Our Crew

Leigh Henderson
Leigh Henderson Owner

Leigh is the owner, creator, and heart of the business. A true entrepreneur and master juggler, Leigh oversees operation of her flagship  restaurant  and  catering business. She loves to build relationships over food. You can see her floating around the dining room at the Cafe meeting new people any day of the week. She takes great pride in her community and shares her expertise with anyone that would like to hear!

Owner for over 20 years and still loves her job!


leigh@alexascafe.com
Alexa Shaich
Alexa Shaich Social Media Director

The youngest of Leigh’s two daughters, Alexa was born into the business. After providing her mom with both the inspiration to start a catering business and name it after her, Alexa grew up learning every aspect of its operation. She is a quiet leader with a raucous sense of humor. A master of multi-tasking, Alexa is the “can-do” girl around the café and catering business. She has her fingers in every pie, both figuratively and truthfully – since she is an ace baker – and is as sweet as the delectable desserts she cooks up around the restaurant. …. Her guilty pleasure: Perez Hilton/Celebrity website.
Danica Cardin
Danica Cardin Bothell Café Manager

Danica is the smiling face that will greet you upon entering the café. Task oriented, a superb planner and outstanding organizer, Danica is perfect for her managerial role. In addition to serving customers, she oversees the entire staff, scheduling, counseling, juggling, purchasing, and standing on her head, if needed. Outside the café, family comes first and foremost for Danica. She loves spending time with her husband, but also drives two hours nearly every Sunday for a dinner with family. She would choose a snowmobile over a car as her transportation mode, if possible. Her guilty pleasure, Danica confesses, is Reality TV.
Gretchen Benson
Gretchen Benson Wedding and Social Catering Manager

Gretchen’s first career was as a flight attendant, traveling all over the world for 10 years. Above the clouds, or on the ground,  Gretchen’s kind and friendly personality radiates to those around her. Gretchen is your contact for Weddings, birthdays, bat/bar mitzvahs, memorials,rehearsal dinners, frankly any reason to get your friends and family together to party! 

   gretchen@alexascafe.com  425.770.1305

"Hi Gretchen –

The event was AMAZING!  President Floyd was so pleased with everything and really enjoyed himself

Thank you all so much, I will definitely keep in touch for future events in the area.

You all were a joy!"

Thank you again.

Mary Jenkins

WSU
Kellee Scartozzi
Kellee Scartozzi Corporate Catering Manager
Kellee and Leigh literally met on a playground....both taking care of their grandchildren and striking up a conversation that has lasted for over 6 years!

Kellee has the gift of organizing chaos...a necessary component in the catering world. She is a very organized  kind, detailed driven woman who takes great pride in her work. 
 
She is your go to for anything business or corporate. She has years of experience in helping create anything from morning meetings, all day trainings to elaborate sit down evening soiree's.

kellee@alexascafe.com      425 770 2232
The Crew!
The Crew!

They hustle! They’re energetic and efficient. They like customers.and the buzz of the room when you are with them...they have great smiles! Their collective guilty pleasure: bits of brownies left on the pan!