Tucker Lewis

Owner/Founder

Tucker was born and raised in Cambridge, MA. She went to UMASS Amherst and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts. Tucker loves all things Cambridge and Somerville, having been a lifelong resident and member of the community. Growing up and living in Cambridge has also influenced the businesses to be locally focused and involved with various community organizations. Her love of art and building objects heavily shapes the aesthetic of the stores.  She has built cabinetry, tables, shelves, counters, and countless other items for all of our shops. Most often, she can be found either in her office scouring over numbers in Quickbooks, building something in the wood shop or eating ice cream and m&m’s for breakfast. She is happily married to Melissa and they have two kids and a dog named Ounce.

Jennifer Park

Owner/Founder

Jennifer was born in Northern California and spent the early half of her life living and growing up in Japan. While she has spent the last 25 years in Massachusetts, she attributes a great deal of her love for food, service and work philosophy to her Japanese roots. Prior to opening Diesel, Jennifer had only had a handful of jobs which included selling high end comfort shoes, cleaning the Harvard dormitory bathrooms, and scooping ice cream. It was her love for ice cream, even on a winter night, that brought the two owners together. Currently, Jennifer focuses her time at work growing the businesses long term, developing staff, thinking about food and tasting food and drinks. Jennifer also has two young kids and a partner who help keep her focused on the important things: have fun, listen to music, and work hard. She is an avid runner, bike enthusiast and loves most things that involve moving… those who know her know she doesn’t sit still for long. She has run four marathons (Boston, New York, and Chicago) and now enjoys competing in local half marathons and 10K’s.

Court Verhaalen

Chief Executive Officer

Initially born in Las Vegas, sandwiched between mountains and casinos, Court decided it was time to move to Somerville in 2013. A few days after moving, they started working as a counter worker at Diesel to see what the cafe business was all about. Throughout college they spent many nights studying in cafes in Boulder, Colorado, and thought it was time to give back. It didn’t take long for Court to fall in love with this industry and see where it could take them. Growing from barista to general manager, to CEO (with a few extra steps in between), they realized this was the space for them.

Court was also drawn to the mission and values this company brings. DBF is a leader in our community and industry, focusing on a compassionate employee concentrated workspace which they wanted to help build on.

When not at DBF, Court can be found either eating good food or tromping outside. Let it be coaching Ultimate Frisbee, climbing, or getting lost in the woods, there is not much more that brings them joy than some fresh air and a few sun rays.

Jayme Eadie

General Manager

Jayme started working at Forge in January of 2016. Growing up in the 90’s she watched a lot of movies that were centered around coffee shops and she thought “I’m going to grow up, live in the city and work at a coffee shop!”. And her dream came true!
Before coming to Forge, she worked 13 years in retail and decided it was time for a much needed change.
When she isn’t working you can find her lurking around cemeteries with her husband or at home binge watching garbage tv and trying to keep her plants alive.

Dave Borge

Area Operations Manager

Originally from Gloucester, MA, he’s been in the coffee industry since 2003. Dave has worked to open, design and manage multiple coffee shops in Nashville, TN and in the North Shore. He’s a cat and plant whisperer, and knows how to transform a space into a place people want to gather. In his free time, he produces his own music and loves to go snowboarding. He has also been known to pull a tarot card or two.