Number: 47Ag
Birthday: February 21st
Height: 5’ 2”
Hometown: Plainfield, Indiana
Position: Blocker, jammer
Injuries: Black eye and a few lost toenails

What do you do for a living?
Media buyer and copywriter

What are the names of your pets, and what are they?
Solo, an Alaskan klee kai and Si, a beagle

What do you like to do outside of derby?
Run, CrossFit, outdoors stuff, read, paint. I like to try new things that test my physical abilities and require an adventurous spirit.

Were you a troublemaker as a kid?
Are you kidding? I qualified for sainthood.

As an adult?
I’m pursuing the troublemaker status as I get older. Although Saint Smackhouse has a nice ring.

What / who inspires you?
People who are scrappy and selfless

What is the meaning behind your derby name?
My book club gave it to me. Sookie Stackhouse is the main character in a series of fictional vampire mystery books, also now a TV show called True Blood.

What advice would you give to anyone looking to make it in the real world?
I haven’t quite figured this out yet, but I know it involves enjoying new things, staying uncomfortable with settling, being compassionate, hopeful, and honest, and relentlessly pursuing who you were made to be. I’ve heard, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”

What is your favorite inspirational quote?
My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends—
It gives a lovely light!

What is your favorite sports movie?
Prefontaine

What kind of wheels do you skate on?
Hand-me-down G-rods

Tailbone protector or padded shorts?
Neither

What advice would you give to someone looking to enter the world of derby?
You won’t find a reason not to do derby that you’ll feel satisfied with 10 years from now—strap on your skates and be confident!

What would surprise people the most to know about you?
I consume most fruits with their skin, seeds, and core. It’s like extreme-fruit-eating, especially if you try pineapples.