MEET THE BOARD

Job Title/Company: Retired Career & Technical Education Counselor

Years in Field: 35+ years

How long have you been involved with LTT: 14 years, since the beginning

What is your role: race director, event organizer extraordinaire

What is your favorite part of race day: watching thousands of participants, volunteers, sponsors, charities, and families come together for one incredible morning of community, wellness, and giving back.

Favorite Thanksgiving food: turkey

Favorite way to stay active: swimming, paddle boarding, hiking, discovering swimming holes, anything outdoors

Favorite local business: any business community-minded that gives back

Dream vacation: any National Park or remote mountain destination

Fun fact: Before organizing road races, I was a three-time member of the undefeated Team
Mezcal in the Ringgold Fire Company's White Water Tube Race on the Salmon River in
Pulaski.

Job Title/Company: Claim Representative, Travelers Insurance

Years in Field: 8 years

How long have you been involved with LTT: 13 years

What is your role: Vice chairperson

What made you want to become involved: Working with friends to help our community

What is your favorite part of race day: Everyone gathering and celebrating after the race

Favorite Thanksgiving food: cranberry sauce from the can (shape intact, of course)

Favorite way to stay active: running / walking

Favorite local business: Francesca’s Cucina

Dream vacation: Disney World

What's your finish line snack: bagel or muffin

Job Title/Company: Director, The Bonadio Group

Years in Field: 30+ years

How long have you been involved with LTT: I have participated as a runner since the inaugural race in 2014 and I joined the board in 2024

What is your role: Treasurer

What made you want to become involved: It is incredibly rewarding to be part of a group that makes a meaningful impact in our community while working alongside such dedicated, talented, and inspiring people. The commitment and passion of everyone involved make this experience both fulfilling and truly enjoyable.

What is your favorite part of race day: seeing the community come together on Thanksgiving morning. There's something special about starting the holiday surrounded by friends, families, and neighbors all sharing in a fun tradition for a great cause.

Favorite Thanksgiving food: sweet potatoes

Favorite way to stay active: running

If you could invite one famous person to run the LTT, who would it be: Des Linden

What's your coffee order: A Recess Coffee seasonal soy milk latte

Favorite season: Fall

Job Title/Company: Equitable Advisors, Financial Advisor

Years in Field: 9 years

How long have you been involved with LTT: 8 years

What is your role: Secretary

What made you want to become involved: I love that the main purpose of LTT is to give back to our community.

What is your favorite part of race day: seeing the impact of all the hard work come to life.

Favorite Thanksgiving food: It's a tie between stuffing & green bean casserole!

Favorite way to stay active: Pilates & walking the Onondaga Lake Parkway

Favorite local restaurant/business: Retreat & Vietnamese Noodle House

If you could invite one famous person to run the LTT, who would it be: Richard Gere since he's from Cuse!

What's your coffee order: Hot black coffee - nothing fancy! Unless it's iced!

Job Title/Company: State University of New York at Cortland 

Years in Field: 37 years in education 

How long have you been involved with LTT: 14 years

What is your role: Trotter, community partner

What made you want to become involved: helping our main charities has become a larger motivation for being involved but initially it was a fun way to help our community with great friends. 

What is your favorite part of race day: seeing the smiles on the children and adults when they take pictures with Trotter. 

Favorite Thanksgiving food: Mashed potatoes and gravy 

Favorite way to stay active: walking 

Favorite local restaurant/business: Home Team Pub in Liverpool 

Dream Vacation/Destination: China 

Favorite pump-up song: We Are the Champions 

What’s a fun fact people don’t know about you: I play the trumpet and played for President Ronald Reagan

Job Title/Company: Electrician 

Years in Field: 40 years 

How long have you been involved with LTT: 10 years

What is your role: Race Setup / Electrical 

What made you want to become involved: Scott Henry

What is your favorite part of race day: Seeing Everyone Having a Good Time

Favorite Thanksgiving food: Turkey / Stuffing

Favorite local restaurant/business: Sam Miguel’s Mexican Grill

Dream Vacation/Destination: Anywhere in the Caribbean 

Favorite pump-up song: There’s Only One Way to Rock  - Sammy Hagar

Favorite season: Summer

Job Title/Company: Wealth Advisor / Janney

Years in Field: 25 years

How long have you been involved with LTT: 14 years

What is your role: Master of the financial spreadsheet

What made you want to become involved: Scott Henry

What is your favorite part of race day: the finish line celebrations

Favorite Thanksgiving food: Turkey

Favorite local restaurant/business: Francesca Cucina - outside in summer

Dream Vacation/Destination: Bermuda cruise

Favorite pump-up song: Eye of the Tiger

If you could invite one famous person to run the LTT, who would it be: Tom Cruise (from Liverpool)

What's a fun fact people don't know about you: I teach karate (how to hurt) and teach CPR (how to save)

What's your favorite finish line snack: beer

Job Title/Company: Teacher, Liverpool CSD

Years in Field: 18 years

How long have you been involved with LTT: I started as a participant for the Liverpool Turkey Trot and then over the years helped out with a few tasks for the event and became an official board member in 2025.

What is your role: coordinating Kids' Fast Feet Run, food and beverage donations

What made you want to become involved: I have participated in the Turkey Trot race for many years and always loved the mission behind the day. Race day is the culmination of months of planning and preparing. Then we get to donate money back to our charities, which is the most rewarding part of the whole event.

What is your favorite part of race day: My favorite part of race day is being a part of the energy and excitement of the whole morning. It’s so wonderful to see so many people come together for our event from volunteers to sponsors, to participants.

Favorite Thanksgiving food: Sweet potato casserole

Favorite way to stay active: Hiking

Favorite local restaurant/business: Francesca Cucina

Dream Vacation/Destination: Bermuda cruise

What's a fun fact people don't know about you: I am a ADK 46er along with my husband

Favorite season: Fall

Job Title/Company: Retired Educator and coach from Liverpool Central School District

Years in Field: 30+ years

How long have you been involved with LTT: 10+ years

What is your role: public/sponsor/LTT team interactions, troubleshooting, race day set-up/breakdown, etc.

What made you want to become involved: It’s a very worthy community cause that is superbly run with great and well-purposed teammates.

What is your favorite part of race day: Seeing the culmination of our year long efforts come to fruition and the entire gathering of runners, sponsors, LTT teammates, etc. to kick off Thanksgiving Day. It’s a celebration with great community purpose.

Favorite Thanksgiving food: Turkey of course (Sorry Trotter!)

Favorite way to stay active: Hike, bike, swim, golf, and more!!

Dream Vacation/Destination: I’ll continue my pursuit to experience as many National Parks/Landmarks as possible… 60+ so far.

If you could invite one famous person to run the LTT, who would it be: Tom Hanks

What’s a fun fact people don’t know about you: In 2012 I swam from Alcatraz and ran
across the Golden Gate Bridge and back 7 miles. My main purpose for being in San
Francisco that year was to near completion of my goal to attend a game at every Major
League Baseball Stadium, which I’ve now completed.

Job Title/Company: Creative Director/Marketing

Years in Field: 10 years

How long have you been involved with LTT: 4 years

What is your role: social media, creative, event communications, website

What made you want to become involved: their mission or giving back to the community through a fun event

What is your favorite part of race day: the kid's egg hunt

Favorite Thanksgiving food: sweet potato casserole - with pecans

Favorite way to stay active: running, hiking

Dream Vacation/Destination: hiking to Everest base camp

If you could invite one famous person to run the LTT, who would it be: John Summit

Favorite season: summer

Favorite finish line snack: banana

Job Title/Company: Entrepreneur/ Coach / PD Team Lead for Constant Hustle and Onondaga Earth Corps 

Years in Field: 10 years 

How long have you been involved with LTT: 1 year

What is your role: Board member and helping with social media and outreach 

What made you want to become involved: The LTT has been tradition for my family I’ve ran it as a participant for 7+ years I’ve always loved it and wanted to be apart and help it grow more.

What is your favorite part of race day: The actual race I love it’s a great 5k with the music and energy and people the race is my favorite part.

Favorite Thanksgiving food: Mac N Cheese 

Favorite way to stay active: Running 

Dream Vacation/Destination: Santorini, Greece 

Favorite pump-up song: Win - Jay Roc 

If you could invite one famous person to run the LTT, who would it be: David Goggins 

What’s a fun fact people don’t know about you: My favorite show is Seinfeld.

Job Title/Company: Manufacturing Engineer, Syracuse Glass

Years in Field: 5 years

How long have you been involved with LTT: 12 years

What is your role: I have helped with packet pickup prior to the race and on race morning for 12 years. I help with the beer cart after the race or whatever is needed of me.

What made you want to become involved: My father was one of the founding members of this race. He asked my mom and I to volunteer, and it became a staple event for the holiday.

What is your favorite part of race day: Watching the runners take off; it's my downtime between packet pickup and after-race festivities.

Favorite Thanksgiving food: Pecan pie

Favorite way to stay active: Rowing, hiking, walking my dog, running 

Favorite local resturant/business: Home Team Pub, Recycle-A-Bull Bully Breed Rescue

What’s a fun fact people don’t know about you: I ride a motorcycle

Favorite season: Fall of course