Hello! I am the game designer and owner of Viola Games. I am a wife and mom of three, with a degree in nursing (unfortunately not ecology!), and a love for Jesus, plants, games, and music. I have been developing an interest in native plants and pollinators from the ground up since I first learned about them while trying to decide what to plant on my own property in Virginia. Realizing that many people know very little about natives and where and how they grow, I got excited to share my expanding knowledge in an accessible way - via a board game! Inspired one day while playing Wingspan (a game about real bird species), it seemed necessary that a well-designed, strategy board game should also exist to familiarize people with real, native plant species. After a long night awake with a sick kid, and game ideas whirling around in my head, I got up in the morning with the beginnings of PLOT - the native planting game. Many iterations later, it has become a game I love to play, and I am working hard to make it something you will love to play as well!

Maggie is a William & Mary graduate (2025) with a BA in Art & Art History. Growing up in the Shenandoah Valley, Maggie spent her childhood wading in the Shenandoah river, wandering through woods, picking plants from her garden or, alternatively, sprawled out on her bedroom floor in a tornado of art supplies. She finds the intersection between her interest in nature and art by using her drawings to inspire people to connect with and learn more about the natural world. When she's not busy drawing plants and animals, Maggie works with people to make their gardens more pollinator-friendly, by removing invasive plants, and planting native ones.