For the last three years I have had the rare pleasure of working with a person for whom I have a great deal of love and respect. Ali has been an absolute joy to work with. She is brilliant, beautiful and hilarious. I have never known anyone quite like her. Knowing that I’d see her at work is a big part of what motivated me to drag myself into the office every day. She brought something so very special to my workplace and as our friendship has grown, to our lives outside the office as well.

It won’t be the same without her.

Good luck, Ali and Neil as you begin an exciting new chapter in your lives. But don’t get too comfortable up there in Portland – your old friends Jim and Kelly will be knocking on your door before you know it. We’ll bring the cosmo’s.