The Team

Shobhan Porter, Owner/Buyer

Born in Kathmandu, Nepal, grew up mostly in Santa Fe.

Interests: Interior design, architecture, textiles, homewares, adventure travel, the natural world and its preservation, and all kinds of arts. I am curious about people and their stories and motivated by the strength of women.

Favorite Designers: Uma Wang and Dries Van Noten for the artfulness of their fabrics and Rundholz for the bold path that they carve.

Carissa Campbell, Director, Finance & Wild Life Buying

From Nashville and NYC.

Favorite Designer: Kaval has beautiful fabrics, straightfoward design with precision.

Nika Patterson, Director, Marketing & Logistics

Born in Durango, CO, hip-hopped around from city to city before finally landing in Santa Fe.

Interests: Illustration, music, clothing and all the ways human beings express themselves visually.

Favorite Designers: Anything dresses, with a fondness for Daniela Gregis and Kaval for their feminine silhouettes and beautiful tailoring.

Lynn Tate, Director, Analytics & SFDG, Workshop Buying

Originally from Ridgefield, CT.

Interests: Mountain biking, skiing, sewing and spending time with family and friends.

Favorite Designers: Toogood, Lainey Keogh and Erdem.

Tim Edeker, Director, Photography & Graphic Design

Born and raised just south of the Twin Cities in Minnesota, moved to Santa Fe back in 2007.  

Interests: Travel, dancing, visual arts, and making new friends over a good meal. 

Favorite Designers: Jan-Jan Van Essche, Frenckenberger, Casey Casey, clothing with a history in both form and material. 

Dianne Watson, Director, Sales

Born in South Africa and lived in Asia, the Middle East, New York, Texas and Santa Fe.

Interests: Fashion, architecture, travel, meaningful human connection, bumble bees, hiking and mushroom foraging. 

Favorite Designers: Kaval— I absolutely adore Japanese styling and craftsmanship. Uma Wang & Daniela Gregis for their sophistication and originality.

Carol Wantuchowicz, Manager, Accounting

Tatiana Von Zitzewitz, Manager, Workshop Sales

Born in Buenos Aires and a global citizen for many decades made Santa Fe her home in 2021. 

Interests: music, the arts, how beauty is expressed in Nature and human interpretation and building community. 

Favorite designers: Kaval, Lise Herud Braten, Jan-Jan Van Essche, Ziggy Chen, Avant Toi, and Marsèll.

Fernando Rivas, Manager, Shipping & Logistics

 I was born in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Interests: animals, outdoor activities, music and street art. 

Lauren Pellerano Gomez, Manager, Research & Visual Narratives

David Garcia, Manager, Web Sales

Gail Beck, Sales

Interests: Nature, traveling, sewing, making jewelry and being surrounded with beauty.

Favorite Designer: Biyan — the exquisite fabrics, the elegance of the design and how it is executed in refinement — pure talent. 

Phat Lê, Sales

Interests: Cooking, art history, textile history

Favorite Designers: I feel the coolest and most myself when I wear Toogood pants, Daniela Gregis and Cottle tops, Christian Peau bags, Marsèll, Horisaki hats and Kaval.

Noelle Stern, Sales

Favorite Designer: Daniela Gregis. You can put the same piece on 2 different women and it always looks great. Timeless and ageless.

Carolence Strachan, Sales

Emily Torres, Sales

Born in Albuquerque, NM- fled for the west coast in my 20s and lived in Portland, LA, and The Bay Area prior to settling down in Santa Fe.

Interests: Design, politics, philosophy, a little sprinkle of mysticism, and connecting with nature.

Favorite designers: Uma Wang, Boboutic, and Kaval. 

Isabella Regis, Sales

Galen King, Sales

Grew up in Bozeman, MT. Lived internationally while pursuing a fashion and design education. 

Interests: Social dance and movement education, fantasy and Sci-fi books, hiking anywhere and everywhere, fashion and cultural/ historical adornment trends. 

Favorite Designers: I love interesting layers over a classic silhouette. Rundholz for imaginative cuts, Kaval for exquisite shaping, Uma Wang for a bold silhouette, Lauren Manoogian for soft and cozy coats. 

Amanda Wultz, Sales

Pele Saubers, Web Sales

What could be better than being surrounded by beauty, interacting with people and being a part of Santa Fe Dry Goods? I'm totally thrilled every day.

Maylinda Reynolds, Customer Outreach Specialist

Morgan Rosenblath, Shipping & Logistics Specialist

Brisa Castillo, Inventory Specialist

Born in Santa Fe, NM, lived in Mexico most of my childhood before returning to Santa Fe in 2016.

Interests: Music, clothing, the outdoors, and the study of biochemistry and the universe. 

Favorite Designers: My style is minimal & functional with spurts of color. I love Avant Toi for how their pieces are smoked, torn, destroyed, blended and air-brushed to become refined, yet provoking. Rundholz for how their warmth and simplicity that makes even the most avant-garde designs feel accessible and human. Album Di Famiglia for their super soft cottons that are functional for every occasion. Injiri for the way they use hand weaving techniques and sustainable practices. The House of Lyria creates using organic materials—coffee, tea, ash—instead of chemical dyes. And Dries Van Noten for how his designs challenge us to understand the world in new ways. 

Jazmin Ramirez, Inventory Specialist

Shenzi Udell, Product Loading Specialist

Cullen Keogh, Graphic Designer

Dillon Sachs, Photographer & Editor

Joey Prince, Photographer & Editor

Olha Panchenko, Stylist

Favorite Designers: The Row. I like the architectural style, femininity, classic and chic fabrics.

Zachary Morris, Assistant Stylist

Born in Santa Fe and lived in New Mexico most of my life.

Interests: Architecture, music, illustration, fashion and jewelry. 

Favorite Designers: Jan-Jan Van Essche for his incredible cuts, fabric/textile, and dyeing methods. Kaval for their impeccable, detailed craftsmanship and use of fiber and textile.