Playing Pig Press, Inc.

Betty R. Han, Publisher/Partner has a background that spans a lifetime of various skills such as computer science, web development, graphic design and her life-long love of sociology and statistics. This has summed up to her present challenge as publisher and creator of the hottest addition to the children’s book and toy market.

Her desire is to create a company that works in harmony with the new globalized world; a company that balances trade with local and national economic interest. Mrs. Han promotes “Capitalism with a Conscience”; her philosophy that the twenty-first century consumers desires quality first but are willing to pay a competitive price that benefits both local and national economic interests.

Betty R. Han resides in Omaha, Nebraska after spending 10 years on the west coast. Her greatest achievement to date is her marriage to the love of her life Kyu-Wha Han and her two beautiful sons Jason-5 and Ja-Hyohk-4.

Alayna Mentzer-French, Graphic Designer earned a BA with honors in Advertising/Marketing from the college of Journalism, University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

Alayna began her design career hand cutting lettering for race cars, jet ski's and boats at a small sign shop. After managing a team of five they put together colorful, exciting signs for local events, sports teams and businesses.

From there she moved to the retail world producing weekly and monthly advertisements, in store signage, and point of purchase displays of various consumable products and fashion clothing. Alayna worked closely with the photographers for special holiday events.

In 2000 Alayna became Art Director designing and heading up the production of large format signs and billboards for 8 states. Mrs. French is very proud that she has received two Addy Awards for billboards.

Alayna believes that her present adventure “is one of the most exciting I've ever had the opportunity to be a part of.” Creating wonderful new designs of every shape, form and medium for two local startup companies called Playing pig Press and Freckles and Maya, Inc. “I've always dreamed of either writing or being involved with books in some way,” Alayna adds with excitement.

Alayna, her wonderful husband Ed and 3 year old, daughter Avory, live on a small acreage just outside of Omaha where they enjoy watching the beautiful sunsets, the fresh quiet country air and grilling out with family and friends.

“We spend most of our free time at our cabin on a lake. We are outdoors people and enjoy 4-wheeling, fishing, boating, swimming, and playing on the beach with our daughter,” she beams. “There's nothing better than a campfire, some good company and a star filled summer sky....”

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