DIEGO WENDT

Founder, Executive Director, Marketing/Outreach/Communications Director

Bio found on Board of Directors page.

KIMBERLY WENDT

Co-Founder, Registration Lead, Merchandise Coordinator, Corporate Donations Manager

Kim is a native of Milwaukee, WI and a diehard Green Bay Packer fan. Having grown up a cheesehead in Wisconsin, Kim still found it in her heart to marry her husband, Diego (a Vikings fan) after they met at the United States Air Force Academy. Initially, Kim's career centered around serving in the Air Force; first as an Intelligence Officer, and later as a pilot. Kim decided to leave active duty after her first child was born in 2003; however, she continues to serve as a part-time Fighter Officer for the Washington Air National Guard.

When she's not taking care of Diego and her four kids or working, Kim assists Diego with small tasks in the daily operations of the charity focusing most of her attention on running the Registration portion of the Flagship event. In her free time, she enjoys watching old movies, training for triathlons, and bumming around with her family.

BECKI RUTLEDGE

Donation/Registration Processing & Grant Writer

Bio found on Board of Directors page.

 

TINA ESTEP

Bookkeeper

Bio forthcoming.

 

DREW GONZALEZ

Flagship Operations

Bio forthcoming.

JOHN CROSBIE

Flagship Friday Production Lead -- TheBEAT producer

Bio forthcoming.

 

DOUG HOPPER

Charter Board Member/Flagship Director of Staff

Bio found on Board of Directors page.

JOHN REICH

Flagship Volunteer Coordinator

John escaped the smog of California by enlisting in the US Army in the Fall of 1963. Following a tour of duty in Panama he headed northwest to new territories and worked at Boeing's Auburn plant just long enough to meet and steal away his future wife, Peggy.

A position with the railroad was his next job and, like Peggy, was also a keeper. A career began in Skykomish. WA and wrapped up thirty-four years later in Ft Worth, Texas. During those years, John and Peg raised three terrific and capable kids who have so far blessed them with thirteen grand kids. John retired early and enjoys time spent with family, volunteering through his church, reading, puttering around the yard and special volunteer activities such as the annual 4US flagship event at Point Defiance. He is privaleged, he says, for the opportunity 4US affords him to contribute to a cause he strongly supports and to do so working alongside people he both admires and enjoys.
 

JOSH SCHAAN

Youth Outreach

Bio forthcoming.

 

NIKKE WHITMAN

Social Media

Bio forthcoming.

 

TROY WHITEHEAD

4US Mobile Kitchen/Concessions Manager

Bio forthcoming.

RICH DENTON

Flagship Race Director & Route Coordinator

Born and raised in Torrington, CT. Rich spent 21 years in the US Air Force flying T-37’s, C-9s and C-17s. After retirement in 2008, Rich started working for Boeing flying the B737 B777 and most recently completed B787 training.

Rich was first introduced to Diego and Kim during the mid-90’s while they were all stationed at Scott AFB, IL. In 2005, they crossed paths again at McChord AFB, WA where Diego introduced Rich to 4US and recruited him as an event volunteer. Rich skipped on competing in a triathlon in order to spend several days helping in his first 4US event. He has become more and more involved in the event each year and is currently serving as the 4US Race Director. Rich has met the challenges of balancing major job and life changes with his commitment to the 4US organization. In his spare time, Rich can be found beating Diego in a triathlon, biking up Mt. Rainier, or spending time with his daughters Emily and Tori.

GREG SARGENT

Supply Coordinator

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Greg joined the Marine Corps in 1980 and spent six wonderful years serving the United States. Greg married his sweetheart, Lora, in 1982 and has three amazing kids. Many different roads led Greg to partner with the 4US organization.

Greg is an avid cyclist and started a ministry at his church called 'Bicycle Sunday'. Another road was that one of his children became pregnant at the age of 19 and went to Care Net for support and counseling. It was through this tumultuous event that his wife became a volunteer for a Care Net Pregnancy Center and he initially learned about 4US through an introduction facilitated by Care Net. Greg joined 4US as a Supply Coordinator. Care Net provides one of the most important tools needed to show their clients (such as my son and his girlfriend) the gift of life through ultrasound. So these are the roads that led me to 4US and as long as they need me I will be there to serve them. Doing something for God is easy...the hard part is doing what God wants you to do."

CYNDI STRATTON

Flagship Family Fun Coordinator

Cyndi was born and raised in Colorado, and now lives with her husband and daughter in Puyallup, WA. Cyndi's concern for children stems from being a kid herself for the last 54 years and a public school teacher for 20 years. Several years ago, Cyndi's husband was nominated as a Board Member for the local pregnancy center while she volunteered her time as a primary care provider for her ailing mother-in-law: both of which tangibly addressed the issues surrounding the sanctity of human life. Cyndi found that volunteering with a charity to provide solutions to mothers in crisis while educating the masses in a fun and effective way was her calling. Cyndi is a lousy cook, but loves to encourage others. When she's not wearing the wife, Mom, friend, home-maker and part time band director hat, she is working with 4US, teaching at church, playing music, reading, walking in the woods, playing with their dogs - or sometimes enjoying many of the above activities at the same time.

BRIAN OSBORN

Ride 4US Route Director

Bio forthcoming.

DONNA MULLEN

Flagship Staff Coordinator

Donna graduated from the University of Puget Sound and the University of Washington and spent most of her teaching career with the Tacoma School District, with a three-year stint teaching in Lagos, Nigeria. She married her college sweetheart and raised three sons.

Leaving the inner-city teaching position was a tough transition because she knew that God had given her a love for these struggling teens. During that first year as a teacher, Donna completed the volunteer training program with the local Crisis Pregnancy Center (CPC). When Donna started her volunteer job of administering pregnancy tests, she was often greeted in the waiting room with, "Hey... Mrs. Mullen, what are you doing here?" Ten years later, she still volunteers and still greets former students. Her involvement with 4US stemmed from seeing the life-changing results of an ultrasound on an expectant mother. In her spare time, Donna can be found spending quality time with her ten grandchildren.

DEREK LUNDE

Marketing Strategist

As a product of the 80’s, Derek was raised on the fresh sea air of the Pacific Northwest and eventual rise of Seattle’s alternative music scene. After taking his life’s next step to study at Pacific Lutheran University in marketing strategy and economics, he began his career with a marketing agency focused on non-profit organizations.

His passion and drive for helping organizations thrive led him to be recruited by BCRA, a Tacoma, Wash. based design and engineering firm, to establish the firm’s marketing consulting studio in 2006. Today that studio supports many notable and diverse Pacific Northwest clients in marketing planning and strategy, market research management, branding, advertising, and public relations. Through BCRA’s sponsorship of 4US Derek grew to know about the charity and later led a pro-bono effort to re-brand them into the organization you see today. Since then, he has led a number of 4US marketing and outreach campaigns and continues to consult with the charity’s leadership to establish a national presence. When not caught nerding out on cool marketing stuff, Derek explores the wilderness and culinary delights of the Pacific Northwest with his amazing wife Laura, swings a 7-iron on occasion, and appreciates a vast and sometimes obscure music library.

 

ERIC JONES

4US Web Developer & Webmaster

Bio forthcoming.