Todd was raised right here in Duluth. He went to Duluth Cathedral High School, graduating in 1979. He continued on to Princeton University, graduating in 1983 with a degree in Civil Engineering.

He has been employed as a registered professional civil engineer by the Minnesota Department of Transportation in Duluth since 1987, performing a variety of duties including that of District Soils Engineer (responsible for designing pavement structures), Construction Project Engineer (responsible for the field construction of Leif Erikson Park and much of the Duluth Lakewalk, among many other projects), District Surveys Engineer, and most recently District Hydraulics Engineer and Project Manager.

Todd is also a skating enthusiast and has completed every NSIM. He owned possibly the first pair of inline skates in Duluth, crude frames and wheels bolted to hockey boots, in 1980.

Other interests include… inline skating, x-c skiing, roller-skiing, running, canoeing, camping, travel. He also coaches youth soccer and hockey in Superior and serves on the Board of Trustees for Marshall School and the Board of Directors for Mars Lakeview Arena.

Todd is resident of Superior since 1990. He and his wife Sue have 3 children.

Alan Goodman is county engineer for Lake County, Minnesota. Goodman, a graduate of the University of Minnesota is a licensed professional engineer. He was appointed to his current position in 1983. His experience also includes six years as Itasca County’s bridge engineer and, later, construction engineer.

Goodman has been active as a board member of the Minnesota County Engineer’s Association and the Minnesota Transportation  Alliance. His interests include following his children and grand children’s exploits, golf and life at the cabin. His work base, Two Harbors, is the beginning point of the Northshore Inline Marathon.

Michelle Buria is originally from MN’s Iron Range but moved to Duluth with her family at an early age. She is a graduate of the Marshall School in Duluth and the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Financial Management and a Spanish minor.

Michelle is a registered Financial Advisor focusing her career on building and maintaining relationships with her clients to effectively help them with their financial planning needs. She lives in Duluth with her husband, Dave Lambert, and daughter, Briana. Her interests include music, travel, volleyball, actively participating in the community, and movie nights with her family.

Michelle’s other commitments include:

• Former Board Trustee – Salvation Army
• Professional Women’s Network Member
• Duluth Chamber Member
• Board Trustee – Marshall School
• Marshall School Alumni Council President
• Board Trustee – Rotary Club 25

Employment: Human Resources, Community Connection of MN in.

Carrie isa graduate of St. Cloud State University and the University of Minnesota, Duluth.

Carrie is married with 4 children and a member of St. Rahpaels Church.  She is very active in the Pike Lake Soccer Club and various other activities regarding her children.

Community Involvement:
• Currently serving second three-year term on Duluth Workforce Council
• Volunteer for the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation, March of Dimes, Salvation Army and various other charity organizations.

Employment: Development Director at Minnesota Teen Challenge-Northland

Keith is a MSgt with the 148th FW Minnesota Air National Guard and a Gulf War Vet. He is the proud father to Todd, Jeremy and Summer Johnson and grandpa to Gabe and Lilly-Ann.

Community Involvement

• Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce (Past Board of Directors)
• Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors (Past Chair}
• Bong Chapter Air Force Association (Chair)
• Kiwanis Club of Friendly Duluth (Vice President)
• Member of Duluth Area Hall of Fame Committee
• Duluth Area Speed Skating Club Board
• WDSE Community Advisory Committee
• Past member, Refuge Media Group Board of Directors
• Past member, Valley Youth Center Board of Directors

Employment : Special Assistant to the District Engineer, Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT)

John is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a BS in Business Management and a MA of Communications/Public Affairs. He is also a US Army veteran serving in Vietnam.

John resides in Park Point with his wife Karen.

Community Involvement:

• State Convention Center (DECC) Board of Directors
• Renegade Comedy Theatre Board of Directors
• Kiwanis Club of Friendly Duluth
• Minnesota Surveyors and Engineers Society
• Park Point Community Club
• Duluth Power Squadron
• Sand Point Yacht Club (Director & Shareholder)

Employment : Registered Nurse, Infection Control, St. Luke’s

Jane holds a BA in Nursing, College of St. Catherine, St. Paul, MN; MS in Nursing, University of Minnesota, Mpls; and national certifications in Infection Control and Diabetes Education

Jane lives on the Scenic North Shore along the race course! Her family includes spouse, Ken and 5 grown childres….Peder and grandson Thaden, Bryan (Tracy) and granddaughter Emmma, Jon (Brooke), Angela and Daniel. Jane is a member of Sigma Theta Tau, National Honor Society for Nurses, Minnesota Nurses’ Association, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, American Diabetes Association.

Jane is also a competitive athlete participating in the USASA (USA Snowboard Association) National Championships 2005, second place in age group for Half-pipe, Alpine (Slalom and Giant Slalom) and Triple Overall (Freestyle, Alpine, and Boardercross)..she was a national qualifier the previous 3 years. Jane has placed first, second, and third in age group for various 5K running races and is a participant in the NorthShore Inline Marathon (family team “Gilberts and You”). Other interests include kayaking, cross country skiing, stained glass and knitting.

Community Involvement:
Executive Board: North Shore Community Association
Board of Directors, and past Chair: Western Lake Superior Sanitary District, Duluth City Planning Commission, and Duluth Transit Authority

Employment : Section Chief, Medical Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Duluth Clinic

Dr. Lillegard is a graduate of Carrol College, Helena MT (BS) and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD. He completed his Family Practice Residency through Martin Army Hospital and his Sports Medicine Fellowship through Michigan State University.

Dr. Lillegard resides in Duluth’s Lakeside area with his wife, Jayne and children Robert, Kathryn and Michael. He is a Col., Minnestoa Air Nation Guard and is a Gulf War veteran (Army). His interests include running, skiing, camping, biking, travel.

Academic :
Editor, Handbook of Sports Medicine: a symptom oriented approach.
Author, 47 medical journal articles and textbook chapters
Editorial Board, Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine
Member and Chair, Sports Medicine Examination Committee Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Founding Director, Uniformed Services Sports Medicine Fellowship Program

Community Involvement :
Co-company physician, Minnesota Ballet
Pool physician, U.S. Nordic Ski Team
Team physician, College of St. Scholastica
Medical team, Birkebeiner Ski Race.

Interests :

Employment : Jay is a 3rd generation partner of his families jewelry store, Security Jewelers.

Jay, a graduate of the University of Minnesota Duluth (Communications), has been on the NorthShore Inline Marathon board since it’s first year in 1996. Also in1996 he established securityjewelers.com which at the time was a pioneer in the eCommerce jewelry field. Today, securityjewelers.com has established itself as one of the countries premier high end eCommerce jewelry stores.

A is a lifelong Duluth resident with 6 years away in Idaho, Colorado, Montana and Arizona and has been married to his wife Cara since 1987 and has 2 children, Michael and Kevin. Jay is a big booster of Duluth as a year round recreation area. His summer evenings are busy coaching little league and soccer. He is an avid downhill and cross country skier participating in those sports nearly his entire life and has been an inline skater since he received a pair as a father’s day gift in 1991. You can catch Jay skating almost every morning nearly year round on the lakewalk and other areas.

Community Involvement :

Charter member of the City of Duluth’s Charitable Gambling Commission–served six years.
Active member of Temple Israel (Jay always seems to be on some board within the organization).

Employment: Moline Machinery, LLC., a leading manufacturer of industrial baking equipment.

Curt Dimberio was born and raised on the Iron Range. He graduated from Mountain Iron – Buhl High School and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Minnesota Duluth. He resides in Lakewood Township with his wife Stacey, daughters Cursta and Taran, and mother-in-law Lucille.

Curt has skated all but the first North Shore Inline Marathon. His other interests include building with logs, Nordic skiing, playing hockey, UMD Bulldog Hockey nights with his family, BWCA trips, hunting, fishing, and making pancakes.

Community Involvement
Stacey’s Studio of Dance Education
Duluth Figure Skating Club
Wednesday night at the races
Grandma’s Marathon
Light the Night walk for Leukemia/Lymphoma

Employment: Two Harbors Area Chamber of Commerce

Gordy Anderson is presently the President / CEO of the Two Harbors Area Chamber of Commerce.  Gordy was born and raised in Two Harbors, served 3 years the US Army and spent 30 years of his life working in the telephone / communication industry.  His career started as a technician and ended in management.  In the early 1990′s he served as District Manger for GTE Communication responsible for the northern half of Minnesota.  Gordy serves on the Lake View Hospital Board of Directors, Lake County Ambulance Service Board of Director, Charter member of the Two Harbors Area Fund – presently chair, serves on the ARDC Board of Directors, Coordinates the starting line for Grandma’s Marathon and a proud member of the American Legion Post 109.  Gordy is married with 5 children and 13 grandchildren, loves golfing and fishing.

Graduated from Duluth East High School and University of MN, Duluth B.A. Political Science

Employed by Upper Lakes Foods, Inc. for going on 30 years in sales, marketing and training capacities

UWS Transportation and Logistics Advisory Board (President)

Harbortown Rotary Club (past president)

Voyageurs Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, Executive Committee

Past Rink Director Lester Park Hockey Association

Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival (Co-Chair for 2012)

Andre was born in Duluth and grew up on the numerous local nordic ski trails. Inspired by his father, Adrian, a 1968 US Olympic team member, he quickly became one of the areas top skiers. As a junior competitor, he was one of the top skiers his age in the United States, winning 2 silver medals at the USSA Junior Olympics. Watt trained under respected Russian coaches Nikolai and Antonina Anikin as an independent racer before moving onto the CXC Elite Team in 2005. As a member of team CXC, Watt placed 6th in the 2010 American Birkie. Watt continues to train and race for the Rossignol Marathon Team.

He also won the inaugural Rollerski division at the 2011 edition of the Northshore Inline Marathon. Currently, Andre is the nordic ski team development coach at St. Scholastica and also manages Continental Ski and Bike in Duluth. As a newly appointed board member, he will undoubtably provide valuable insight into helping the North Shore inline with developing the new Rollerski events.

Angela Toftey was born and raised in Duluth. She is a graduate of Duluth East High School and later received her B.S. in accounting and Spanish minor from St. Cloud State University. Angela has been practicing accounting since 2006 when she started her career with Ernst & Young in Minneapolis. After Angela married her high school crush, Peter Toftey, in 2010, she and her husband couldn’t resist the urge to return to their Duluth, MN roots. She has been working for Kolquist, Seitz & Goldman, LLC since the move in December 2010. She is a Certified Public Accountant.

Angela has completed every North Shore Inline Marathon (except one) since she became eligible to participate in 1998. Her other interests include, running, biking, golf, accounting for things, Duluth and as of late, home improvement projects. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Minnesota Society of CPAs. She also volunteers teaching business and economic concepts to Duluth area students through Junior Achievement.

The Tofteys have a former racing greyhound named Atlas.

Skeeter Moore brings over 15 years of marketing, public relations and development experience to the NorthShore Inline Marathon. Moore is a former UMD and professional hockey player, and graduated from the University of Minnesota Duluth with a Bachelors degree in Communications.

Moore, who spent 5 years in marketing and development at the University of Duluth Minnesota Athletics, sees tremendous growth potential in the event, and believes a great deal of this potential comes from the race location and beautiful course. “With a September 17th race date, autumn is in full swing. Our course from Two Harbors to Duluth is a spectacular experience for everyone — from novices to the most advanced professional skater.”

Skeeter served as committee chair for a 40 person Athletic Committee which coordinates events and activities for a 250 plus membership for the Duluth Rotary 25. Other community involvement includes: Advisory Board Member for the Jim Morrissey Youth Athletic Foundation, Vice President Schultz Lake, Lake Association, Lake Superior Fund Raising Executives, Volunteer Youth athletic coach, hockey, soccer and baseball, and he has raised over $20,000 for the past seven years as a volunteer rider for the Blackwoods Blizzard Tour snowmobile ride to raise funds to find a cure for ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Tone brings 16 years of previous race experience to the inline marathon as a former elite cyclist and four year race director for the Duluth Classic Stage Race. He also competed in inline skating, xc-skiing, running, triathlon, and swimming all over North America and twice as a professional in Central America.

From 2002 to 2010, Tone coached swimmers and triathletes at Cloquet High School and the North Shore Swim Club of UMD as the head coach of each program.

Coughlin is currently training and racing sprint sled dogs and maintaining a small kennel of 8 professional athletes.

Shannon is a native of Duluth, MN, graduating from Hermantown High School in 1992, going on to attend UMD from 92-94.  She then transferred to Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA, to continue her collegiate softball career at the Division I level, seeing many national recognitions come her way.  Graduating in 1997 with a communications degree, she had utilized her event organizational skills in many venues, ranging from large scale international events, to small scale personalized gatherings.

She loves people, traveling, good Brazilian food, her husband Clyde and five beautiful children.