Daina (pronounced. Di-nah) often signs her emails as: “a.k.a. the wife,” as she is usually Joe’s partner in all of his ventures (and adventures). To a certain extent, in the TravelTax world, she has done it all.
- When they first got married and Joe was the traveling RT, she was the non-medical spouse. So she knows what it is like to move the household every few months, tag along and pick up odd jobs, and be the one lost in the medical conversations.
- When they traveled, she worked for HR Block in their busiest office in the US, so she knows basic taxes.
- After becoming a ICU/PACU nurse, she was the one that put her husband through grad school working agency/per diem shifts in the Washington DC area. So she is familiar with the world of never knowing where you next shift will be, and walking into a unit where they hand you a temporary Pyxis number and that is the end of your orientation.
- Before she got married, she worked in a small local print shop, doing everything but running the press, so she is familiar with advertising, copywriting, print techniques and all of the little ways to save in the process. All of our forms, signs, etc are designed by her.
- She also has a history of being familiar with computers, so guess who put together this awesome website?
Last but not least, she often reminds everyone in the office that she is the only “P” in the group (Meyers Briggs again). What does that mean to you? Well, if you are not of the: keep-to-the-schedule, follow-the-agenda, and fill-out-the-forms, neat-and-orderly type of person, there is someone in the office who understands!!!! (Very rare in the financial/tax world.)
Daina still works prn at the local hospital, so she is not necessarily around every day at the office. Her job is to keep track of things, making sure they run smoothly and is the creative resource for the company, and of course, during tax season, do whatever needs to be done, regardless of hours.
