S.I.P. Kids Team
Office Staff
Lytishya Borglum National Director
Lytishya Borglum is the National Director and co-founder of S.I.P. Kids. As a wife and proud mother of four, she is passionate about helping the world be a safer place for children. Lytishya prides herself in creating an environment where all S.I.P. Kids personnel can play an important role in the overall success of our program and feel how truly valued they are as individuals. Lytishya's goal is to be a life long learner, Mastering the Art of Living.
“The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he's always doing both.” - James A. Michener |
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Danielle Borglum Coordination Manager
Danielle is originally from Milan Illinois. She earned a degree in Psychology from The University of Illinois Springfield before co-founding S.I.P. Kids. She takes pride in helping others realizes and reach their full potential. As a busy mother, active community member and co-founder she manages to balance an impressive amount of responsibility, while maintaining a positive, "lets get it done" attitude. In her spare time she can be found home-schooling her kids, practicing yoga, paint-balling with her friends, at a University of Northern Iowa sporting event, or just spending time at the river with her family.
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Sarah Roberts Office Administrator
Sarah attended the University of Northern Iowa before coming to work for the Keeping Kids Safe Project. She enjoys spending family time with her fiance Corey and her son Camden, and loves to travel.
Though she works behind-the-scenes, she knows that her contributions at S.I.P. Kids will help keep many children safe in the communities throughout the country. As a mother herself, she realizes the more personal importance of protecting children everywhere. “The time we dedicate to help keep children and families safe, replaces the crucial time lost when children are abducted. The vision of this program is to inform, entertain, and provide piece of mind for families, and that's exactly what we do! It is an amazing privilege to work for S.I.P. Kids.” -Sarah Roberts |
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Kara Gaul AccountantKara Gaul is the accountant for the Keeping Kids Safe Project. She is from Edgewood, Iowa and she is currently attending the University of Northern Iowa to obtain her degree in mathematics education. She loves Christian rock music, solitaire, kickboxing, nature, and turtles!
"Safety and security don't just happen. They are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear." - Nelson Mandela |
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Cathy Opperman New Event DirectorCathy is the New Event Director for S.I.P. Kids and the Keeping Kids Safe Project. Cathy has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Psychology. Cathy is also the mother of two children. She understand the value of keeping the future of generations to come, active and educated on safety. S.I.P Kids gives her peace of mind knowing that what she does every day is keeping children across the nation safe and protected.
"The reward is in knowing we are all working hard, every day to create a better world for these children and keep them safe." - Cathy |
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Maggie Donovan Event CoordinatorMaggie Donovan is a student at the University of Northern Iowa, graduating in May with a degree in Electronic Media. Nerdy for all things digital, Maggie enjoys discovering new movies, music, social media marketing, and web development. Maggie also enjoys kicking back with friends, and is constantly on the lookout for the perfect grilled cheese sandwich.
She is very dedicated to the work she does, and is wonderful at keeping a light-hearted spirit in our office! |
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Madison McKone Office Assistant/ReceptionistMadison is a junior Spanish and Public Relations double major at the University of Northern Iowa. She is from Fort Atkinson, Iowa and enjoys reading, writing, dancing, volleyball, and hanging out with friends and family. She likes knowing that her work for S.I.P. Kids is helping children in her local community and across the United States.
"I love working for S.I.P. Kids because not only is it a fun, innovative atmosphere, but I know that every day I walk through the door I am making a difference in the lives of many children and their families." |
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Justine Lueders Office Assistant/Receptionist
Justine recently received her A.A. in Psychology. She is originally from Clinton, Iowa and enjoys game nights, movies, and ANYTHING purple! She has a bubbly personality, very outgoing, and enjoys making others laugh.
"I look forward to coming to work because I know what we are doing is great for all the kids out there and the working environment is a fun, relaxed space. Everyone I work with is amazing, friendly, and goal oriented; it’s like working with friends and family.” |
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Sara Hadecek Office Assistant/ReceptionistSara currently attends the University of Northern Iowa where she is majoring in Accounting and minoring in Finance. She is from Protivin, Iowa where she grew up on a farm. Now she enjoys farm work and spending time with friends and family.
“I enjoy working at S.I.P Kids because the staff are amazing and everyone is great to work with! Also, I like to know we are making a difference in lives of children.” |
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Jade Olson Office Assistant/ReceptionistJade is a Gerontology - LTC major at UNI. She is originally from Osage, IA. She enjoys a good night out with friends, hanging out with her four sisters, and making people laugh.
"I love working at SIP because i love to help people in anyway i can, even if it's behind the scenes. I know I'm making a difference in children's lives." "Safety doesn't happen by accident." - Unkown |
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National Event Representatives
Jeff JacksonJeff currently is a full-time Security Consultant. He was a veteran police officer who obtained the rank of Sergeant. He has prior experience in patrol, crime scene investigations, narcotics, investigations, tactical team member, and tactical team instructor. Jeff has a degree in Criminal Justice along with thousands of hours of law enforcement related training.
In Jeff's free time, he enjoys spending time with his 10 and 7 year old daughters and anything sports! He also volunteers regularly with the Northeast Iowa Food Bank which helps deliver food to those in need. In the past, he has volunteered for a school to teach self defense to elementary and middle school aged children. He also volunteered as a facilitator - instructing teachers, parents and volunteers about child sexual abuse. Jeff wanted to join SIP Kids to bring his experience and enjoyment in helping children stay safe and to assist parents. Jeff's motivation to participate in as many events possible is the simple fact that it would mean the world to him if someone were to give up their cherished weekend with loved ones and travel across the country to help keep his own daughters safe! A parent helping other parents. |
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Alissa Benish
Alissa is originally from Fairfax, Iowa and loves to spend her spare time outside or traveling. She graduated from Iowa State University with a degree is Agriculture Business and is currently employed full-time with Kruger Seed. She has a lot of flexibility with her current work schedule and wanted to use that time to work with children and give back to communities. She believes that the Keeping Kids Safe Program is providing an important message and beneficial information to everyone around the country.
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Rick Newgaard
Rick is originally from a small farming community in northern Iowa called Kanawha, where he was born and raised. Following high school, he moved to Cedar Falls to attend the University of Northern Iowa where he earned his bachelor's degree in Health Promotion. Following college, Rick moved to Tucson, Arizona where he began work in the medical field, mainly focusing on cardiology and pain management. While in Arizona he attended Arizona State completing his graduate degree. Rick currently works in the cardiopulmonary department at Allen Hospital. In his spare time Rick enjoys playing and watching sports, bodybuilding, and doing anything in the great outdoors. This summer Rick is getting married to his beautiful fiance and looks forward to starting a family. His father instilled in him a devotion to doing anything to keep communities and their children safe and sees S.I.P. Kids as a great opportunity to live up to this.
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Pauline SchaffnerPauline is a nursing student at Kaplan University in Cedar Falls; she will complete her LPN classes in September and wants to continue on and become an RN. She have 2 sons, Josh 21 and Jake 20. "I enjoy traveling and can't believe I was fortunate enough to find an opportunity with S.I.P. Kids that allows me to help kids and travel at the same time!" She is also a volunteer EMT-B with the Delhi Fire Department and a CNA at the Good Neighbor Society in Manchester. In her spare time she enjoys working in the yard and riding her Harley.
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Jaynie MasonInformation coming soon!
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Trisha BagenstosInformation coming soon!
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Judy Fencl
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Susan TibbottInformation coming soon!
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Regional Event Representatives
Daniel McAlpine
Dan is originally from Faribault, MN. He first moved down
to Cedar Falls to live with his brother and sister-in-law and their newly born
daughter. After living with them, he started to realize how much he cared
about Adyson (his niece). Then when he first learned about S.I.P. Kids, he appreciated what our organization stands for and thought the concept was a terrific idea. When he
saw S.I.P. Kids had an opening, he couldn't resist taking
the opportunity. Before joining, he could only think of ways to help his niece, but by joining S.I.P. Kids, I can now help kids all over the country.
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Leona Childs Anderson
Leona recently graduated with her Bachelor’s in Family Services and Psychology, in addition to a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. At this time, she is earning her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling. "I chose to be part of the S.I.P. Keeping Kids Safe team in order to help educate families about child safety while still creating a fun environment for the children. It’s also great to see the children having fun with all of our team members and partners for each event!"
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Brienna Hayes
Brienna is a senior at the University of Northern Iowa, majoring in Elementary Education and minoring in Literacy and Special Education. She absolutely LOVES working with children! It makes her very happy knowing that what she is able to do through the S.I.P. Kids team is helpful not only to the parents but is interesting to the children. She chooses to be a part of this because the goal of this team is amazing - helping families. There is nothing she would rather do than to help the children and their families!
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Sarah Knief
Sarah graduated from Upper Iowa University in 2011 with BA in Human Services. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends as well as her dog, Barney. She also enjoys being a new godmother to her niece, Scarlett. She joined S.I.P. Kids because she thinks that there is nothing more important than a child’s safety.
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Brittany StaudtInformation coming soon!
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