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	amy lamere - client support Where did you grow up: Grand Haven Michigan - Coast Guard USA! Favorite quote: "Diligence is the mother of good luck" - Benjamin Franklin Favorite book: "Pride & Prejudice" - Jane Austin Favorite movie line: "Books are awfully decorative, don't you think?" Auntie Mame Core belief: I have two core beliefs: Always say please and thank you & Never travel without a sleep mask and ear plugs How long with Nimlok Minnesota: Amy LaMere, proudly serving since 2006 - FIVE Years! Favorite thing to do on vacation: Vacation? What is this thing of which you speak...vacation? Well if I ever had a real vacation that didn't include long car trips with small children I would love to watch big rolling waves crashing on a white sandy beach in between reading a trashy novel and sipping a fruity drink with a festive umbrella. Favorite hobbies: Reading Jane Austin. I will also say travel, but let's just say that's a past and future hobby.
	chris skavnak - warehouse manager Where did you grow up: Minneapolis, MN Favorite quote: "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on" - Robert Frost Favorite book: "Wind in the Willows" A toad, mole, rat and badger... what could be any better Favorite movie line: "You can't handle the truth" - Jack Nicholson - A Few Good Men Most embarrassing moment you can share: Creating party invitations that had the wrong directions to my own home. No I don't know where I live. Core belief: Do your best, because that's the best I can do. Lead by example. How long with Nimlok Minnesota: Five years Favorite thing to do on vacation: Spend time with my children, find the breakfast buffet Favorite hobbies: Baseball collecting, woodworking
	wendy krueger - warehouse lead Where did you grow up: Born in MN, lived in Omaha, Nebraska until I was four or five, moved to Wausau, WI, was raised there until I was 15 and then we moved to circle pines, MN and I've been in MN ever since. Favorite quote: "If you are not making a mess, getting hurt or having fun, you probably aren't learning anything. Go big or stay home." Favorite movie line: "I'm your huckleberry" - Doc Holiday in the movie Tombstone Core belief: Truth does set you free. Love is understanding and a delicious meal shared with loved ones can heal and right many things How long with Nimlok Minnesota: One year and six months Favorite thing to do on vacation: Visiting my fabulous four year old niece, surfing, snowboarding, travel, snorkeling, swimming, eating at fun places, dancing, reviewing exotic cocktails thoroughly, getting various spa services, window shopping jewelry and art. Favorite hobbies: Study health and wellness. researching he effectiveness and contrasting outcomes of allopathic and naturopathic therapies and diseases. Gourmet cooking, trap shooting. Randomly inventing small things or sketching out improvements of common existing items.
	janet brahier - finance manager Where did you grow up: Minnetonka, MN Favorite quote: "Your imagination is your preview to life's coming attractions" - Albert Einstein Favorite book: Usually whatever book I am currently reading Favorite movie line: Tie between "My mama always said, 'Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get'." - Forrest Gump and "Failure is not an option" - Apollo 13 Most embarrassing moment you can share: Well there was the time I got locked in the Como Zoo . . . . Have you ever tried calling 911 and telling them you are locked in the zoo and need someone to let you out??? And tried to get them to believe you??? Core belief: There are no accidents – everything happens for a reason (still trying to figure out the reason for my most embarrassing moment) How long with Nimlok Minnesota: July 2011 Favorite thing to do on vacation: Explore Favorite hobbies: Nordic walking, Yoga, photography, & traveling (that is until I take up skydiving!)
	randy erickson - operations manager Where did you grow up: Coulter, Iowa Favorite quote: "Whatever you are, be a good one" Favorite book: "Devil in the White City", "Pillars of the Earth", "The Travelers Wife" or anything about Egypt Favorite movie line: "You take the old one and Ill take the one in the turban" - Young Frankenstein Most embarrassing moment you can share: I believe it involved torn pants Core belief: Take responsibility for your life, your relationships and your career, you reap what you sow How long with Nimlok Minnesota: Seven years Favorite thing to do on vacation: Explore nature and check out off the beaten path places. Soak in the quiet. Favorite hobbies: Gardening and Landscaping
	joe greeley - president Where did you grow up: St. Paul, MN Favorite quote: Tie between: "Worry is like praying for something you don't want" or "Do something every day that scares you" - Eleanor Roosevelt Favorite book: "How full is your bucket" - Tom Rath & Donald Clifton or "Made to Stick" - Chip and Dan Heath Favorite movie line: "Great moments are born from great opportunities" - Herb Brooks in Miracle (Delivered by Kurt Russell) Most embarrassing moment you can share: Most of my college years. Core belief: It's all about the experience - Stay young and stay foolish - It's just news How long with Nimlok Minnesota: 15 years Favorite thing to do on vacation: Go to the cabin with my family. Fish, ski, going to places I have never been, talking to new people Favorite hobbies: Skating with my kids, having a beer with close friends, reading anything about business, sales or the human mind and meeting new people
	becky greeley - queen Where did you grow up: Osseo, MN Favorite quote: "If you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day! or There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." - Nelson Mandela Favorite book: "The Help" - Kathryn Stockett Favorite movie line: "My children are in need of medical assistance. And you can sit here and smugly lecture me on the importance of tests? Tests which exist to pigeonhole children's potential, a thing which can not possibly be measured, least of all by anal compulsive Huns! And my husband may be a large child, but that's none of your business, and my children may be rotten, but they're MINE! And I think they are bright and sensitive and I have no doubts whatsoever about their intelligence. I DO however, have SERIOUS doubts about yours!" - Goldie Hawn from Overboard Most embarrassing moment you can share: My brief but memorable return to softball. Some friends convinced me to get back in the game and join their softball team. I got a fabulous base hit, only to trip and fall flat on my face trying to climb out of the batters box. Thrown out from left field, dirt from head to toe, gravel imbedded in my nose. After a curtsey and a hair toss, I returned to the bench for a refreshment and to officially retire! Core belief: I believe I can learn more from listening to children than they can learn from listening to me. How long with Nimlok Minnesota: One year Favorite thing to do on vacation: Relax, experience other cultures, and enjoy the outdoors Favorite hobbies: Play tennis and fish
	karen ross smith Where did you grow up: Circle Pines, MN Favorite quote: "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be" - Douglas Adams Favorite book: "The Lord of The Rings" Trilogy Favorite movie line: "Inconceivable!" - "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." - INIGO MONTOYA in The Princess Bride (1987) Most embarrassing moment you can share: Damaging my knee in a freak Ping Pong related accident How long with Nimlok Minnesota: since April 2011 Favorite thing to do on vacation: Swim Favorite hobbies: Camping and knitting, but not at the same time
	craig dahlen Where did you grow up: East Grand Forks, MN Favorite quote: "Footprints in the sand are not made sitting down." Favorite book: "Why are you so grumpy?" Favorite movie line: "oh, big gulps huh? ALLRIGHT!!! Welp, see ya later" - Dumb and Dumber Most embarrassing moment you can share: When I was 4 my twin brother and I decided to paint my fathers truck red since we did not like the color white. Core belief: Good relationships paramount one's life How long with Nimlok Minnesota: Since April 2011 Favorite thing to do on vacation: The sight seeing Favorite hobbies: Soccer, Hockey, Kayaking, Golf, Racquetball
	sara demuth Where did you grow up: Western Wisconsin Favorite quote: "Those who stand for nothing fall for everything" Favorite book: "To Kill a Mockingbird" Favorite movie line: "I'm here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible." Harry Burns-When Harry Met Sally Most embarrassing moment you can share: When I was maybe 11 or 12 I went to the county fair and saw kids sucking in the helium from balloons to make their voices high like munchkins so I tried it but didn't know you needed to also take in air at the same time and passed out in the middle of the midway in front of everybody. Core belief: People generally want to do good How long with Nimlok Minnesota: Since April 2011 Favorite thing to do on vacation: Immerse myself in to the environment and try the local food Favorite hobbies: Cooking, reading, traveling
	colleen cantwell Where did you grow up: St. Paul MN Favorite quote: "Someday everything will make perfect sense. So for now laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason." Favorite book: My unpublished journal from my trip around the world Favorite movie line: I have never stayed awake for an entire movie so therefore I do not have one Most embarrassing moment you can share: I was at a dance in high school and a waiter dropped a tray of 24 chocolate mouse desserts on my head. I had to walk through an entire auditorium with chocolate covering me. This was followed up by a visit to the convent next door so they could wash my dress. In the mean time I had to sit in a house coat with three nuns watching wheel of fortune for an hour. And my older sister was witness to the whole event. Core belief: Be nice, be polite, work hard and the world will be your oyster. How long with Nimlok Minnesota: Since 2008 Favorite thing to do on vacation: Watch my three boys experience new things Favorite hobbies: Playing hockey, running and fishing.