About Us
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Karen Voepel makes her home on the plains of eastern Colorado with husband Bill Broyles. She graduated from the University of Alabama. Karen loves hiking, biking, kayaking, yoga in nature and horses where she has found a real passion for photography. She has one son and a step-daughter who have wonderful families with two children each. Karen and her husband run a family farm and ranch and have refurbished many of the old 1870s historical buildings where STS fundraisers and many other family and community functions are held. Karen has been instrumental in taking the Shoe Cruizer on the road and loves to write about and photograph STS events.
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Tonya Voepel is a graphic designer and owner of Voepel Publication Services, Inc. in Springfield, Illinois. She received her B.A. From the University of Illinois at Springfield and has worked in the design business since 1986. She and her husband Dave (Karen’s brother) have a daughter Ellie who has participated in STS events since the age of five. Tonya has a passion for giving back and especially enjoys bringing in the younger generation as volunteers for the STS events. She has been instrumental in creating the Shoe Clozet, the Looking Glass Project and the Next Step Program, while taking on the task of designing and marketing for Share the Spirit.
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Lynn Zak was raised in Alaska, but now lives in the Chicago area with her husband Mike. She began her career in the field of Human Resources and spent 15 years working for Wendy’s International and ARAMARK, before she and her husband became Wendy’s franchisees in 1995. Lynn attended Colorado State University then transferred to the University of Minnesota where she received her B.S. degree in Business and Speech Communications. She loves to travel and has a passion for Share the Spirit Foundation. Lynn enjoys getting the younger generation involved and was thrilled to see the passion spread when her daughter held a fundraiser and Shoes for Kids event in Indiana.
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Chana Reed lives in Lamar, Colorado and has been involved with Share the Spirit Foundation since 2009, volunteering for fundraising activities, coordinating Shoes for Kids projects and making connections everywhere she travels. After 21 years as CEO with the Lamar Chamber of Commerce, she now enjoys working with her husband Dean on the family farm. She also serves on the board of Greater Outdoors Colorado. Dean and Chana raised two awesome boys and would be empty nesters but for happily adopting a sweet miniature Pomeranian they named Niko.
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Mary Lane was an elementary school teacher in New Hampshire for twenty-four years before retiring to Arizona in 2000 to be near her son, wife and grandchildren. She and her husband, Jay, make their home in Sierra Vista, Arizona where Mary stays busy working part-time at Edward Jones, playing golf and mahjong, frequently traveling to Mexico and spending time with her family.
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Nick Nell has a true passion for continuing the impact Share the Spirit has had in reaching those in need. He and his wife have two kids, all whom have served at STS events. Nick has been a healthcare IT professional for over 17 years and is currently serving in a leadership role with Memorial Health System in Springfield, Illinois. In his spare time, he volunteers with several youth sports programs in the community.
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