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 2009 Ellis & Associates, Inc. Golden Guards are:

• Abelova, Zuzana; Palace - Mountain Creek
• Barnett, Wade; YMCA of Middle Tennessee - Donelson - Hermitage Family YMCA Branch
• Behel, Jonathan; Nashville Shores
• Bently , Jake; HFEC - Splash Island
• Bradley, Garrett; Jefferson City Parks and Recreation
• Buenazentura, Mario A.; Ixtapan Waterpark
• Bull, Logan; HFEC-Dollywood\'s Splash Country
• Burroughs, David; Plainfield Parks and Recreation
• Calvert, Brandon; Big Sky Waterpark
• Carlucci, Tony; Plainfield Parks and Recreation
• Carter, David; Plainfield Parks and Recreation
• Cornelson, Sunshine; Silver Rapids Waterpark
• Connell, Kirian; Cedar Fair-Kings Dominion
• Cosgrove , Claire; Lost Island Waterpark
• Craver, James, Silver Rapids Waterpark
• Crawford, Omar; Nashville Shores
• DeSchepper, Sydney; Wild Water West Waterpark and Adventurepark
• DiBacco, Anthony; Cedar Fair- Geauga Lake and Wildwater Kingdom
• Doherty, Sean; Elmhurst Park District
• Early , Devon; Kalamazoo Parks and Recreation
• Elhoff, Sarah; Wild Water West Waterpark and Adventurepark
• Faurot, Matt; APEX Park and Recreation District
• Fisher, Alex; Plainfield Parks and Recreation
• Gebhart, Tracy; Wild Water West Waterpark and Adventurepark
• Goudreau, Hannah; Holiday World and Splashin Safari
• Granado, Michael; Highlands Ranch Community Association
• Greene, Coleen; Noah's Ark Family Waterpark
• Hall, Kendra; HFEC-Dollywood's Splash Country
• Hansen, Tom; Cedar Fair - Michigan's Adventure, Inc.
• Hawkins, MaryBeth; Nashville Shores
• Hartman, Megan; Cedar Fair-Kings Island
• Hermann, Christopher; Country Springs Hotel
• Hersh , Shelly; Maryville Parks and Recreation Department
• Hicks, Ashley; Prince William County Park Authority
• Holt, Jeb; Great Wolf Lodge- Blue Harbor Resort
• Hopkins , Bobby; St. Paul Parks and Recreation Department
• Huff, Mackenzie; Wilderness Resort at the Smokies
• Johnson, Dupree; Noah's Ark Family Waterpark
• Klahn, Ellen; Noah's Ark Family Waterpark
• Kohnhorst, Rick; Noah's Ark Family Waterpark
• Kovach, Jessica; Cedar Fair-Kings Island
• Kuckertz, Elaine; Clarendon Hills Park District
• Longley, Emma; Wild Water West Waterpark and Adventurepark
• Lyles, Morgan; YMCA of Middle Tennessee- North Rutherford YMCA
• McGarvey; Lauren; Hastings Water Works Inc.
• Mchulla, Abubakar; Atlantis the Palm
• McNamara; Emily; Wild Water West Waterpark and Adventurepark
• Morgan, Alex; Schlitterbahn - New Braunfels
• Nattress, Karissa; Nashville Shores
• Negro, Brad; Noah's Ark Family Waterpark
• Nyquist, Brian; Zion Park District
• O'Brien, Sean; APEX Park and Recreation District
• Oles, Aaron; Plainfield Parks and Recreation
• Paratore, Schuyler; Cedar Fair- Geauga Lake and Wildwater Kingdom
• Petersen , Lee; Cedar Fair- Cedar Point
• Propst, Amanda; Cedar Fair-Carowinds
• Ramsey, Hunter- YMCA of Middle Tennessee- Margaret Maddox
• Rasmussen, Courtney; Wild Water West Waterpark and Adventurepark
• Ratliff, Brett; HFEC - Splash Island
• Rhynes, Pete; Schlitterbahn - Galveston Island Waterpark
• Romo, Laura; Cedar Fair-Great America
• Rossberg, Rebecca; Highlands Ranch Community Association
• Sautner, Joe; Splashdown Beach
• Schild, Leah; Naperville Park District
• Schneider, Thomas, Castle Rock Resort and Waterpark
• Smith, Kimberly; Highlands Ranch Community Association
• Stegmaier, Brittany; Hastings Water Works Inc.
• Steinmetz, Samuel; Holiday World and Splashin Safari
• Tausch, Elle; Cedar Fair- Geauga Lake and Wildwater Kingdom
• Thompson, Kara; Wild Water West Waterpark and Adventurepark
• Tolavnen, Aleksi; Noah's Ark Family Waterpark
• Vanhuuksloot , Jeff; Cosumnes Community Services District
• Vargus, Enrique I.; Ixtapan Waterpark
• Wandrey, David; Silver Rapids Waterpark
• Williams, Kendal; Plainfield Parks and Recreation
• Wilson, Samantha; Splashdown Beach
• Youkhaneh, Nicolette; Aqua Adventure Waterpark
• Young, Aaron; YMCA of Middle Tennessee - Sumner COunty Family YMCA Branch
• Young, Shane; Holiday World and Splashin Safari
• Zerneno, Elizabeth; Schlitterbahn- Galveston Island Waterpark