What is a golden guard? Someone who epitomizes the perfect guard! A guard who is SO GOOD that an auditor watches and says WOW! That guard is the greatest! The following is a list of those guards who so impressed our auditors this past year with their excellence, that they earned the title GOLDEN GUARD.

In alphabetical order, the 2010 Ellis & Associates, Inc. Golden Guards are:

• Acosta, Joe; Belvidere Park District
• Ankney, Tonya; Palace- Idlewild & SoakZone
• Baruti, Akil; YMCA - Metro Detroit – Boll
• Beeghley, Chris; Holiday Inn East
• Bludnick, Hannah; Englewood Parks and Recreation
• Boreen, Lyndsey; Peak Sports
• Breidenbach, Connor; Illinois Valley YMCA
• Brewer, Rachel; Champaign Park District
• Brumbaugh, Sophia; Palace- Wild Waters
• Byrd, Ku-juan; Village of Park Forest Aqua Center
• Carballido, Salvador; Cedar Fair- Michigan’s Adventure
• Carter, Frank; Holiday Inn East
• Chang, Conrad; Holiday Inn East
• Conti, Thomas; Hastings Waterworks
• Cramer, Nick; St. Charles Park District
• Cruz, Jonathan; YMCA – Glendale
• Davis, Danya; Ocean Breeze Waterpark
• Delaney, Kelly; The Park District of Franklin Park
• Dennis, Ryan; Holiday Inn East
• Doyle, Annie; Cedar Fair- Oceans of Fun
• Dunlap, Erin; Portland Parks and Recreation
• Dvorak, Olivia; Peak Sports
• Fife, Danielle; Gulf Islands Waterpark
• Freebairn, Madison; Six Flags Hurricane Harbor- California
• Geen, Devin; Great Wolf Lodge- Grapevine
• Gilman, Kelly; The Park District of Franklin Park
• Gluesing, Eric; Nickelodeon Family Suites
• Hubbert, Thomas; Oakland County Parks and Recreation
• Kajfez, Samantha; Waukegan Park District
• Kennann, Kylie; Amarillo Parks and Recreation
• King, Amy; Cedar Fair- Oceans of Fun
• Kissinger, Evan; Great Wolf Lodge- Blue Harbor Resort
• Kojovic, Bojan; The Park District of Franklin Park
• Krueger, Haley; Waukegan Park District
• Kruse, Charles; Englewood Parks and Recreation
• Kurth, Keller; Peak Sports
• Max, Ryan; Holiday Inn East
• McBride, Tramon; Six Flags Hurricane Harbor- Arlington
• McKeough, Riley; PARC- Elitch Gardens
• Melo, Chris; Palace- Splish Splash
• Middleton, Lindsay; Great Wolf Lodge- Grand Mound
• Molina, Molinda; Schlitterbahn - Galveston Island Waterpark
• Murphy, Cassandra; Schlitterbahn - Kansas City
• Neal, Dan; Gurnee Park District
• Norse, Samantha; PARC- Splashtown
• Papke, Steven; Peak Sports
• Pereyo, Jackie; Palace- Lake Compounce
• Pina, Krystal; Amarillo Parks and Recreation
• Pitts, Daniel; The Park District of Franklin Park
• Reeves, John; The Park District of Franklin Park
• Reiser, Kate; Palace- Mountain Creek
• Rekasis, Sara; Kankakee Park District
• Roviso, Cassie; The Park District of Franklin Park
• Sakyte, Ernesta; Palace- Big Kahuna’s
• Saunders, Laine; Chillicothe Park District
• Schenck, Britney; St. Charles Parks and Recreation
• Soper, Paige; Cedar Fair- Kings Island
• Stone, Sarah; Ramsay County Parks and Recreation
• Strehlow; Danielle; Englewood Parks and Recreation
• Wareham, Jay; Continental Pools, Inc
• Watcharachaloem, Watcharaporn; Great Wolf Lodge - Grand Mound
• Werblo, Bethann; Six Flags Hurricane Harbor- Arlington
• Wilson, Andrew; Cedar Fair - Castaway Bay
• Wyderski, Bartosz; The Park District of Franklin Park
• Zachacki, Mike; Morton Grove Park District