About Us

Jean M. Harrison

Founder & Product Manager

An American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA) Life Member, Jean registered her first dairy goat in 1977. With that first kid, Coastside Patchwork Doll, Coastside Dairy Goats was born. As an early leader in the development of the LaMancha breed, Coastside continued to breed top quality animals until the herd was sold in 1993.

After high school, Jean managed an Oregon dairy goat herd of LaManchas and Oberhasli, then joined the military. Upon discharge, she attended college, graduating with honors from the University of Utah, with a degree in Communications (those who know Jean won't be surprised to find her degree track was “argumentation”).

After many years as a software project manager and product developer, Jean founded a web development business, Total Tech Shop. While working on software-as-a-service (SaaS) sites for others, the idea of EasyKeeper was conceived. It seemed a natural fit, combining Jean's knowledge of goat management with her ability to envision and create high quality web applications.

Following in the footsteps of the Coastside herd, Jean's vision is to once again provide the goat community with a high-quality product, this time in terms of a goat record keeping service to help make busy goat breeders' herd records management much easier and efficient, and to create a community where breeders can congregate and share information.

Jean has two children and two grandchildren. She currently resides in the San Francisco Bay area.

David M. Benjamin

Sales & Marketing

Dave Benjamin is a California native who has enjoyed success in a variety of industries. His sales and marketing career began with a construction software company, and later in residential and commercial construction.

In 2004 Dave, a lifelong sailor, founded Island Planet Sails, best described as a “hybrid independent sail maker”. The business grew rapidly and continues to grow in an economic environment that has put many of his competitors out of business. Much of the company's success can be attributed to Dave's philosophy of providing the customer with workable, affordable solutions tailored specifically to their needs.

Dave identifies closely with Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, who described his business as one where the line between work and passion is virtually indiscernible. Dave has discovered a kinship with the goat community, where he found like-minded people also in a business that they are passionate about. Dave embraced the opportunity to join the EasyKeeper team, knowing EasyKeeper helps the goat breeder become more profitable by spending less time on tedious administrative tasks, allowing them to focus on building their business and boost their bottom line.

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