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Meet The Team

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President

Arlene Sankey

  • I’m OCD (Obsessive Cycling Disorder - NOT Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).
     

  • I absolutely love outdoor activities, such as hiking and snowshoeing in the state parks.
     

  • My goal is to visit all continents in the world before I die.
     

  • Participating in fun group bike rides.
     

  • Exploring new things and areas I haven’t seen, or been to before.

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Secretary

Emily Grace Amponin

  • Being the oldest of the fraternal triplets, 3 minutes older than sister and brother.
     

  • Survived the Respiratory Syncytial Virus as an infant between February 1996 - April 1996
     

  • Moved around a lot growing up in the suburbs of Illinois—eight times!
     

  • 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!
     

  • My ASL interpreter and I were reunited in one of my high school classes after 16 or 17 years of lost contact.

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Vendor Coordinator

Michelle Williams-Albert

  • An artist who loves art history

  • I am a modern quilter studying to be a quilting artist.

  • I love to explore and experience the diverse wine, champagne, and bites.

  • A bikini bodybuilder who loves to train!

  • I am a 100% crazy cat woman, whether they are little, or big cats!

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Social Media Coordinator

Philip Pham

  • I love adorable animals, especially red panadas!
     

  • I am a jack-of-all-trades designer.
     

  • I am a hiker and camper.
     

  • I love overlanding and off-road vehicles.
     

  • My dream is to own a 1st, or 4th generation Toyota Tacoma. 

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Public Relations Coordinator

Lindsay Olson

  • I have four dimples on my face.
     

  • My favorite animal is raccoon!
     

  • Iced coffee & matcha latte enthusiast.
     

  • I collect art postcards when I'm traveling.
     

  • I enjoy walking solely on sunny days, exercising, and doing yoga.

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Children Activities Coordinator

Faith Benton

  • My favorite hobby is hiking.

  • I don't eat dairy

  • I'm afraid of cockroach.

  • I catch over 200-pound striped marlin.

  • I had two cats.

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Logistics Coordinator

Brian Doane

  • Father of 3 CODA daughters with Denise.
     

  • Raised on family farm of over 115 years in central Illinois.
     

  • Besides Canada and Mexico, I have traveled in most of Europe, China, Costa Rica, Panama Canal, Peru, and Bolivia.
     

  • My family originally came on the Mayflower.
     

  • There is a university called Doane University in Crete, NE.

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Food Trucks & Interpreting Coordinator

Emily Binnert

  • I enjoy crafting in my free time.
     

  • I have a miniature dachshund named Sophie, she is turning 10 this year.
     

  • I also enjoy reading in my free time.
     

  • I love going on camping trips and taking hikes.
     

  • Ceramics is a new hobby of mine!

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Volunteer Coordinator

Tim Albert

  • I have always had a passion for running, especially participating in 5k running events.
     

  • I am someone with OCD who loves organizing everything.
     

  • I started reading when I was 16
    years old.

     

  • I don't like eating oysters even though I'm from the Deep South.
     

  • I do still have my old T-Mobile Sidekick phone at home.

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