Clark Redmond

REDMOND CLARK, PHD, CEO / Illinois >>> CO-ROUTE CAPTAIN Dr. Redmond (Red) Clark is the CEO of CBL Industrial Services, a firm providing a range of manufactured chemistries and equipment for a wide range of domestic and international industrial customers.  All company products help industries become more sustainable.  He is a father with a full family of grown children. During his 40-year career, he served as a university professor, a consulting engineer, manager of a state environmental management program, and president/director of a number of manufacturing consulting and service companies active in both domestic and international markets.  He has also served on a number of industry trade association technical

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Jenkins Jeff

JEFF JENKINS / Kansas >>> DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT My wife, Kelley and I have been married since 2003. My #1 passion is being Dad to my amazing kids! Every day, I get to fill dual roles, where I am blessed to be both my daughter’s Prince Charming and son’s Superhero. I am currently serving as the Director of Development for 21st Century Dads Foundation and am the former Chief Operating Officer for the National Center for Fathering. Currently, I also serve as a member of the Fatherless Catalyst Team for Elevate KC and as an advisory board member for Caring for

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Grube Gary

GARY GRUBE / Barrington, IL >>> COMMUNICATIONS Gary Grube is a founder and CEO of the Caerus Institute, connecting emerging technologies to future market opportunities and creating early inventions and patents around those spaces, helping technology companies bring their innovative visions to life by forming intellectual property strategies and managing the tactical execution of the strategy. Gary is a prolific inventor with almost 300 issued U.S. patents. Prior to the Caerus Institute, Gary served in many research and development roles at Motorola and was Motorola’s first named Motorola Senior Fellow. He has served on many industry, university advisory, and non-profit

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Wilkerson Lawton

O. LAWTON “WILK” WILKERSON / Chicago Heights, IL >>> VETERANS RELAY TEAM CAPTAIN Lawton Wilkerson is a native of Chicago Heights and WWII veteran. Upon graduating from Bloom Township High School there, he went into the Army Air Force Aviation Cadet training program at Tuskegee Alabama where he got his commission as 2nd Lieutenant and “Wings” as a B-25 Pilot. There were no pilot’s jobs for the Tuskegee Airmen, back in the day, so he worked a number of jobs including being an “on air personality” at WBEE Radio, before becoming Manager of Community Affairs at WMAQ, NBC Radio in

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Lee Bob

BOB LEE / Barrington, IL >>> CO-ROUTE CAPTAIN Bob is a prolific rider, having riden more than 12,000 miles around the U.S. during three separate rides to raise awareness and more than a $1m for Cancer, ALS, and Hospice. In addition to being the grandfather of six, Bob is a successful businessman, accomplished amateur photographer and dedicated community leader.

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Janowick Timothy

TIMOTHY JANOWICK/ Illinois >>> RIDE SAFETY CAPTAIN  Timothy Janowick is a husband to Jennifer and father to two great young adults, Bridgitte and Gregory. He serves with the Mount Prospect, Illinois, Police Department where he currently is the Chief of Police. Tim lectures nationally on law enforcement leadership, management, and practices and is honored to have the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), National Homeland Security Conference in Philadelphia, the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA), the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Park Service Ranger Chiefs, and the Pennsylvania Association of Chiefs

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Baker Lincoln

LINCOLN BAKER >>> RIDE DIRECTOR As an accomplished adventure travel guide with more than 20 years of experience, Lincoln is responsible for the Dads Honor Ride route, bike manitenance and much of the logistics from start to finish. Passionate for the outdoors since his childhood, Lincoln’s love for adventure travel has led him to guide trips across the world, from Montana and Alaska to Costa Rica and New Zealand. He is an Ironman triathlete, endurance rider and an EMT. He also works on adapting outdoor gear for disabled adults. One of his most significant accomplishments was serving in a similar

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1. Hirsch David

DAVID HIRSCH / Barrington, IL >>> RIDE CAPTAIN  My wife Peggy and I have five amazing kids ages 25 to 18. I am also the founder of Illinois Fatherhood Initiative, founded in 1997 and is the country’s first state non-profit fatherhood organization, whose mission is Actively Engaging Fathers In The Education Of Children. I am riding to honor all dads (fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers and father-figures) and in particular four fathers: my dad Ralph Hirsch (84), my deceased granddads: Harry Hirsch and Sam Solomon, and my good friend Jim Mullen, who is a former Chicago Police Officer, who was catastrophically injured

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