Bridget Houle

Bridget Houle currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at PlayThinks since June 2024, overseeing operations for a Jewish Non-Profit Sensory Learning Center. Prior to this role, Bridget held several positions at Fairgrounds Coffee and Tea, including Director of Operations from June 2020 to June 2024. Additional experience includes leadership roles at Starbucks from October 2014 to June 2020, where Bridget advanced from Area Manager to Director of Operations, and earlier positions at Right At School and Argo Tea. Bridget earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Loyola University Chicago between 2011 and 2015, and completed high school at Hill-Murray School from 2005 to 2011.