ALISON BAILEY VERCRUYSSE
Founder
From Dallas to Chicago to San Francisco, Alison, the Founder of 18 Rabbits, went from the world of banking to the world of baking.

Alison worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, but found her heart was in creating baked goods. In San Francisco, she delved into the pastry kitchen at the acclaimed Citizen Cake as an apprentice, and then learned hands-on production in the pasty kitchen at Taste Catering.

Since Alison found her passion, she is always creating new recipes and rarely makes the same one twice. She also loves to experiment with unique ingredients that she has found on her travels, in written literature or while conversing with people from around the world.

A couple times a year Alison travels to the French countryside where part of her family lives in a 2000-year-old farmhouse among vines, olive trees, a fruit orchard and vegetable garden. She enjoys immersing herself in learning century-old cooking techniques; plucking the fruit off the vines and watching her nephew devour whatever she makes.

Alison lives in a Victorian flat in San Francisco with her husband, Craig, a few blocks from Golden Gate Park where they take long strolls under the Redwoods and Cypress trees. They also both host a monthly cooking segment on ABC’s View from the Bay.

Alison holds an MBA from DePaul University and a BBA from Southern Methodist University.

CAROLYN HOUGH
Director of Sales
Carolyn serves as the Director of Sales at 18 Rabbits Bakehouse and brings nine years of experience in sales and marketing food brands in the natural and organic industry. She feels fortunate to find a career to match her love of eating good food, enjoying a healthy lifestyle and hopping on planes. At home in the Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco with her husband and their dog, she keeps busy with her enthusiasm for city living, cooking, entertaining, and many outdoor activities, especially snowboarding and running. Carolyn has a BA degree in Art History from the University of Colorado.

TINA COHEN
Marketing Maestro
Tina joined the 18 RABBITS team in October 2007. She brings an abundance of enthusiasm and creativity along with over 15 years of sales and marketing experience in the organic and natural products industry. She is thrilled to be a part of a team that shares her passion for supporting local, sustainable agriculture. Tina exclusively uses canvas bags for grocery shopping and buys local whenever possible. A former musician, her favorite pastime is "jamming" with her family…. especially stepdaughter, Sophia.