About the California Jigsaw Puzzle Association
The CAJPA is currently completing the necessary steps to become an official State Organization with the USA Jigsaw Puzzle Association. Additionally, CAJPA is working on its tax-exempt and non-profit organization status.
CAJPA Board Members
Board Member
We are in the process of identifying additional board members.
Jen Hsieh
Jen has enjoyed jigsaw puzzles all her life. After learning about speed puzzling in early 2024, she started hosting social speed puzzling events to connect with more local puzzlers, and fell further in love with this amazing community. She might have come for the puzzles, but she is certainly staying for the people!
Semi-retired from engineering, Jen is now a full-time mom with two young kiddos and a supportive husband who helps run her events and builds custom shelves for her ever growing puzzle collection. (Jen is adamant that doing puzzles and acquiring puzzles are two different hobbies, and she is 100% addicted to both.)
You can find Jen on Meetup or on Instagram: @foxncatpuzzles
Elizabeth Forsyth
Elizabeth discovered her love of puzzles during Covid and has since participated in speed puzzling events far and wide. Her greatest accomplishment in puzzling, besides fitting her growing puzzle collection into her house, has been placing 9th in Teams at the 2025 Nationals.
In her non-puzzling time Elizabeth is a published author, teaches setting writing goals and how to DIY your own author events, a director at a Bay Area writing non-profit, and has recently founded her own writing organization in Silicon Valley.
You can follow her puzzle adventures on Instagram at @puzzledlizzie.
CAJPA Volunteers
Andrea Peng
Andrea has lived in Missouri (once), Massachusetts (twice), Washington (twice) and relocated to California for the third time in 2022. She hopes to never leave this great state and will tell you that San Francisco is by far the greatest place to live.
Recently retired from research in Biotech, she spends most of her time managing home remodel projects, reading, traveling and spending time with her three almost grown children and husband.
She spends more time casually puzzling than speed puzzling, and almost as much time swapping, mailing and rearranging the stacks that line every room in her home. (Who can relate?) Her favorite part of puzzling is pairs and team competitions where she has puzzled with some of the best in the country, including a first place win at the 2024 World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship with her team, Busy Birdies!