About Us

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How we met:

Angelina and Ben met at the birthday party of their mutual friend, Adriana, in Boston, Massachusetts. They went on a date, got a cat, fell in love, moved in together and then across the country. The rest is history.

The proposal:

Ben proposed marriage at Inspiration Point overlooking Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe on February 3, 2013. Angelina accepted.

More about us:

Angelina helps tech companies hire engineers at The Sourcery and sings in the San Francisco Symphony Chorus. Ben builds better software for web developers at Pantheon Systems. Their cat, Jose Pierpont, enjoys nightly walks in the Outer Sunset.

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Ben Bio

Ben grew up in Poway, California (motto: "the city in the country"), a restful Southern Californian suburb of San Diego. He did 4 years of marching band (instrument: saxophone) in high school. Ben attended the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he received a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics, graduating in three years.

After college, Ben moved to Boston, where he served 3 years in AmeriCorps_VISTA: first as a youth-literacy fundraiser, then at a Cable Access TV station, and finally as a VISTA Leader where he supported other service members. Not having enough of AmeriCorps quite yet, Ben then became Program Director of the Digital Arts Service Corps where he recruited, placed and supported more than 200 AmeriCorps_VISTA members across 25 states. Ben was also active in the community, serving on the board of the Organizers Collaborative (mission: "technology tools and training for progressive social change"), and being a founding director of the Boston Cyclists Union

In 2012, Ben moved to San Francisco and began doing technology stuff full-time. First compeleting a fellowship with Code for America, then working at OkCupid Labs, and currently now at Pantheon. In addition to his full-time job, Ben also runs the successful e-commerce website, Day of the Shirt, as well as contributes to several other open source projects

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Angelina Bio

Angelina grew up in Madison, WI in a large family where they spoke English and Spanish at home. Her childhood was largely spent at swim meets, practicing the violin and piano, learning the art of negotiation that comes from being the eldest of 3 sisters, and reading lots of books.

She attended Oberlin College where she was a member of the swim team (go OC, go OC, go!), and graduated from Luther College with majors in Music and Political Science. She earned her Master's degree in Vocal Pedagogy from New England Conservatory, where she partnered with Boston Lyric Opera to conduct the children's chorus.

After grad school, Angelina continued to sing in the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Cecilia and taught part-time at several Boston area private schools. She also started to grow a small design business in Boston, and in late 2011 moved to San Francisco. She currently helps tech startups hire engineers at The Sourcery and sings in the San Francisco Symphony Chorus. She still swims, and in summer 2013 completed her first Trans-Tahoe Relay (that's nearly 12 miles).

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Story Together

Angelina and Ben met at the birthday party of a mutual friend and neighbor (thanks Adriana!) in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston. After dating for 2 years, they moved in together, and 2 years after that, they moved to the Outer Sunset of San Francisco. On February 3, 2013 at Inspiration Point on Lake Tahoe, Ben proposed to Angelina who obviously accepted.

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