Our Team

Christina

Meet Christina, one of our very skilled baristas! Christina’s love of animals was nurtured as a small child by her mom, who routinely put on nature TV shows and VHS tapes, such as Growing Up Wild, The Kratt Brothers, Zaboomafo, and The Crocodile Hunter. She didn’t know she was a cat lover until she and her mom met and adopted their first cat, Tangelo. From day one, she was smitten with kitties of all shapes, sizes, and colors! Today, Christina and her husband have rescued five cats in the span of four years: Finnich, Freya, Skye, Mochi, and Ember. Christina is ecstatic to work for The Toebean Cat Café, because the happiness, health, and well-being of The Toebean Kitties is of utmost importance to Stephanie and Kelsey!

Evan

Meet Evan, our newest Barista! She’s a recent Virginia Tech Graduate who double majored in Cinema and Theatre Arts and is a Roanoke native. She has 3 wonderful cats and is banned from bringing home more. Having a veterinarian father ensured a love of all animals, but a special place is reserved in her heart for cats, yellow labs, bearded dragons, raccoons and possums. When she’s not obsessing over cats she enjoys painting, improv, sketch comedy, plotting world domination, teaching softball, and working on filmmaking. Stop by and tell her your favorite dad joke!

Gabe

Meet Gabe – our “coffee nerd” barista, lifelong Roanoke local, and proud cat dad to Freya, Tater, Loktar, and Boo! When he's not crafting the perfect brew at The Toebean Cat Café, Gabe dreams of opening his own café, and enjoys stand-up comedy, cosplaying, gaming, and unwinding with his favorite TV shows. He loves nature and animals and is a super chill guy, so come by and say “hi” sometime!

Sara

Sara is one of our experienced baristas. She’s currently studying Fine Arts at VWCC. In her free time, she reads, plays Magic the Gathering, and draws. She draws the cutest little kitties on the cup sleeves. She has two kitties of her own that she adores so much. Feel free to say “hi” when you come visit!