Meet Team Ponno

Taken at the Share the Love event, February 8, 2023

 

Hope Prybylski

Store Manager and Buyer

Hope is a visionary thinker – she's always planning new events for the shop and discovering new brands to carry. As the store manager, you'll probably see her in the shop most often – she keeps Ponno running!

In her own words, Hope is an avid reader and beginning gardener, who can usually be found running around the neighborhood. She loves Ravenswood and exploring Chicago. When not at Ponnopozz, Hope is either at her community garden, attending a show with a friend, or working on a project at home. A sometimes performer and forever a Southern hostess, she is always trying to figure out ways to bring the community a little closer. 

 

Christina Pecce

Retail sales 

Christina is a fellow creative soul whose passion for inventory (hehe) and beautiful merchandising makes her a perfect fit at Ponnopozz! When she's not at the shop, Christina:

•is a cross-over singer (opera, theatre, cabaret, in the band Wicked Drawl)
•has wild child at home (you may have seen the bump last year)
•enjoys cooking, baking, and sharing recipes (food is love baby!)
•makes macrame and embroidery things as The Knotted Diva (@theknotteddiva)

 

Seth Thomas

Chief Technology Officer 

In addition to being Adrianne's adorable fiancé, Seth is also the reason we have Internet at the store and the reason our devices function most of the time. You'll often catch him bartending at store events or accompanying Adrianne when she participates in a craft show.

 

Naomi, Notion, Sweet Pea

The Cats of Ponnopozz

Seth and Adrianne always joke that these three freeloaders need to "work shifts" at the store in order to contribute to years of rent-free living. But for real, if there's an event at the shop, one of these cats will probably be there and it will [probably] be Sweet Pea because she does the best with people. (Naomi hides in the back a lot and Notion is Seth's "favorite" so he rarely lets Adrianne bring him to the shop).

Fun facts:

  • Sweet Pea is 17 years old.
  • Naomi is a silver snow bengal.
  • Notion has only been to the store twice.

 

Cat Tees team picture, June 2022