Meet Trevaun Dhom. Q: What inspired you or led you to your current career? A: I have always had a passion for automobiles from a young age and I always wanted to know how they worked, the very small details that make a huge impact on the vehicle were important to me. Eventually, I had the…
JD Maloney
My name is J.D. Maloney, I’m an HPC Storage Engineer at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). I also have (and currently do) run a small photography business locally when the time permits. My biggest hobby is photography, followed closely by traveling, so making money from it helps justify buying fun cameras and lenses…
Sara Burton
The Faces of Champaign-Urbana: Meet Sara Burton. Q: What inspired you or led you to your current career? A: I have two cousins with a rare condition that has caused them to have frequent health care interactions over their lifetimes. Growing up with them, I knew I wanted to help improve the lives of children like…
Roberto Santiago
My name is Roberto Santiago. I was born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, raised in NY city. I’ve been a soldier in the US military since May 2002. I am kind of a huge nerd, of D&D, Star Wars and almost anything fantasy related. I love going to movies and watching movies, will watch almost anything…
Randy Cain
Meet Randy Cain. He started in a Grocery Store Retail Business in 1975, covers Lyn Rabai, moved in to this company spent about the time and left about 11 years and worked for security bacon company and after that I worked in the back door of this company in 1993, I have a total of…
Justin Craig
Meet Justin Craig. Q: What inspired you or led you to your current career? A: I think God placed people in my life that helped me grow in my relationship with Jesus, but they also gave me encouragement to pursue working in the church full-time. Between my family, my youth pastor, and so many other great…
Osric Hayes
Meet Osric Hayes. Q: What inspired you or led you to your current career? A: The desire to help others has truly inspired me. Over the years progressing from a personal trainer to a police officer, helping others is my overall passion. I was born and raised in the Champaign Urbana area so making the…
Christine Leeb
Meet Christine Leeb. Q: What inspired you or led you to your current career? A: I was a teacher for 11 years before becoming a parent and I had a ton of support to learn to be a teacher and to continue to improve as a teacher. But when I became a parent…nothing! I don’t think…
Kristen Costa
Meet Kristen Costa. Q: What inspired you or led you to your current career? A: After high school, I’m going to Illinois College to study Spanish Education. I love the language and culture so I am so excited to learn more and teach others. My Spanish teacher, Señor Sutton, really inspired me to teach. Q: How…
Mallory Ames
Meet Mallory Ames. Q: What inspired you or led you to your current career? A: Currently, I am a high school student at St. Joseph-Ogden High School. I plan to further pursue my education at the University of Illinois, dual majoring in Agricultural Business and Agricultural Communications with a minor in Spanish. Q: How long have…