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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.

2019

Kentucky

Louisville
Chelsea Ancona
Vince Cain
Danielle Davis
Trey Gossom
Kristin Hamrick
Chris Head
Lauren Leonhardt
Logan Manford
Jay Meade
Gregory Russell
Braea Tilford

Michigan

Detroit
Caroline Brohn
Jay Flannelly
Joseph Hornyak
Ruchita Iyer
Kim Kurzeja
Wally Kwik
Olivia Leoni
Gavin McNulty
Sally Petersen
Hannah Reutter
Patrick Rotary
Charlie Ruff
Lynette Trigge

Ohio

Columbus
Mary LeReve Conley
Samantha Cook
Casey Pollock and Samantha Scovil
Beth Savage
Samantha Schon
Lynne Schroeder
Sharla Thomas and Alex Rogers

Wisconsin

Milwaukee

Sundar Ananthasivan
Dave and Teresa Cluka
Ava Lemke
Tasha Nicholson
Melanie Sobelman
Magaly Santana-Spidell
Taty Spidell
Rachel and Scott Steele
Jodi Tweeden
Jennifer Walkowiak
Cari Yerkes

2018

Arizona

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

Connecticut

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

Florida

Jacksonville
Staci Barnett
Jennifer Bauer
Wally Conway
Amy Croft
Michelle Glass
Marta Grudzinska
Lisa Haas
Randall Haas
Frieda Jones
William Li
Carly Lozo
Abby Walsh

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

Central IL
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

Kentucky

Louisville
Trey Furnish
Bo Hilger
Austin Johnson
Dylan Kissack
Merritt Robinson
Jane Rudnick
Mike Sheehy
Stephanie VonTrapp
Hannah Welch

Minnesota

Minneapolis
Siham Abdi
Tonya Anduskiewicz
Jordan Buckellew
Colleen Carstenson
Teala Groski
Katie Gross
Sammie Hallgren
Mikayla Holmgren
Rachel Hoverstad
Ben Johnson
Jane Lavin
Katey Nelson
Laura Seifert-Hertling
Darlene Sundheim

Missouri

Manchester
Jud Brooks
Lucas Brown
Anne Conway
Pat Imig
Will Macon

Nevada

Las Vegas
Paul Brooks Jr.
Michelle Desrochers
Samantha Ledbetter
Jena Montijo
Tina Peraza
Courtney Perna
Vanessa Stegall
J.T. Washington
Keith Webber

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

New Jersey

Paterson
Jenny Baxter
Marc Cabezas
Vanessa Clark
Amy Koehler
Jacqueline Laurita
Rich Migatz
Eddie Nicastro
Rich Sadiv

Ohio

Columbus
Bill Benson
Mike Bills
Sue Binder
Steve Callison
Andy Culp
Jody Mann and Connie Mehlman
Justin Moodley
Alex Rogers and Sharla Thomas

Pennsylvania 

Philadelphia
Lauren Cobitz
Molly Dolan
Greg Gilrain
Abby Goldstein
Peg Huf
Jenna Kenny
Lauren Klinger
Erin Laird
Ryan Lundy
Liz Schlosser
Jane Spencer
Stephen Starnes

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 

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia
Bill Barnes
Desmond Davenport
Emma Dredge
Allison Evans
Marlee Milkis
Marla Peiffer
Heather Van Horn
Kevin Warg
Jennifer Yocum

Illinois

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

Central IL
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

New Jersey

Paterson
Eilyn Aguilar
Lauren Alberta
Jenny Baxter
Sharyn Casey
Vanessa Clark
Kelly Cullen
Kathy DeSavino
John Falcone
Dina Grilo
Karyn Jacobs
Maura Lucarelli
Rich Migatz
Courtney Wessling
Irene West
Cara Yuknis

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

Central IL
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