Team State Coverage

Our 2021 Braille Across America Team boasts members from Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia. We even had a pinch running team all the way in Japan!

* Denotes Team Captain

Arizona

  • Todd Young - TGFF Blazing for Braille

California

  • Tod Brilliant - Team Super Nice Braille
  • *Aubrey & Berkely Brock - The Brocky Bunch
  • Lisamaria Martinez - Unstoppables
  • Juliette Milder - More Miles, More Money, More Braille
  • Karen Shrawder

Colorado

  • Brooke Angello
  • Peter Heilbron - Team Colorado
  • *Andrea Swallow - Team Colorado

Connecticut

  • Emi Aniskovich - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Trina & Katie Cardinal - Let's Hit The Trail To Run for Braille
  • *Susan Ierardi Clark - Team Francis
  • Sue DiFatta - TGFF Blazing for Braille
  • Hayden DiFatta - TGFF Blazing for Braille
  • Corey Kenyon - Team Francis
  • James Kenyon - Team Francis
  • Cappy Temple - Team Francis

Delaware

  • Shawn Musgrove
  • Patty Swanson - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille

Florida

  • Dorothy Carlson - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Sharon Cross - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Linda Flihan - Team Super Nice Braille
  • Haile Gould - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Yvette Ly-Kinhan 

Georgia

  • Sue LaFave - Reading Rainbows

Idaho

Illinois

  • Jose Eguiguren 
  • Gloria Moyer
  • Rebecca Soriano

Kentucky

Louisiana

  • Ray Tantzen - Team Noah
  • *Karen Tantzen - Team Noah

Massachusetts

  • *Mary-Frances Barry - Dogs Are On It
  • Jonathan Bernstein
  • Christine Booth - More Miles, More Money, More Braille
  • Paula Bress
  • Rusty Browder
  • Laura Castillo
  • Chris Cavallerano - Team Super Nice Braille
  • Erin Connors - Team Super Nice Braille
  • Kate Crohan - NBP Staff Team
  • Ian Cross
  • Heidi DeLollis - Team Super Nice Braille
  • Ted Finn - Team Super Nice Braille
  • Richard Gilreath - More Miles, More Money, More Braille
  • Larry Haile - More Miles, More Money, More Braille
  • *Jessica Holt-Carr - LT4Braille
  • *Elena Ivanova - Brookline Braille
  • Katya Ivanova - Brookline Braille
  • *Vanessa Jones - NDM4Braille
  • *Anna Kaczmarek - NBP Staff Team
  • Haley Kane - Knights of the Blind
  • Noelle Lobo - Team Nadia
  • Brian Mac Donald - NBP Staff Team
  • Sydney MacKeigan - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Glen Magpiong - Team Super Nice Braille
  • Kimberly Martin
  • Chris Milmore - NBP Staff Team
  • Owen Molloy - Brookline Braille
  • Todd Ofenloch - Team Super Nice Braille
  • Joseph Oliveri - Team Super Nice Braille
  • Oliver Parizeau - Team Super Nice Braille
  • Faith Pongor - Team Super Nice Braille
  • Joseph Quintanilla - More Miles, More Money, More Braille
  • Gina Quintanilla - More Miles, More Money, More Braille
  • Ali Richissin - Team Richissin
  • Liz Richissin - Team Richissin
  • Jessie Richissin - Team Richissin
  • Matt Richissin - Team Richissin
  • *Tom Richissin - Team Richissin
  • Daisy Russell - NBP Staff Team
  • Mark Sadecki - LT4Braille
  • Heather Sansoucy - Knights of the Blind
  • Beth Seidman - NDM4Braille
  • *Kristine Shanahan - Knights of the Blind
  • Shawn Sherry - Knights of the Blind
  • Edie Shimel - NBP Staff Team
  • Jody Soeiro - Knights of the Blind
  • Elaine Spinale - Team Nadia
  • Joel Spinale - Team Nadia
  • Abigail Stewart - NBP Staff Team
  • Kara Sullivan - Team Super Nice Braille
  • Lidia Tonkov - Brookline Braille
  • Janet Ulwick-Sacca 
  • Ha Vo - Brookline Braille
  • Sophie Wilmerding - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille

Maine

  • Joshua Murphy - Team Super Nice Braille

Michigan

Minnesota

  • Kay Frase

Missouri

North Carolina

  • Kay Cole
  • Kim Flanagan
  • Kasey Goldenberg - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Allie Hiersteiner - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille

New Jersey

New Mexico

  • Heather Carlisle

Nevada

  • Christine Gadoury - Unstoppables
  • Olivia & Naomi Moy-Suggs - Unstoppables
  • *Terri Rupp - Unstoppables
  • Marley Jane Rupp - Unstoppables

New York

  • Melanie De Arcos 
  • Wallace Hamilton
  • Jeffrey Kongthong - Team Super Nice Braille
  • Molly Whittaker - TGFF Blazing For Braille
  • Rob Whittaker - TGFF Blazing For Braille

Ohio

  • *Jill Noble - Miss Beans Team
  • Chris Schumacher - Miss Beans Team
  • Leslie Ullum-Shaheen

Oregon

  • Alex Paulson - More Miles, More Money, More Braille

Pennsylvania

  • Chinonyerem Enwereji
  • Heather Go - H&H Go
  • *Harriett Go - H&H Go
  • Kate Keller - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Pam McGonigle - More Miles, More Money, More Braille
  • Amanda Murray
  • *Jenn Smith - TSVFly

Rhode Island

  • *Sarah Coutu - Reading Rainbows
  • Kathy Coutu - Reading Rainbows
  • Colleen Oulette - Reading Rainbows
  • Joanne Pigott - Reading Rainbows

Tennessee

  • Bella Chadwick - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Laura Chadwick - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Lilly Chadwick - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • *Bobbie Davis - Boomers
  • *Elizabeth Self - Fairy Rainbow Unicorns

Texas

  • Alyssa Aguilar
  • Braulio Amaro - Dashin' Dots
  • Blythe Cavender 
  • Olivia Conner
  • Rhonda Hamil
  • Cheri & Will Hutcherson
  • Mary Farish Johnston - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Dennis Johnston - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Emily Johnston - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Gabriel Lopez - Dashin' Dots
  • Heathcliff Lopez - Dashin' Dots
  • Sarah McManic - Unstoppables
  • *Ruben Rincon Jr. - Dashin' Dots
  • Brittany Wagener Scarff - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Wilson Stratton - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Megan Tabak

Utah

  • Becky Andrews - Unstoppables
  • Jennifer Boyd - TGFF Blazing For Braille
  • LeAnn Poor
  • Lisa Young - TGFF Blazing For Braille
  • Suzi Young - TGFF Blazing For Braille
  • Stan Young - TGFF Blazing For Braille

Virginia

  • Caroline Buehler - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Allie Edmonds - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • *Maggie Johnston - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Claiborne Mathews - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille
  • Mae Schwab - Let's Hit The Trail To Run For Braille

Vermont

  • Frank Gibney - TGFF Blazing For Braille
  • Diane Muhr - TGFF Blazing For Braille

Washington

  • Hans Bruhner - Team Super Nice Braille
  • Jess Cummings - Team Spokane
  • Addie Jackson - Team Spokane
  • *Jenna Jackson - Team Spokane
  • *Debera Meador - Team TT
  • Donna Meador - Team TT
  • *Patti Premo - Nick's Adventures

West Virginia

  • Julie Lindsay - TSVFly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mileage Tracking

Top Individual Distance Totals:

Rebekah Darnell (MI)                                                                                   517.6 miles   Peter Heilbron (CO) - Team Colorado                                              300.24 miles Glen Magpiong (MA) - Team Super Nice Braille                           297.1 miles Kate Crohan (MA) - NBP Staff                                                               280.64 miles Jose Eguiguren (IL)                                                                                           264.5 miles

 

Top 3 Team Distance Totals:

 TGFF Blazing for Braille                                                                           1335.3 miles Team Super Nice Braille                                                                            815.61 miles Let's Hit the Trail To Run For Braille                                                  813.99 miles

 

Final Mileage Totals

Total Milage Logged: 10,314.05

First Name Last Name  Team Name State Total Mileage
Rebekah Darnell   MI 517.6
Peter Heilbron Team Colorado CO 300.24
Glen Magpiong Team Super Nice Braille MA 297.1
Kate Crohan NBP Staff MA 280.64
Jose Eguiguren   IL 264.5
Frank Gibney TGFF Blazing for Braille VT 259.25
Terri Rupp Unstoppables NV 248
Diane Muhr TGFF Blazing for Braille VT 206.5
Molly Whittaker TGFF Blazing for Braille NY 196.25
Sarah McManic Unstoppables TX 184.3
Michele Danilowicz Washtenaw Reads Braille MI 162.08
Kimberly Martin   MA 159.69
Sue LaFave Reading Rainbows GA 152.1
Mary-Frances Barry Dogs Have It MA 149.03
Chinonyerem Enwereji   PA 145.78
Sarah Coutu Reading Rainbows RI 143.6
Cappy Temple Team Francis CT 132.9
Caroline Buehler Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille VA 129.15
Sue DiFatta TGFF Blazing for Braille CT 122.5
Erin Connors Team Super Nice Braille MA 120
Linda Flihan Team Super Nice Braille FL 118.22
Kathy Coutu Reading Rainbows RI 116.66
James Kenyon Team Francis CT 116
Pam McGonigle More Miles More Money More Braille PA 115
Tracy Wasden TGFF Blazing for Braille ID 113.2
Joanne Pigott Reading Rainbows RI 111.65
Corey Kenyon Team Francis CT 105.4
Mary Farish Johnston Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille TX 101.7
Julie Lindsay TSVI Fly PA 100
Melanie de Arcos   NY 99.22
Shawn Musgrove   DE 98.22
Laura Castillo   MA 93.6
Vanessa Jones NDM4Braille MA 87.85
Jennifer Boyd TGFF Blazing for Braille UT 87.7
Hayden DiFatta TGFF Blazing for Braille CT 85.7
Joe Quintanilla More Miles More Money More Braille MA 85
Elaine Spinale Team Nadia MA 81.5
Maggie Johnston Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille VA 81.1
Jessica Holt-Carr LT4Braille MA 81
Brian Mac Donald NBP Staff MA 80.65
Ha Vo Brookline Braille MA 80.6
Elizabeth Seidman NDM4Braille MA 80.11
Rich Gilreath More Miles More Money More Braille MA 76.77
Laura Chadwick Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille TN 76.5
Kristine Shanahan Knights of the Blind MA 75.78
Rob Whittaker TGFF Blazing for Braille NY 75
Marley Jane Rupp Unstoppables NV 73
Christine Booth More Miles More Money More Braille MA 69.1
Lynn Wachtell More Miles More Money More Braille KY 68.4
Lisamaria (Team) Martinez Unstoppables CA 67.84
Lisa Young TGFF Blazing for Braille UT 67.2
Allie Hiersteiner Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille NC 67
Mark Sadecki LT4Braille MA 67
Suzi Young TGFF Blazing for Braille UT 65.8
Andrea Swallow Team Colorado CO 65.79
Wallace Hamilton   NY 65.1
Elena Ivanova Brookline Braille MA 64.3
Alex Paulson More Miles More Money More Braille OR 64.19
Claiborne Mathews Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille VA 64.1
Sylvia Frase   MN 63.75
Bobbie Davis Boomers TN 63.5
Patti Premo Nick's Adventures WA 63
Karin Geraci Dots From Here To There! KY 61.99
Todd Ofenloch Team Super Nice Braille MA 60.6
Kate Keller Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille PA 56
Paula Bress   MA 55
Hans Bruhner Team Super Nice Braille WA 54.44
Tom Richissin Team Richissin MA 52.85
Shawn Sherry Knights of the Blind MA 52.5
Susan Ierardi Clark Team Francis CT 51.7
Becky Andrews Unstoppables UT 50
Cheri & Will Hutcherson   TX 49.2
Elizabeth Self Fairy Rainbow Unicorns TN 47.76
Chris Cavallerano Team Super Nice Braille MA 46.2
Gloria Moyer   IL 44.2
Emilia Aniskovich Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille CT 44
Sophie Wilmerding Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille MA 43.74
Jonathan Bernstein   MA 43
Janet Ulwick-Sacca   MA 42.5
Diana Chase Washtenaw Reads Braille MI 42
Tod  Brilliant Team Super Nice Braille CA 41.8
Ian Cross   MA 41
Rusty Browder   MA 39.89
Jennifer Smith TSVI Fly PA 38.96
Kenady O'Neil   NJ 38.7
Abby Stewart NBP Staff MA 38.49
Rebecca Soriano   IL 37.87
Jessica Cummings Team Spokane WA 37.4
Danny & Lori Hirce Reeli Hirce'n It! NJ 36.43
Noelle Lobo Team Nadia MA 36.1
Alyssa Aguilar   TX 35.1
Debera Meador Team TT WA 35
Leslie Ullum-Shaheen OH 35
Colleen Ouellette Reading Rainbows RI 34.82
Patty Swanson Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille DE 34.2
Sharon Cross Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille FL 34
Braulio Amaro Dashin Dots TX 34
Oliver Parizeau Team Super Nice Braille MA 33.65
Kim  Flanagan   NC 33
Owen Molloy Brookline Braille MA 33
A Fehrnstrom Roll 'n' Stroll ID 33
Stan Young TGFF Blazing for Braille UT 32.2
Lida Tonkov Brookline Braille MA 32
Hedgie Fehrnstrom Roll 'n' Stroll ID 32
Heathcliff Lopez Dashin Dots TX 31.6
LeAnn Poor   UT 31.4
Amanda Murray   PA 31.11
Heather Sansoucy Knights of the Blind MA 31.1
Joel Spinale Team Nadia MA 30.75
Meaghan Barry Unsold Studio MI 30
Brittany Scarff   TX 29.4
Larry Haile More Miles More Money More Braille MA 29.2
Julie Milder More Miles More Money More Braille CA 28.7
Chris Milmore NBP Staff MA 28.5
Edie Shimel NBP Staff MA 28.17
Jody Soeiro Knights of the Blind MA 28
Bella Chadwick Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille TN 28
Ruben Rincon Jr.  Dashin Dots TX 27.39
Heather Go H&H Go PA 27
Harriet Go H&H Go PA 27
Sydney Mackeigan Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille MA 27
Kay Cole   NC 27
Karen Shrawder   CA 27
Gabriel Lopez Dashin Dots TX 26.76
Anna Kaczmarek NBP Staff MA 26.74
Gina Quintanilla More Miles More Money More Braille MA 26.2
Haley Kane Knights of the Blind MA 26.2
Yvette Ly   FL 25.5
Faith Pongor Team Super Nice Braille MA 25
Katya Ivanova Brookline Braille MA 25
Todd Young TGFF Blazing for Braille AZ 24
Jessie Richissin Team Richissin MA 20.25
Megan Tabak   TX 20
Olivia & Naomi Moy  Unstoppables NV 19
Kara Sullivan Team Super Nice Braille MA 18.6
Matt Richissin Team Richissin MA 13.25
Lacey Webb BSSD Team! MO 12.28
Katherine Cardinal Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille CT 11
Olivia Conner   TX 11
Lilly Chadwick Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille TN 9
Ali Richissin Team Richissin MA 5.75
Dorothy Carlson Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille FL 4
Kasey Goldenberg Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille NC 3.5
Daisy Russell NBP Staff MA 3

 

Team Rankings

Team Name  Totals
TGFF Blazing for Braille 1335.3
Team Super Nice 815.61
Let's Hit the Trail to Run for Braille 813.99
Unstoppables 636.34
More Miles More Money More Braille 562.56
Reading Rainbows 558.83
NBP Staff 486.19
Team Francis 406
Team Colorado 366.03
Brookline Braille 234.9
Knights of the Blind 213.58
Washtenaw Reads Braille 204.08
NDM4Braille 167.96
Dogs Have It 149.03
Team Nadia 148.35
LT4Braille 148
TSVI Fly 138.96
Dashin Dots 119.75
Team Richissin 92.1
Roll 'n' Stroll 65
Boomers 63.5
Nick's Adventures 63
Dots From Here To There! 61.99
H&H Go 54
Fairy Rainbow Unicorns 47.76
Team Spokane 37.4
Reeli Hirce'n It! 36.43
Team TT 35
Unsold Studio 30
BSSD Team! 12.28

 

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