Meet Team Yoseka
From order fulfillment to storefront, product to social media, and everything in between, our team members make Yoseka go. We are a stationery-loving, friendly, passionate, and ice cream and bubble tea obsessed group of people. Team Yoseka opportunities.
Daisy (she/her)
Prior to starting Yoseka with Neil, Daisy was a speech therapist working with young children. These days, she spends her time hiring for the team, heading up Yoseka's communications, planning events, and raising her and Neil's sons, Jacob and Malcolm. Her mission is to help everyone get one step closer to finding the creative tools that inspire them most.
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Getting connected and becoming friends with the most inspiring people
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Uni Jetstream Multipen, Hobonichi Cousin or any other notebook with a lot of pages, mt washi tape
Outside of Yoseka: I love spending time with Jacob and Malcolm, cooking and cozying up with a pack of gummies
Favorite Drink/Snack: Beer or wine, salt & vinegar chips
Pets: Tabby cat, Ester
Neil (he/him)
In Taiwan, Neil grew up in his parents' stationery store, which was the main school supply store for local school children and college students. After graduating college in New York, Neil worked full time as a software engineer and continued doing so during the first few years of operating Yoseka! Today, Neil oversees Yoseka teams, strategizes for growing Yoseka, and of course, builds and improves Yoseka's website. Neil's dream is to convert everyone into a stationery user!
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Meeting people from different parts of the world
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Pilot Hi-Tec C, and MD A4 Pad.
Outside of Yoseka: I love watching sci-fi dramas and making Daisy watch my childhood favorite anime shows even though it puts her to sleep
Favorite Drink & Snack: Green tea and ice cream
Evelyn (she/her)
Storefront Manager
Originally from Austin, Texas, Evelyn joined Yoseka one year ago as a part time team member in our storefront. She quickly learned all the ins and outs of Yoseka's shop and today she is our Storefront Manager, where she leads up our close knit team and is beloved by our shop team.
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Getting to introduce customers to new pens, and getting to choose ink colors to fill our pens with the team members
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: TWSBI M nib, Traveler's with blank insert, Dotliner
Outside of Yoseka: Write and read! and climb :)
Favorite Drink & Snack: Ube latte, krinkle cut salt and pepper chips
Pets: 1 cat, Cynthia
Mel (she/her)
Fulfillment Manager
Mel, having grown up in Sunnyside near Yoseka's first shop, actually frequented it as a high school student so it's amazing that she now leads our fulfillment team!
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Seeing my team members
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: MY SAILOR PEN - Princess Uguisu, TheCoffeeMonsterzCo stickers and alll of MY BROWN INKS
Outside of Yoseka: play Fortnite
Favorite Drink: Iced coffee w/ half & half
Pets: 2 cats, Oliver and Mango
Stephanie (she/her)
Product Distribution Manager
Stephanie first joined Yoseka in 2024. Today, Stephanie is in charge of distribution of all products throughout Yoseka. She's done a little bit of most things around here and works with the entire team to make sure things get to where they need to be!
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: I love getting to see and work on all the new products coming in!
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Blank MD A5 notebook; Pilot Falcon (F); Hobonichi Mini Banana Hammer
Outside of Yoseka: Drawing, reading, writing, biking, existing
Favorite Drink: Unsweetened jasmine tea :)
Sofia (she/her)
Assistant Operations
Sofia brings a lot of color to Yoseka everyday and makes sure everything is working the way it should be!
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Chatting with the lovely warehouse team, writing and doodling on notes for orders, and being surrounded by aisles and aisles of stationery! <3
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: A Sun-Star Stickyle Tasuno Scissors + Screwdriver (very useful in the wild), my Hobonichi Weeks (to keep track of the days), & my Sun-Star Cicada Shell Pencil Case in Purple (my Wilson <3)
Outside of Yoseka: I draw, make stop-motion puppets, write, and bike! :)
Favorite Drink & Snack: A Lindemans' Kriek with some of my rosemary, sea-salt focaccia; yum! :P
Emma (she/her)
Assistant Storefront Manager
Originally from Boston, MA, Emma has a creative background in fashion and illustration. Everyone on our storefront team knows her by her beautiful store signage, handwriting and her eye for fashion! She and Evelyn make magic happen in our storefront.
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Making signs for the storefront displays!
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Passport Traveler's, TWSBI ECO 1.1, Sailor Manyo ink in Ayame
Outside of Yoseka: Illustration (@byemmariordon)
Favorite Drink & Snack: Diet Dr. Pepper
Pets: 1 cat, Franklin
Anna (she/her)
Assistant Fulfillment Manager
Anna started off her journey at Yoseka as a part time team member and in January 2026, was promoted to Assistant Fulfillment Manager. She works everyday with Mel to make sure orders get shipped out to achieve of our mission of bringing people closer to stationery!
Favorite Event at Yoseka: A Space Walk
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Notebook, pen, ink cartridges
Outside of Yoseka: Play video games
Favorite Drink & Snack: Tea
Sarah (she/her)
Assistant Product Lead
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Playing with all the new products and fan girling about it with the team!
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: A fresh box of Blackwing Pearl pencils, a Dux brass pencil sharpener, and a Maruman NEW SOHO sketch book
Outside of Yoseka: I like to make friends with all the cats I meet, play whatever new Pokémon game is out, and identify stationery used/shown in movies or TV I'm watching.
Favorite Drink & Snack: I can easily eat my body weight in popcorn, but my favorite flavors are movie theater butter and kettle corn. My favorite drink is Welch's grape soda.
Pets: 2 cats, a black cat named Mae and a tuxedo cat named Bea :)
Niko (she/her)
Content & Community Programs Lead
Meet Niko at events at Yoseka and on our YouTube channel! Niko moved to New York from Kansas where she used to work at a local stationery shop. She keeps us all laughing everyday.
Favorite Event at Yoseka: Any day that new sticker sheets arrive is a great day for me!
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: This is so hard!! I would bring my Hobonichi Techo Hon Japanese Edition and Muji .38 black pen to record my (sure to be exciting) desert island days, and a Gloo glue stick.
Outside of Yoseka: I love trying new cafes, baking, crocheting, and reading. And then logging all of my adventures in my Hobonichi, of course!!
Favorite Drink & Snack: I feel like my favorite snack is constantly changing, but salt and vinegar chips and chocolate covered pretzels are almost always in my rotation (๑ᵔ⤙ᵔ๑)
Lauren (she/her)
Assistant Product Operations
Lauren is behind nearly all of the product photos that you see on our online shop! She herself loves using stationery and whenever someone sees anything pink or purple come in, we think of Lauren!
Favorite Event at Yoseka: Seeing all the new cute products come in and taking photos of it all! (especially anything pink!!)
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Hobonichi original, pink pilot vanishing point (f) filled with a baby pink ink, and my sticker binder :)
Outside of Yoseka: Play lots of video games with friends, draw, journal, and read manga/books
Favorite Drink & Snack: Earl grey milk tea and cool ranch Doritos
Authan (he/him)
Fulfillment Team
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Custom Ink Events!
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Zebra Lightwrite Alpha Pen, Raymay Titanium Scissors, HMM Eraser Ball (as Wilson)
Outside of Yoseka: Illustration
Favorite Drink & Snack: Black tea and Norimaki arare (seaweed rice crackers)
At Yoseka, Authan designed the Yoseka Stationery Zoo collection, which includes the very popular Quick Brown Fox stamp.
Dennis (he/him)
Storefront Team
Favorite Time Working at Yoseka: My favorite day was when artists Gabby and Remy visited Yoseka for their exhibition. I always love supporting fellow artists whenever and however I can.
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Plotter Mini 5 Pueblo Leather in Green, Kaweco Ballpoint Pen, Traveler's Notebook
Outside of Yoseka: I do art! You can find my illustrations @DewwisDraws on instagram.
Favorite Snack: My favorite drink at the moment is roasted rice green tea.
Pets: I have a cat named Murphy
Autumn (she/her)
Events Team
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Stationery Fest!
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Wearingeul inks, Midori MD dot grid notebook, foil stamped washi
Outside of Yoseka: watch LOTS and LOTS of movies! not joking.
Favorite Drink & Snack: drink: champagne snack: fries
Sam (she/her)
Fulfillment Team
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Drawing borris on everyone’s package orders :)
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Pilot vanishing point, Tokyo Snoopy Museum pencil case, TCMC stickers!!
Outside of Yoseka: Finishing my senior year BFA as well as sharing my art @brokeartista
Favorite Drink & Snack: Matcha and tru fru strawberries currently
Sophie (she/her)
Storefront Team
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Getting to share my favorite stationery products and creative outlets with other team members and customers, and discovering new ones from everyone I meet!
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: A5 grid notebook, my Zebra Sarasa Clip gel pen (0.4, black ink, Moomin limited edition body), assorted cute stickers and washi :)
Outside of Yoseka: Playing French horn, writing letters to my friends and pen pals, watching soccer, exploring all the amazing food and museums NYC has to offer!
Favorite Drink & Snack: Black milk tea and steamed dumplings
Dejan (he/him)
Video Editor
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Definitely the moment when clips, music, and voiceovers come together in a final edit, and both beautiful stationery and the team’s personality shine through.
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: TRAVELER's Regular Size Notebook in Camel, Sailor Pro Gear Slim in Black and Gold, Pilot Iroshizuku Sui-gyoku (Emerald) Ink
Outside of Yoseka: I love biking and running with my group, and I’m always taking on random DIY projects around the house (especially new scratchers for the cat!). When it’s time to unwind, I’m down for some cross stitching or a good horror movie.
Favorite Drink: A strong cold brew coffee with oat milk and a dash of cinnamon.
Pets: I have one beautiful, sassy cat named Apsara, and a poodle named Fiona, who lives in my hometown, so I get to visit her whenever I can!
Hannah (she/her)
Product Team
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: The best part of my day is getting to add fun and exciting new products to the website. It feels like unwrapping little surprises and sharing them with everyone.
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: I’d bring my TRAVELER'S Notebook Regular Size LOVE AND TRIP Limited Edition for all my thoughts, an extra fine or 0.3 pen to write them down neatly, and a pair of Posh Living Antique-style Scissors because they’re both useful and beautiful.
Outside of Yoseka: I love spending time with my hubby and little boy, whether it’s at the beach, on camping trips, or enjoying other outdoor adventures together.
Favorite Drink & Snack: My favorite drinks are wine and beer, the perfect mom treats after a long day. As for snacks, I like everything fried. A cold drink and something crispy always feels like the best reward.
Jee (she/her)
Product & Fulfillment Team
Favorite Time of Year at Yoseka: During Holiday Season, because I'm also excited to see new items from different brands that are perfect for gifts.
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Journal Notebook/Sketchbook, Sign Pen, and Highlighters
Outside of Yoseka: I'm really passionate about arts, music, and some outdoor activities—so I sometimes do graphic design, paint, digital arts, play the piano, read, and I also enjoy hiking and going to the beach.
Favorite Drink/Snack: I’m a matcha gal, so I love any drinks that has matcha in it. And for the snack, Nachos and takoyaki are one of my favs and any Filipino Streetfood such as "Kwek-kwek" and "Fishball".
Pets: I have 5 pets in total--1 dog, his name is Clay and 4 cats, their names are Groi, Tara, Yuki, and Mimoy
Kimy (she/her)
Customer Service
Favorite Time of Year at Yoseka: Everyday is exciting for me as I get a chance to connect with our customers and help them with their needs via email. <3
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Yoseka x Sailor - 申 Refresh Pro Gear Slim Fountain Pen; Hobonichi Original Book & Cover 2026 - Yumi Kitagishi: White Cat's Table Decorations - A6; Diamine 2025 Inkvent Calendar Fountain Pen Ink - Teal Edition
Outside of Yoseka: Gym, Motorcycle rides and hanging out with friends :)
Favorite Drink: Matcha Latte from Starbucks!
Pets: Originally, I have 4 Fur Baby Dogs— Queenie, King, Nana and Choco but Queenie and Nana passed away. So I only have King and Choco.
Jovita (she/her)
Storefront Team
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Getting to see all the new products and getting to play around with them when they come in!
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: 1My passport size Travler’s notebook, the uniball zento (specifically the flow model), and the Pentel multi 8!
Outside of Yoseka: I love to spend my free time reading. My favorite book is The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde.
Favorite Drink & Snack: A black iced coffee
Nicole (she/her)
Storefront Team
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Helping people explore and choose their very first fountain pen!
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: 1) Stalogy Editor’s Series 365Days Notebook. 2) Any pocket or travel-sized fountain pen. 3) Pilot Iroshizuku inks
Outside of Yoseka: Writing and filmmaking
Favorite Drink & Snack: Iced Oat Dirty Chai Latte
Pets: One tabby cat named Willow
Gabe (he/him)
Fulfillment Team
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Picking out new washi tape for the ink sample bundles!
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Nancy Seki washi tape, A6 planner, Pilot Kakuno
Outside of Yoseka: Bike everywhere
Favorite Drink & Snack: Trader Joes chocolate peanut butter cups
Jim (he/him)
Fulfillment Team
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: When I go picking items by orders, walking through rows of shelves in Yoseka warehouse feels like I am wandering into the garden of stationery and interesting stuff. It's like some kind of meditation, and it can also shape and practice my focus in things, a peaceful mind.
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Kamio Adult Illustrated Picture Book Stickers - Gorilla / Delfonics Rollbahn Spiral Notebook - Pocket Memo Large - Metallic (Polarized) / Mitsubishi 12 Color Tin - Set of 6
Outside of Yoseka: Outside of Yoseka, I spend my time on photography, making photo zines and books, and back in Bangkok, Thailand, I worked in film production as a location manager and scout.
Favorite Drink & Snack: It keeps changing, but this last 2–3 years have to be cream soda topped with vanilla ice cream for a drink, and for snacks, I think at this present time it has to be a bag of Cape Cod Original Sea Salt chips (40% Less Fat).
Pets: Not here right now but back in Bangkok, Thailand I have 2 Chihuahua called Sugar and Honey.
Mariana (she/her)
Storefront Team
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: I love helping people pick out their first fountain pen!
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: My pal planner, twsbi diamond 580 1.1 (in iceberg mind you), and my penco clip
Outside of Yoseka: Writing, meandering, hanging out professionally and casually, drawing, and painting
Favorite Drink & Snack: Nothing beats a Diet Coke
Pets: No pets but I’m incredible at pet sitting.
Cassidy (she/her)
Product Team
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Seeing new products come in, especially inks
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Sailor PGS, Waterman Mysterious Blue, Midori notebook (dot grid or lined)
Outside of Yoseka: Video games and reading
Favorite Drink & Snack: Pineapple cake and oolong tea
Maica (she/her)
Community Engagement Specialist
Favorite Part of Working at Yoseka: Whenever there's a new catching up video! I love seeing the new products and talking about them with the community.
3 Desert Island Stationery Picks: Midori 5 Year Diary, 5 Barrel Pilot Coleto Pen (that's customized to have red, black and brown ink, with a mechanical pencil and and eraser refill) and my Hobonichi Cousin Avec
Outside of Yoseka: Outside of Yoseka, I’m a med student who loves going to concerts, watching anime, reading, and farming sims. And of course a huge stationery nerd!
Favorite Drink & Snack: An Egg and Avocado Sandwich with an Iced Americano
Pets: I have 5 adorable cats! Jiji, Mango, Felix, Cotton and Yuna.