love Language: Words of Affirmation
- Favorite Treat: Popcorn or Dark Chocolate
- Favorite Drink: Unsweetened iced tea with lemon/Diet Coke with extra ice
- Favorite Flower: Hydrangea
- Favorite Color: Soft Pastel Pink
Stephanie King
Development Manager
- Top 5 Strengths: Maximizer, Futuristic, Positivity, Empathy, Ideation
- Enneagram: Type 9, The Peacemaker
- Love Language: Words of Affirmation
- Favorite Treat: Cookies
- Favorite Drink: Chardonnay
- Favorite Flower: Hydrangeas
- Favorite Color: Pink
Kim Lackey
Development Manager
- Top 5 Strengths: Communication, Activator, Competition, Woo and Maximizer
- Enneagram: Type 2, The Helper
- Love Language: Words of Affirmation
- Favorite Treat: Cookies
- Favorite Drink: Unsweetened tea
- Favorite Flower: Any and All (love flowers)
- Favorite Color: Pink