ENDURE TO CURE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Journalist, Travel Channel
Amanda works as a multimedia journalist, Travel Channel host, chef, and fitness professional. She obtained her Bachelor's Degree in archaeology from Boston University on an ROTC scholarship and has since served in the U.S. Navy for eight years, attended culinary school at Le Cordon Bleu, and refined her writing skills at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She's traveled the world several times over, recently obtaining her wine qualifications in Paris, and writes about military issues, sports, fitness and food. Despite a reconstructed foot and new hip, Amanda has run 17 marathons and completed countless triathlons.
Job Titles:
- Advisor - CEO, Children 's Heart Foundation
- CEO of the Children 's Heart Foundation
Ms. Newhouse is the CEO of the Children's Heart Foundation. She has had an impressive career working for some of the most recognizable nonprofit organizations in the country in various leadership roles and levels of responsibility. She most recently served as President and CEO of ALS, leading the organization through many developments including the Ice Bucket Challenge. Prior to that, she served as President and CEO of the Arthritis Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Region. Barb was also COO for the Autism Society and spent many years with both the American Cancer Society and the Alzheimer's Association.
Job Titles:
- Head Endurance Coach - Team
Ben Greenfield is an ex-bodybuilder, Ironman triathlete, obstacle course racer, human performance consultant, speaker and author of 13 books, including the New York Times Bestseller, Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health and Life. In 2008, Ben was voted as NSCA's Personal Trainer of the year and in 2013 and 2014 was named by Greatist as one of the top 100 Most Influential People In Health And Fitness. Ben blogs and podcasts at BenGreenfieldFitness.com, and resides in Spokane, WA with his wife and twin boys.
Angle is a mobile robot industry pioneer. Under his leadership, iRobot is at the forefront of the growing robot industry, delivering home cleaning and military robots that are making a difference. Angle's leadership, guidance, business strategy, and vision for the future of robots have been recognized with numerous professional awards. He has been named CEO of the Year by the Mass Technology Leadership Council, a Mass High Tech All-Star, one of Fortune Small Business Magazine's Best Bosses and New England Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young. Angle holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a master's degree in computer science, both from MIT.
Courtney is U.S. Army veteran and now a stay at home mother of four and unqestionably is the wittiest member of our team. She graduated from the U.S. Military Acadamy at West Point and naturally loves to lead and has been with E2C since the beginning helping build our team in the midwest.
Job Titles:
- Founder and Partner of the Amin Law
Ismail Amin is Founder and Partner of The Amin Law Group, LTD where he practices as a business and intellectual property lawyer. His legal experience encompasses serving larger Fortune Five Hundred companies, mid-sized privately held companies and entrepreneurs. Ismail presently serves as corporate and litigation counsel to large and mid-sized businesses throughout California, Nevada and Texas. Additionally, Ismail serves as general and personal counsel to several hospitality operators in California and Nevada. In addition to practicing law, Ismail is a pilot and avid marathoner. Currently he is in training to successfully complete all six of the World Marathon Majors.
In 2007, Jason's witnessed the harsh toll cancer takes on a family as his grandfather was fighting late stage bone marrow cancer. During one of their last conversations, his grandfather's only request was to "carry on my spirit." A few year's later, he founded Endure to Cure.
Louk works for the Fisher Investments Institutional Group where he is responsible for sales and marketing of the firm's U.S. Defined Contribution-Investment Only (DC-IO) and Sub-advisory investment services to financial institutions including retirement plan providers, broker-dealers, private banks, and mutual fund and insurance companies. Prior to joining Fisher, Louk worked at Franklin Templeton Investments. Louk graduated from CSU, Chico with a degree in Economics. He is a native San Franciscan and resides there with his wife, two sons, and two rescue mutts.
Coach Steve started in endurance sports in 1996 through the sport of triathlon after being a paratrooper in the United States Army as an Airborne Combat Engineer. He has gone on to complete notable events such as multiple Ironman triathlons (including 2 Ironman races in one week), countless sprint, olympic, and half Ironman triathlons, several 24 hour adventures races, and multiple marathons. He became a certified Level II USA Cycling coach in 2009 and continues to enjoy pushing the limits in all areas of his life by his motto "You have not tasted success until you have succeeded at something you truly thought no possible."
Job Titles:
- Developer
- Co - Founder and CTO at Beluga Labs
Yevgeniy "Yev" Chuchin is the co-founder and CTO at Beluga Labs a New York City based web design and development firm. A true technology junkie at heart, Yev is a seasoned developer that oversees development and monitors production quality at every level for Endure to Cure.