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December 20, 2017

Aryn Rozier


Aryn Rozier was born in Florida, raised in Oregon, and is now back on the east coast working in the TeenPact National Office. Though she occasionally misses the Pacific Northwest, Aryn still enjoys the same things: people, sports, and the outdoors.  Aryn began her TeenPact story when her mom and older sister attended a One Day […]

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December 20, 2017

Serena Deloglos


Serena Deloglos hails from Aurora, Colorado — the land of tall mountains, gold rushes, and outdoor adventure.   She got her start in TeenPact when her mom signed her up for a One Day State Class. Before getting involved in TeenPact, Serena wanted to study aerospace engineering, but her trajectory changed as soon as she […]

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December 20, 2017

Quinton Cools


Quinton Cools grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and like any true Oregonian, he can identify the perfect cup of coffee. Quinton’s love for God’s Word and authentic community is evident in everything he does, such as serving as a youth leader at his church, spending quality time with friends and family, and playing many […]

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December 20, 2017

Laurel Morton


Laurel Morton proudly calls Lee’s Summit, Missouri—land of great jazz and amazing barbeque—home.   Her TeenPact journey began when she met a New Mexico TeenPact student who had recently relocated to Missouri. This alumni girl asked the Morton family to help open TeenPact in Missouri and as they say, the rest is history. Before becoming […]

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December 20, 2017

Wendy Thomson


Wendy Thomson comes from the land of enchiladas, cowboys, and rich southwest tradition— Las Cruces, New Mexico.   After hearing friends in Georgia talk about their experience at TeenPact Georgia in 1996, Wendy called the founder of TeenPact to ask him to help her start a class in New Mexico in 1997. After serving as […]

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December 20, 2017

Pam Minyard


Pam Minyard calls the small southern town of Hernando, Mississippi, home.   After attending a TeenPact class with her son in 1998, her childhood dream of traveling and wearing dress suits came true when she became a TeenPact State Coordinator and State Team Support volunteer. Pam now serves as the Director of Development. Driven by […]

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December 20, 2017

Peter Martin


Peter Martin grew up in Minnesota before moving to California for college where he met the sunshine of his life—Lydia. While working for a health insurance company as a group underwriter, they moved from California to Minnesota to Connecticut.   It was at the inaugural TeenPact Connecticut State Class in 2004 when their oldest children […]

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December 20, 2017

Lori Gaines


Lori Gaines happily calls her family’s quaint hobby farm outside Worden, Illinois home.  This is where she and her husband, Doug, raised their three children, having lots of fun along the way.   When dear family friends invited her oldest daughter to attend TeenPact with them over a decade ago, little could Lori, or the […]

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December 20, 2017

Elizabeth Albano


Elizabeth is a lover of design, branding, and good typography. After studying Strategic Communications and Graphic Design in college, she is happy to use her experience to put back into the organization that played such a pivotal role in shaping her into who she is today.   Elizabeth lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with her husband, […]

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December 20, 2017

Johnny Leifheit


Born in New Hampshire and raised in Maine, Johnny is a New Englander through and through. From its classic rugged coastlines, and mountain sides ablaze with the vibrant foliage of Autumn, to a raving community of Boston sports fans, he embraces everything the Northeast has to offer.   Johnny first experienced TeenPact in the Spring […]

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December 20, 2017

Alexis Kaufman


Alexis Kaufman happily calls the countryside just outside Houston, Texas, home.   Her TeenPact journey from student > staff > Intern > Alumni Events Coordinator began at an unsuspecting 2012 Texas State Class. With a knack for bringing joy to everything she does, Alexis creates laughter and fun at TeenPact events while she works to […]

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December 20, 2017

Anna Montgomery


Anna Montgomery (and her crazy sidekick pup, Flynn), happily call the cornfields of Columbus, Indiana home.   She got her start in TeenPact in 2003 when she attended her first One Day Class. It was a tremulous beginning—she cried the whole way there. But, she ended up loving it, and continued in TeenPact as a […]

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July 26, 2016

Ken Tangel


Ken Tangel is a life-long New Yorker. Born on Long Island, he is proud to now call Geneseo home. Surrounded by the beautiful woods and fields of upstate New York, Ken and his wife, Laura, are happily raising their seven children. While many think of the state as just the city, Ken loves the outdoorsy […]

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