Rita and Mike with one of the all-time great speakers, Zig Ziglar
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MIKE KLEMMPresident
Hobbies: St. Louis Cardinal baseball, University of Illinois basketball, volunteerism, pickleball, biking and family time especially with the grandkids
Favorite Food: Italian especially at the restaurants on the Hill in St. Louis and Bella Milano in Springfield Favorite Musicians: Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, Country, 60's & 70's along with a couple of 50's performers, Buddy Holly and Nat King Cole Favorite Movies: Cool Runnings, The Big Short, Hidden Figures, The Rookie, Secretariat and Hoosiers Favorite TV Show: I watch very little TV so I guess property flip episodes on HGTV and The Profit with Marcus Lemonis. Favorite Books: Out of the Dog House, the Story of Portillos by Dick Portillo and Don Yaeger, Customers for Life by Carl Sewell, See You At The Top by Zig Ziglar, A Different Beautiful and That's How You Know by Courtney Westlake (my daughter) and Tattoos on the Heart by Fr. Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries. |
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RITA KLEMMVice President
Hobbies: Spoiling grandchildren, Pickleball, reading, baking and gardening
Favorite Food: Almost anything Italian, pizza. Favorite Musicians: I have an eclectic taste in music, but mostly contemporary country: Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, Florida Georgia Line, and Old Dominion. Favorite Movies: Disney movies, A League of Their Own, Gran Torino, ET, A Beautiful Mind, Shawshank Redemption. Favorite TV Show: I don't watch a lot of TV, but I loved Downton Abbey and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Favorite Books: My all-time favorite is To Kill a Mockingbird. I am an avid reader, and I have so many books I love: Tattoos on the Heart, Before We Were Yours, Still Alice; my list goes on and on. So many books-so little time! |
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AARON REHBERGAccount Executive
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Hobbies: Spending family time with my wife, Katheryne, and our three boys, Logan, Titus and Christian. Watching, coaching, and playing sports. Golf, working out, traveling, attending live music events, Fantasy Football, listening to podcasts, carpentry, boating, real estate, fishing.
Favorite Foods: Pizza, Burgers, Tacos, Sushi, Poke Bowls, Italian
Favorite Musicians: Hard Rock is what I grew up on and I have also acquired a taste for modem Country Music. My playlist includes artists such as Alter Bridge, Breaking Benjamin, Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, Luke Bryan, Dustin Lynch, and Jake Owen.
Favorite Movies: Rounders, GoodFellas, Shawshank Redemption, Saving Private Ryan, 1917, Predator, The Big Lebowski, Die Hard trilogy, Indiana Jones trilogy, Animal House, The Sandlot, and Bad Santa.
Favorite TV Shows: Ozark, Narcos, The Wire, Trailer Park Boys, Seinfeld, HGTV, Golf Channel
Favorite Books: Anything by Malcolm Gladwell, Freakonomics by Levitt and Dubner, Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child, Mitch Rapp novels by Vince Flynn.
Favorite Foods: Pizza, Burgers, Tacos, Sushi, Poke Bowls, Italian
Favorite Musicians: Hard Rock is what I grew up on and I have also acquired a taste for modem Country Music. My playlist includes artists such as Alter Bridge, Breaking Benjamin, Avenged Sevenfold, Disturbed, Luke Bryan, Dustin Lynch, and Jake Owen.
Favorite Movies: Rounders, GoodFellas, Shawshank Redemption, Saving Private Ryan, 1917, Predator, The Big Lebowski, Die Hard trilogy, Indiana Jones trilogy, Animal House, The Sandlot, and Bad Santa.
Favorite TV Shows: Ozark, Narcos, The Wire, Trailer Park Boys, Seinfeld, HGTV, Golf Channel
Favorite Books: Anything by Malcolm Gladwell, Freakonomics by Levitt and Dubner, Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child, Mitch Rapp novels by Vince Flynn.
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PEG BUSCHLogistics Coordinator
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Hobbies: Enjoy spending time with my husband and our children Emma and Landon (twins). We love traveling and family adventures exploring new areas. I enjoy working out, watching college sports, and watching our kids do all their favorite activities.
Favorite Food: Fresh Seafood
Favorite Musicians: You can catch me listening to about anything. Pop is probably my favorite, some of my favorites artists are Kelly Clarkson and Taylor Swift
Favorite Movies: Love & Basketball, The Greatest Showman
Favorite TV Show: This is Us...but Sports Center is always on at our house
Favorite Books: So many good ones, Jodi Picoult is one of my favorite authors, I truly appreciate inspiring and motivating authors such as, Jon Gordon's The Energy Bus and The Power of Positive Leadership.
Favorite Food: Fresh Seafood
Favorite Musicians: You can catch me listening to about anything. Pop is probably my favorite, some of my favorites artists are Kelly Clarkson and Taylor Swift
Favorite Movies: Love & Basketball, The Greatest Showman
Favorite TV Show: This is Us...but Sports Center is always on at our house
Favorite Books: So many good ones, Jodi Picoult is one of my favorite authors, I truly appreciate inspiring and motivating authors such as, Jon Gordon's The Energy Bus and The Power of Positive Leadership.
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TERESA CONSIDINEExecutive Assistant
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Hobbies: I enjoy being outdoors as much as possible so I can indulge in hiking, fishing, camping, biking, boating, gardening, riding four-wheelers and especially photography.
Favorite Food: Anything and everything under the sea! Especially shrimp dishes -- so long as it's NOT fried.
Favorite Musicians: I'm a Rock n' Roll girl! I was a teenager in the 80's, so I have a definite fondness for the hair metal bands (Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Ratt, Guns N' Roses, etc.) but my absolute favorites are Iron Maiden and Judas Priest.
Favorite Movies: There are so many movies I would consider my favorites, so it comes down to a tie between the 1970 classic comedy M*A*S*H and the hilarious 1984 mockumentary This is Spinal Tap. Just thinking about those two gets me chuckling.
Favorite TV Shows: My TV habits change a lot. Right now, I bounce from new comedies (Drunk History) to old comedies (All in the Family) to the History Channel (Ancient Aliens). A perfect balance of giggles, nostalgia and "I'm not saying it's aliens, but it's definitely ALIENS!"
Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. My grandmother had this book in her house, and I was fascinated by the cover as a kid. I got my own copy in high school, and I've read it more times than I can remember in the last 20 years!
Favorite Food: Anything and everything under the sea! Especially shrimp dishes -- so long as it's NOT fried.
Favorite Musicians: I'm a Rock n' Roll girl! I was a teenager in the 80's, so I have a definite fondness for the hair metal bands (Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, Ratt, Guns N' Roses, etc.) but my absolute favorites are Iron Maiden and Judas Priest.
Favorite Movies: There are so many movies I would consider my favorites, so it comes down to a tie between the 1970 classic comedy M*A*S*H and the hilarious 1984 mockumentary This is Spinal Tap. Just thinking about those two gets me chuckling.
Favorite TV Shows: My TV habits change a lot. Right now, I bounce from new comedies (Drunk History) to old comedies (All in the Family) to the History Channel (Ancient Aliens). A perfect balance of giggles, nostalgia and "I'm not saying it's aliens, but it's definitely ALIENS!"
Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. My grandmother had this book in her house, and I was fascinated by the cover as a kid. I got my own copy in high school, and I've read it more times than I can remember in the last 20 years!
Our staff provides time, talent and treasure to the following organizations:
- Blood, plasma and platelet donations to Central Illinois Community Blood Center
- Habitat for Humanity
- St. John's Children's Hospital
- Compass for Kids
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Illinois
- Illinois Women in Leadership
- Friend-in-Deed Holiday Food Delivery
- Helping the Homeless in Springfield IL
Capitol City Speakers Bureau is a proud member of: