Mercury Staff
Below are short biographies of the staff members at Mercury and Mercury Forums. Click on a name to see the biography.
Adminsitrators
Global Moderators
Forum Moderators
Roleplaying Moderators
Crystal Shards (Crystal)
Staff Position: Administrator/Founder
Join Date (current board): May 10, 2007
Birthday: April 26
Relationship Status: Single
Location: Indiana
Home State/Country: Hessen (Germany)/Indiana (USA)
How They Found Mercury: She founded it.
Short Biography: Crystal was born in Germany and because her father is in the military, she has traveled around the United States and Europe. She has lived in Kentucky, Indiana, and Missouri in the United States,and in several places in Germany. Currently she resides in Indiana and attends the University of Southern Indiana as an Honors student with plans to become an English professor.
Interesting facts: Crystal has been to 22 countries in Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia. She has been to nine states as well. She plays tennis and soccer and has won 6th place in all of Europe for doubles tennis and been an honorable mention for an All-European championship team.
Fritz (Fritz)
Staff Position: Administrator/Co-Founder
Join Date (current board): May 14th, 2007
Birthday: 25 October
Relationship Status: Happily taken
Location: Netherlands
Home State/Country: Hell (Netherlands)
How They Found Mercury: Fritz helped Crystal found it.
Short Biography: Fritz is what you call a lazy 19 year old who has an unnatural hate for school and that's probably the reason why he's been kicked out about four times. Right now he has the "perfect job" for lazy people: testing java games for mobile phones.
Interesting facts: Even being 100% Dutch, he kinda hates the entire country and has wanted to move out for a long time already, preferably to the United States where his great love lives.
Krys (Krysten)
Staff Position: Administrator
Join Date (current board): May 14th, 2007
Birthday: August 15
Relationship Status: Single
Location: Ontario
Home State/Country: Ontario (Canada)
How They Found Mercury: Facebook and through Crystal
Short Biography: Krysten was born in London, ON, CA. She is 18 and has only traveled to the USA. She finished high school and is currently unsure of what to do with continuing education. Her favorite subjects are History and English.
Interesting facts: She speaks French and English and enjoys anything to do with web design.
Retropusso (David)
Staff Position: Forum Moderator {General Discussion, The Lounge, Poll Palace}
Join Date (current board): May 23rd, 2007
Birthday: March 13
Relationship Status: Happily Taken
Location: New Jersey
Home State/Country: New Jersey (USA)
How They Found Mercury: Invisionfree Redirect
Short Biography: David currently lives at home with his family. He's looking for a job so that he can save to go to a trade school in September 2008.
Interesting facts: David graduated high school in June 2007. He spends most of his time playing Guitar Hero and other video games and working out. He has never been too far out of the state but he loves to travel.
Cryssychu (Crystal)
Staff Position: Roleplaying Moderator
Join Date (current board): August 2, 2007
Birthday: October 24
Relationship Status: Married
Location: New Bedford, Massachussetts
Home State/Country: Virginia (USA)
How They Found Mercury: Outdated link on Invisionfree
Short Biography: Crystal is 23 years old and was born in Norfolk, Virginia. She lived in Virginia until she was 13, when she moved to Massachussetts. After she turned 18 she briefly lived in Michigan with her husband before moving back to Massachussetts three years ago. She has trained and worked in medical billing but is currently a stay-at-home mom to her two year old son.
Interesting facts: Music is Crystal's life. She can play many instruments, her favorites being the cello and piano. She is also obssesed with the color pink.
katiekat (Katie)
Staff Position: Roleplaying Moderator
Join Date (current board): May 13, 2007
Birthday: April 25
Relationship Status: Single
Location: Ferdinand/Muncie, Indiana
Home State/Country: Indiana (USA)
How They Found Mercury: Crystal Shards and katiekat are best friends in real life.
Short Biography: Katie was born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and grew up pretty much on top of a rock outside Borden, Indiana. In 5th grade she moved to Ferdinand, where she lives now. Katie goes to college at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She is majoring in music education with a minor in jazz.
Interesting facts: Katie has been playing music since the age of four. Her first instrument was a penny whistle in the key of G. Her collection of instruments has grown considerably since then. Katie's primary instrument is the clarinet, and she dabbles in flute, saxophone, and piano. Katie has traveled to Washington, D.C., New York, Arizona, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. She has two older brothers, aged 23 and 20. She likes hiking, swimming, climbing trees, biking, skating, and just about anything outdoors. Long walks on the beach are good, too. :P