Mallory Trost graduated summa cum laude from Oregon State University in 2014 with a B.S. in Apparel Design and Merchandising Management and a minor in Business & Entrepreneurship. She has over 15 years of sewing experience and has held design and assistant positions with Columbia Sportswear, prAna, and Project Runway winner Michelle Lesniak. Currently, she is the Head of Buyer Relations for FashioNXT, Portland's fashion week.