Meet The Team
President
Arlene Sankey
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I’m OCD (Obsessive Cycling Disorder - NOT Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).
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I absolutely love outdoor activities, such as hiking and snowshoeing in the state parks.
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My goal is to visit all continents in the world before I die.
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Participating in fun group bike rides.
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Exploring new things and areas I haven’t seen, or been to before.
Secretary
Emily Grace Amponin
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Being the oldest of the fraternal triplets, 3 minutes older than sister and brother.
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Survived the Respiratory Syncytial Virus as an infant between February 1996 - April 1996
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Moved around a lot growing up in the suburbs of Illinois—eight times!
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I started to learn to play the viola a year after receiving my right cochlear implant. Now, I'm still playing my viola for 16 years!
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My ASL interpreter and I were reunited in one of my high school classes after 16 or 17 years of lost contact.
Vendor Coordinator
Michelle Williams-Albert
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An artist who loves art history
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I am a modern quilter studying to be a quilting artist.
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I love to explore and experience the diverse wine, champagne, and bites.
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A bikini bodybuilder who loves to train!
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I am a 100% crazy cat woman, whether they are little, or big cats!
Social Media Coordinator
Philip Pham
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I love adorable animals, especially red panadas!
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I am a jack-of-all-trades designer.
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I am a hiker and camper.
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I love overlanding and off-road vehicles.
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My dream is to own a 1st, or 4th generation Toyota Tacoma.
Public Relations Coordinator
Lindsay Olson
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I have four dimples on my face.
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My favorite animal is raccoon!
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Iced coffee & matcha latte enthusiast.
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I collect art postcards when I'm traveling.
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I enjoy walking solely on sunny days, exercising, and doing yoga.
Children Activities Coordinator
Faith Benton
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My favorite hobby is hiking.
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I don't eat dairy
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I'm afraid of cockroach.
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I catch over 200-pound striped marlin.
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I had two cats.
Logistics Coordinator
Brian Doane
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Father of 3 CODA daughters with Denise.
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Raised on family farm of over 115 years in central Illinois.
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Besides Canada and Mexico, I have traveled in most of Europe, China, Costa Rica, Panama Canal, Peru, and Bolivia.
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My family originally came on the Mayflower.
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There is a university called Doane University in Crete, NE.
Food Trucks & Interpreting Coordinator
Emily Binnert
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I enjoy crafting in my free time.
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I have a miniature dachshund named Sophie, she is turning 10 this year.
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I also enjoy reading in my free time.
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I love going on camping trips and taking hikes.
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Ceramics is a new hobby of mine!
Volunteer Coordinator
Tim Albert
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I have always had a passion for running, especially participating in 5k running events.
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I am someone with OCD who loves organizing everything.
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I started reading when I was 16
years old.
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I don't like eating oysters even though I'm from the Deep South.
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I do still have my old T-Mobile Sidekick phone at home.
Want to join to become a volunteer?
Please reach us and join our team!