Sven Sundgaard (born January 17, 1981), a native of Cottage Grove, Minnesota, is the weekend meteorologist (Friday-Sunday) for KARE 11, the NBC television affiliate in the Twin Cities market of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, the fifteenth-largest television market in the United States.
Sundgaard delivers the weather in a state in which local weather forecasts are widely watched and in which weather forecasters often become household names. In addition to delivering the weather, Sundgaard provides educational experiences to classrooms around Minnesota. He is also an avid runner who has participated in marathons.
Prior to being hired by KARE 11, Sundgaard was chief meteorologist for KBJR-TV in Duluth, Minnesota, where he worked from September 2003 to February 2006. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota in May 2003, and received the Seal of Approval from the American Meteorological Society in 2007.
Trivia
Sundgaard's father Kip was an Olympian ski jumper, representing the United States in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Sundgaard delivers the weather in a state in which local weather forecasts are widely watched and in which weather forecasters often become household names. In addition to delivering the weather, Sundgaard provides educational experiences to classrooms around Minnesota. He is also an avid runner who has participated in marathons.
Prior to being hired by KARE 11, Sundgaard was chief meteorologist for KBJR-TV in Duluth, Minnesota, where he worked from September 2003 to February 2006. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota in May 2003, and received the Seal of Approval from the American Meteorological Society in 2007.
Trivia
Sundgaard's father Kip was an Olympian ski jumper, representing the United States in the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
Victoria Ganger (b. 1955) is an American singer, guitarist, recording artist and songwriter. She attended Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, where she was a part of a comedy troupe called FoxPaw, and appeared on the album FoxPaw: a Social Blunder. She is an Association for Consciousness Exploration (ACE) organizer and a contributor to their events including the Starwood Festival, MusicStar Festival, and the WinterStar Symposium, both as a facilitator, lecturer and a performer, and plays with Jeff Rosenbaum and Ian Corrigan in their house band Chameleon. She has appeared at various Church of the SubGenius events performing under the name Sister Melodious Chops, and her music has been featured on the Hour of Slack radio show and on SubGenius CDs and DVDs. She is a performing member of Folknet: The Northeast Ohio Folk & Traditional Music & Dance Society. Her song The Weaving Made was performed on the CD A Turning of Seasons by Lisa Theriot (Orchard 2001). Her song Break the Silence was used as the theme song for the Ohio Domestic Violence Center in its advertising. In 1997 she founded her own company, Brain Sells, which offers creative development and writing services from South Euclid, OH, her city of residence.
Neandir
Ganger's background in the Society for Creative Anachronism goes back to the early seventies, when she assumed the name Neandir of the Flame. She was a founding member of the Cleveland, OH chapter, which became known as the Barony of the Cleftlands. She was awarded the title of Royal Bard to the Middle Kingdom on more than one occasion in the 70s & 80s by winning the Bardic Competition at the Pennsic War. She received her Award of Arms in 1980. In 1981 (under her SCA name Neandir) she performed on and produced the first album by and for SCA members called Neandir: Lady of the Flame, making her SCA's first recording artist. It featured 16 original songs performed in studio by SCA members - vocals: Victoria Ganger (Neandir), Ian Corrigan (Gabriel) & Mike Ingalls (Zoltan), guitar: Victoria Ganger & Ian Corrigan, penny whistle: Ian Corrigan, and cello: Mike Ingalls, and engineered by Jeff Rosenbaum (Shalom Ben-Or) and Bruce Florist (Oscar the Rat-Catcher). In 1983 she received the Order of the Willow for proficiency in the Arts.
Victoria Ganger and Revelry
Victoria Ganger and Revelry is an eclectic acoustic group consisting primarily of three women, all members of the Chameleon Club and ACE organizers. This trio features Victoria Ganger’s multi-genre originals backed by the vocal harmonies of Lisa Lefkort and Mary Alice Tummonds. Instrumentation includes guitar, drum and occasional Appalachian dulcimer by Ganger, flute by Lefkort, and incidental percussion by both Lefkort and Tummonds. They play primarily in the Northeast Ohio area at musical events such as Rootstock at Cain Park, Cleveland Hts., OH, SubGenius events, and at ACE events and other functions in the Neo-Pagan and other communities.
Discography
* 1975 FoxPaw: a Social Blunder (comedy album)
* 1980 Neandir: Lady of the Flame (with Ian Corrigan & Mike Ingalls) - Cassette Album (ACE)
* 1986 Starmony - Cassette Chant Workshop (ACE)
* 1986 Once Around the Wheel: Original and Traditional Seasonal Songs (with Ian Corrigan, Moira Kyteler, and Mary Alice White) - CD & Cassette Performance/Workshop (ACE)
* 1986 Starwood Memories - Cassette (ACE)
* 1988 Starwood Memories 2: Noplayce Lyke OM - Cassette (ACE)
* 1988 A Bardic Circle - Chameleon and Friends. - Cassette (ACE)
* 1988 Be Pagan Once Again! - Isaac Bonewits & Friends. - CD & Cassette (ACE/ADF Collection)
* 1998 Sympathetic Magic (with the Starwood Sizzlers) - CD & Cassette
* 1998 Revelations - Revelry - CD & Cassette
* 1999 "Bob"'s Punctured Eardrums - Compilation CD (Song: My Wallet Belongs to "Bob") SubGenius Foundation
* 2000 Fresh Produce: Acoustic Harvest IV - Compilation CD (Song: CompUBlues) Folknet
* 2002 Highly Irrevelant - Revelry - CD
Neandir
Ganger's background in the Society for Creative Anachronism goes back to the early seventies, when she assumed the name Neandir of the Flame. She was a founding member of the Cleveland, OH chapter, which became known as the Barony of the Cleftlands. She was awarded the title of Royal Bard to the Middle Kingdom on more than one occasion in the 70s & 80s by winning the Bardic Competition at the Pennsic War. She received her Award of Arms in 1980. In 1981 (under her SCA name Neandir) she performed on and produced the first album by and for SCA members called Neandir: Lady of the Flame, making her SCA's first recording artist. It featured 16 original songs performed in studio by SCA members - vocals: Victoria Ganger (Neandir), Ian Corrigan (Gabriel) & Mike Ingalls (Zoltan), guitar: Victoria Ganger & Ian Corrigan, penny whistle: Ian Corrigan, and cello: Mike Ingalls, and engineered by Jeff Rosenbaum (Shalom Ben-Or) and Bruce Florist (Oscar the Rat-Catcher). In 1983 she received the Order of the Willow for proficiency in the Arts.
Victoria Ganger and Revelry
Victoria Ganger and Revelry is an eclectic acoustic group consisting primarily of three women, all members of the Chameleon Club and ACE organizers. This trio features Victoria Ganger’s multi-genre originals backed by the vocal harmonies of Lisa Lefkort and Mary Alice Tummonds. Instrumentation includes guitar, drum and occasional Appalachian dulcimer by Ganger, flute by Lefkort, and incidental percussion by both Lefkort and Tummonds. They play primarily in the Northeast Ohio area at musical events such as Rootstock at Cain Park, Cleveland Hts., OH, SubGenius events, and at ACE events and other functions in the Neo-Pagan and other communities.
Discography
* 1975 FoxPaw: a Social Blunder (comedy album)
* 1980 Neandir: Lady of the Flame (with Ian Corrigan & Mike Ingalls) - Cassette Album (ACE)
* 1986 Starmony - Cassette Chant Workshop (ACE)
* 1986 Once Around the Wheel: Original and Traditional Seasonal Songs (with Ian Corrigan, Moira Kyteler, and Mary Alice White) - CD & Cassette Performance/Workshop (ACE)
* 1986 Starwood Memories - Cassette (ACE)
* 1988 Starwood Memories 2: Noplayce Lyke OM - Cassette (ACE)
* 1988 A Bardic Circle - Chameleon and Friends. - Cassette (ACE)
* 1988 Be Pagan Once Again! - Isaac Bonewits & Friends. - CD & Cassette (ACE/ADF Collection)
* 1998 Sympathetic Magic (with the Starwood Sizzlers) - CD & Cassette
* 1998 Revelations - Revelry - CD & Cassette
* 1999 "Bob"'s Punctured Eardrums - Compilation CD (Song: My Wallet Belongs to "Bob") SubGenius Foundation
* 2000 Fresh Produce: Acoustic Harvest IV - Compilation CD (Song: CompUBlues) Folknet
* 2002 Highly Irrevelant - Revelry - CD
Jay Kerry Footlik is a Democrat who is currently running for the United States House of Representatives in Illinois's 10th congressional district. He previously worked in the Office of Presidential Personnel for Bill Clinton.
Background
A native of Skokie, Illinois, Footlik attended Niles North High School and Ezra Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation. Footlik also performed in local theater at Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, and Second City.
Footlik attended college at UCLA where he earned a B.A. in Political Science, specializing in the Arab-Israeli conflict. He also holds a law degree from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles.
Footlik’s wife, Grace, is a Brazilian-born Israeli artist. They have one daughter, Yarden, who is two years old.
Public Service
Jay Footlik began his career in federal public service in 1992 as a staffer in the Bill Clinton for President "War Room." After the election, Footlik served as the Special Assistant to the President as Principal Liaison to the American Jewish Community in the Clinton White House.
In 1998, Footlik began to build a consulting firm that he established along with Yuval Rabin (the son of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin). As a partner with the firm DiNovo Strategies, Inc. Footlik focused on establishing a secure peace in the Middle East.
In the 2004 Presidential election, Footlik began working for Joseph Lieberman’s campaign for President. Afterwards, he was asked to serve as Senior Adviser on Middle East and Jewish Affairs for the Kerry/Edwards Campaign.
Jay Footlik serves as a member of the board of trustees of the [http://www.acypl.org/about_us.html American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL)], a non-profit and bi-partisan exchange program designed to establish connections between future leaders across the globe. The program includes education on matters of foreign policy, diplomacy, and democracy.
Additionally, Footlik is a member of the board of directors of the . The Rabin center is a museum committed to keeping the memory and learning lessons from assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Footlik also is on the board of directors for [http://www.secureenergy.org/about_organization.php SAFE (Securing America’s Future Energy)], which is an organization dedicated to reducing American dependency on oil. SAFE emphasizes the national security threat of foreign oil dependency and provides recommendations of alternatives to oil for industries.
Footlik is a frequent speaker on a variety of subject matter including American politics and presidential elections as well as foreign policy and the Middle East. He has lectured frequently to groups throughout the U.S., Canada, Israel and Brazil.
2008 Election
Footlik is running against Dan Seals for the Democratic nomination in Illinois' 10th congressional district on Tuesday, February 5. 2008 in the Illinois Primary Election. The winner of the primary will run against Republican Congressman Mark Kirk.
Stated Policy Positions
Education
Like a lot of people, Jay struggled to pay for college and law school and he knows that many American families also struggle to afford this essential stepping stone to a middle class life. Jay believes that the government should focus on helping families afford college tuition through larger federal financial aid, more generous savings vehicles and reduced subsidies for for-profit lenders.
Environment
Through his active involvement with SAFE (Securing America's Future Energy - www.secureenergy.org), Jay has worked hard to encourage the U.S. to develop alternative, clean and abundant energy sources at home so we don't have to send our energy dollars to unstable or unfriendly regimes;
Health Care
Jay knows firsthand that the lack of good health insurance can destroy a person's life; he believes the U.S. is too prosperous a nation not to give citizens universal access to proper health care and health insurance;
Homeland Security
Jay's professional life since leaving the White House has focused on how to keep the U.S. and its allies safer; he understands better than most that by spending our security dollars smarter, we could protect our kids and our families from terror;
Foreign Policy Leadership
Jay believes strongly in the value of U.S. leadership around the world – whether in Darfur, the Middle East, or elsewhere; Jay's political heroes are great American presidents – FDR, Truman, JFK – who always believed that America's destiny was tied up in the peace and prosperity of the entire world.
Background
A native of Skokie, Illinois, Footlik attended Niles North High School and Ezra Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation. Footlik also performed in local theater at Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, The Goodman Theatre, and Second City.
Footlik attended college at UCLA where he earned a B.A. in Political Science, specializing in the Arab-Israeli conflict. He also holds a law degree from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles.
Footlik’s wife, Grace, is a Brazilian-born Israeli artist. They have one daughter, Yarden, who is two years old.
Public Service
Jay Footlik began his career in federal public service in 1992 as a staffer in the Bill Clinton for President "War Room." After the election, Footlik served as the Special Assistant to the President as Principal Liaison to the American Jewish Community in the Clinton White House.
In 1998, Footlik began to build a consulting firm that he established along with Yuval Rabin (the son of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin). As a partner with the firm DiNovo Strategies, Inc. Footlik focused on establishing a secure peace in the Middle East.
In the 2004 Presidential election, Footlik began working for Joseph Lieberman’s campaign for President. Afterwards, he was asked to serve as Senior Adviser on Middle East and Jewish Affairs for the Kerry/Edwards Campaign.
Jay Footlik serves as a member of the board of trustees of the [http://www.acypl.org/about_us.html American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL)], a non-profit and bi-partisan exchange program designed to establish connections between future leaders across the globe. The program includes education on matters of foreign policy, diplomacy, and democracy.
Additionally, Footlik is a member of the board of directors of the . The Rabin center is a museum committed to keeping the memory and learning lessons from assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Footlik also is on the board of directors for [http://www.secureenergy.org/about_organization.php SAFE (Securing America’s Future Energy)], which is an organization dedicated to reducing American dependency on oil. SAFE emphasizes the national security threat of foreign oil dependency and provides recommendations of alternatives to oil for industries.
Footlik is a frequent speaker on a variety of subject matter including American politics and presidential elections as well as foreign policy and the Middle East. He has lectured frequently to groups throughout the U.S., Canada, Israel and Brazil.
2008 Election
Footlik is running against Dan Seals for the Democratic nomination in Illinois' 10th congressional district on Tuesday, February 5. 2008 in the Illinois Primary Election. The winner of the primary will run against Republican Congressman Mark Kirk.
Stated Policy Positions
Education
Like a lot of people, Jay struggled to pay for college and law school and he knows that many American families also struggle to afford this essential stepping stone to a middle class life. Jay believes that the government should focus on helping families afford college tuition through larger federal financial aid, more generous savings vehicles and reduced subsidies for for-profit lenders.
Environment
Through his active involvement with SAFE (Securing America's Future Energy - www.secureenergy.org), Jay has worked hard to encourage the U.S. to develop alternative, clean and abundant energy sources at home so we don't have to send our energy dollars to unstable or unfriendly regimes;
Health Care
Jay knows firsthand that the lack of good health insurance can destroy a person's life; he believes the U.S. is too prosperous a nation not to give citizens universal access to proper health care and health insurance;
Homeland Security
Jay's professional life since leaving the White House has focused on how to keep the U.S. and its allies safer; he understands better than most that by spending our security dollars smarter, we could protect our kids and our families from terror;
Foreign Policy Leadership
Jay believes strongly in the value of U.S. leadership around the world – whether in Darfur, the Middle East, or elsewhere; Jay's political heroes are great American presidents – FDR, Truman, JFK – who always believed that America's destiny was tied up in the peace and prosperity of the entire world.
Kate de Brito is an Australian journalist, blogger and psychotherapist.
Family
Kate de Brito is the daughter of Gus de Brito, who was a journalist for the Daily Telegraph.
Her brother, Sam de Brito is a fellow blogger and screenwriter.
She is married to reporter Luke McIlveen of The Daily Telegraph, with whom she has two children.
Weblog
In June 2007, de Brito began a thrice-weekly reader advice column entitled "Ask Bossy". It is published by her employer, News Limited on their website.
Trivia
She is vegetarian.
Family
Kate de Brito is the daughter of Gus de Brito, who was a journalist for the Daily Telegraph.
Her brother, Sam de Brito is a fellow blogger and screenwriter.
She is married to reporter Luke McIlveen of The Daily Telegraph, with whom she has two children.
Weblog
In June 2007, de Brito began a thrice-weekly reader advice column entitled "Ask Bossy". It is published by her employer, News Limited on their website.
Trivia
She is vegetarian.