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Circle of Champions

Our Champions will compete for weeks, but their legacy will live on forever! We honor every candidate for the difference they make by inducting them into our continually expanding Circle of Champions.

2018

Arizona

Scottsdale
Andy Arredondo
Jason Brown
Kaelyn Buffard
Brittany Castro
Lindsey Eaton
Ira Hill
Britta O’Connor
Emina Omeragic

Connecticut

East Haven
Nelson Abarzua
Jenn Beckert
Krissy Beckhart
Steve Colgan
Jamie Hughes
Lezlye Zupkus
Mark Boxer & Willis Gee – Team Cigna – Corporate Winner

Hawaii

Oahu
Julie Dinius
Jorge Garcia
Jessica Garlock
Jared Green
Kevin Hall
Kelly Hu
Shane Trout
Michael Wells
Franz Yeun

Illinois

Chicago
Gloria DeLapa
Emma Jackson
John Ketchum
Joseph Labetti
Shannon Lynch
Catherine Meeth
Jana Pierce
Nick Rose
Taurean Ross
CJ Scharf
Andrew Sullivan
Steve Thompson
Topher Zheng

Peoria Heights
Sherneka Cagle
Amanda Campbell
Jason Gambill
Roger Goodson
Josh Graham
Jess Homan
Jon Jenkins
Ryan LaCosse
Alex Jones
Patrice Rusk
Ed Shafer

Indiana

Indianapolis
Melissa Dickelman
Christine Ellis
Marie Maher
Stacey McCreery
Kim Miller
Patrick Miller
Marc Mullins
Mollie Noble
Gabi Stigter
Mike Tirman
Team West – Zella Hendrickson, Anne Maslanka & Abby McKean

Missouri

Manchester
Jud Brooks
Lucas Brown
Anne Conway
Pat Imig
Will Macon

New Hampshire

Concord
Renu Basur
Tristin Craigue
Kalley Cutler
Shannon Desilets
Robin Dewey
Katie Ducharme
Stephanie Fournier
Bobby Marcotte
Lisa Van Orden
Chelsey Gaudet Parks
EJ Powers
Jenna Raizes
Sarah Crawford Stewart
Cassandra Sweatt
Jane Tewksbury
Caitlyn Woodward

2017

Connecticut

East Haven
Catherina Carlette
Steve Colgan
Nancy Meyer
Sarah Pandoursky
Peter Ramsay
Valerie Stange
Paula Teed
Bill White
Mike Wieliczka

Florida

Jacksonville
Wally Conway
Mary Jo Culliton
Cindi Goodeaux
Jessica Gray
Lisa Haas
Melissa Kramer
Ursula Lewis
William Li
Jennifer Mason
Joe McGhee
Cole Slate
Hunter Sleiman
Carrie Smith
Jeff Stoneking

Orlando
Heather Barnes
Anthony Decotis
Renee Friedman
Brian Holmes
Melissa Kantrowitz
Heather Kirson
Ute Krantz
Michelle Metheny
Cary Ombres
Ron Sotomayor
Justin Stamper
Jeff Streep

Palm Beach
Sarah Christy
Kelly Hallenbeck
Debra Larsson
Amir Pollock
David Quilleon
Ed Ricci 

Illinois

Chicago
Callie Canfield
Joseph Labetti
Kate Morrissey
Flynn Okner
Elizabeth Schroeder
Zach Smith
Annie Weinheimer
Molly Wiesman

Peoria Heights
Kerry Bickett
Jim Casey
Jess Homan
Eric Hoss
Casey Johnson
Michael Johnson
Cara Kerchner
Ryan LaCosse
Missy LaPorte Statz
Taylor Lodewegen
Mike Madanat
Tyler Prowell
Samantha Safran

Indiana

Indianapolis
Rebecca Bream
Emily Decker
Shannon Eaves
Scott Long
Matt Quoss
Mariah Weddle
Amee Wildey

Tennessee

Nashville
Taylor Barnette
Ally Barrett
Laci Bonner
Sunny Bray
Grace Dodd
Nathan Fields
Haley Hatchell
Nila Huddleston
Alex Jorgensen
Justinn Lander
Lenny Lapidario
Rachel Layton
Jade Linstead
Megan Miller
Mamie Shepherd
Taylor Werthen
Justin Zolot

2016

Florida

Jacksonville
Rod Brock
Wally Devlin
Jack Jones
Kris Kramer
Kerri Robinson
Gordie Rolison
Barbie Sabo
Bobbie Schrader
Jason Sessions
Cole Slate
Kaley Still
Christina Welch
Edye Wright 

Orlando
Christine Darby
Catherine Davies
Mike Duncan
Hannah Ehrli
John Fanciullo
Brian Holmes
John Lowe
Michelle Metheny
Stephanie Moore
Elyse Mundelein
Jeff Streep

Illinois

Chicago
Molly Carey
Drew Lilly
Joe Nunziante
Morgan Olszewski
Mia Pollock
Anthony Reboletti
Allie Rose
Dana Wax

Peoria Heights
Kerry Bickett
Lauren Blackburn
Brien Davis
Michelle Dempster
Lindsey Dixon
Erika Doan (Zetterberg)
Taylor Lodewegen
Mike Madanat
Jason Pasley
Jim Thompson

Indiana

Indianapolis
Lauren Boswell
Katy Dietrich
Angela Durbin
Jon Maxwell
Joey Patton
Betsy Terpening
Kristin Tuller

Tennessee

Nashville
Austin Bever
Katie Cecil
Shelby Craddock
Olivia DeCaria
Keiana Hastings
Ron Ilesco
Stephen Joest
Sammie Ke-A
Kevin Kegarise
Katelyn King
Alston Noah
Michael Ralph
Haley Steinbuchel
Daniel Tan
Megan Thomas
Katie Townsend