In 2009,[1] Kaplan joined former Nintendo colleagues Beth Llewelyn and Kelli Koenig Horner to form Zebra Partners,[2] a Marketing and PR firm, based in Seattle.
In 1996, she became Director of Corporate Affairs, expanded her responsibilities and built the department that represents the company today.
Kaplan also worked on the Washington State Senate communications staff and was a reporter/editor for KING Broadcasting, Seattle's NBC affiliate.
A Seattle native, Kaplan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and political science from the University of Washington.
She has since been replaced by Denise Kaigler who joined Nintendo of America's Bay Side Office Team as vice president of Marketing and Corporate Affairs[4] Feeling talkative and confident from Nintendo of Japan's success with the Wii, Kaplan was reported as saying, "Gamers Were Bored Before Wii..."[5] She appeared on a panel at the Penny Arcade Expo in 2008 on "Sex, Violence, and Video Games".