Daniel Wedeking

Webmaster

Gillian Larson
The Creator & Event Producer.

Motivational Speaker

She has lived in Temecula for 12 years.loves her town and that was part of her reason for creating this event. To highlight Temecula.    At age 3 she became addicted to adventure and challenge.
At age 13 she became addicted to making a difference in peoples lives.
At age 61 she became one of 8 over 60 to play on “Survivor” 
Retired after working as a registered nurse for 42 years in many clinical and management settings. In addition she has owned several businesses and organized many events. Gillian has never satisfied her appetite for adventure and travel despite her wide array of experiences throughout her 64 years. She has traveled through 46 countries and all but a few U.S. states, much of it backpacking. This adventurous "granny" can climb and rappel 4,000 foot mountains and swim with the Great Whites. Not only is she versatile, but she is competitive by nature and feels as though she was a perfect fit for the game of SURVIVOR, she applied 15 times and  never gave up . She always believed  she would one day be selected and was for Gabon. It turned out that her "dream" of getting on Survivor has become so much more by reaching thousands through her speaking engagements and in all the charity work she now does with her Celebrity.
Married 41 years to her husband, Ron, Gillian has three married daughters and six grandchildren. Born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, she was awarded several academic and athletic honors. She now uses her Survivor celebrity to do good.  She does Motivational Speaking engagements and can be reached at www.gillianlarson.com . She has organized and participated in many fundraisers across the country. She received commendations from the California State and Senate for her volunteer work in 2011.
All of this became the backbone of her character and the life of Reality Rally.

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Highlights:
Event Chairperson:
    * Old Town Temecula Association
    * Help Ride Bike Show & Music Festival
    * 2 Wheels 4 Hospice Poker Run, Youth Employment Expo
    * American Cancer Society Relay For Life
    * Great Oak High School Academic Leadership Society Foundation
    * Hillcrest Carden School Auction
    * Youth Employment Fair
    * Partners In Education
    * Jacob's House Marketing committee
    * Principal For A Day
    * 1st Annual Student Career Day
    * RCC Children’s Programs
    * RCC Ahlzeimiers support group
    * GO Concessions Coordinator
    * GO BINGO Coordinator
Volunteer Of The Year – 2007
Nominee for Citizen Of The Year – Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce - 2008

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Judy Zulfiqar is the founder and President of RKR Marketing & Advertising      www.rkrmedia.com

Located in the heart of Southern California’s wine country between Los Angeles and San Diego , RKR has become one of the region’s leading advertising and marketing agencies. With more than 25 years of combined experience in graphic design, marketing, and public relations, RKR provides a wide variety of graphic design, printing and promotional products but specializes in electronic media marketing.  Judy Zulfiqar dedicates herself to the success of her business but also understands the importance of service above self in her community.  Judy is a member of the Rotary Club of Temecula where she serves as the director of Public Relations, has served on several non profit boards of directors and has been recognized as the Ambassador of the Year for the Temecula Chamber of Commerce, received the Heart 4 Humanity award from the Riverside County Race for Humanity, and was recognized as an Inland Empire Leader of Distinction.

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Kendra is one of the creative forces behind the “Challenge Checkpoints.” She has grown up in a highly competitive family, loves games, is highly organized and creative and has the vision to make the checkpoints fun, interesting and  challenging. She is a mother to 3 young children and stays at home part time. Prior to becoming a mom, she worked in Human Resources for Fleet Bank in Providence, RI for 6 years. She has lived in Temecula for over 7 years & has a great love for the community & all that it has to offer. Kendra looks forward to Reality Rally being a huge success & highlighting what a great place Temecula is.

The other creative force behind the Challenge Checkpoints. Her amazing sense of fun, craziness and creative spirit combined with her competitive drive will add those elements to all the challenges, so watch out Rally Racers!

She spends most of her time with her husband and son but has runs a very successful business, www.ourhandsonlearning.com. Using her degree in Human Development and Family Studies, she has designed a parent participation messy play art class.  The goal of the class is to embrace childhood, educate parents and encourage togetherness.  She has lived in Temecula for the past 3 years and has fallen in love with the family centered community.  She loves all the town has to offer and the way every event brings families, friends and communities together. 

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Having joined Michelle's Place as the first employee and Executive Director in 2004, it has been Kim's tireless passion for helping others that has allowed her to grow this non-profit breast cancer resource into the only organization of it's kind in the Inland Empire.  In 2009 alone, Michelle's place provided over 6,048 services to 925 women and those numbers are expected to be exceeded this year.  So far, Kim has implement the Care Coordinator Program, Breast Health Assistance Program and Pink Ribbon Assistance Program.  She also initiated one of our largest annual fundraisers – the Pink & Black Spring Fling event.

Kim is the Membership Chair for the American Business Women’s Association and in the past served as President of the Vista Guidance Center Foundation.  She  is also a member of the California Association of Non-profits, Association for Fundraising Professionals, American Marketing Association and Inland Empire Association of Non-Profits.

Kim holds a Bachelors of Arts degree (Advertising major with minor in Marketing) from San Diego State University.  Living in  Temecula, CA, with her husband and their three daughters,  Kim enjoys camping with her family, social events with family and friends, and cheering on her daughters who play softball.

Michele Brewer

Sponsorship Coordinator

Michele moved to Temecula 4 years ago from San Diego to live in a small, close community with her husband and daughter. She enjoys & promotes everything that Temecula has to offer. Michele is the Executive Assistant at RKR Marketing & Advertising. She is “The Girl Friday.” Michele is the hub of communication and sponsor relations.  She is responsible for all communication from the Reality Rally Temecula Valley team and the RKR team as well as for implementation and follow through of all time-lines and communication with the sponsors and the media outlets. She juggles dozens of projects at once for all of RKR's clients and always has everything we need right at her finger tips. She is a calming influence in "crunch time" of any project goes beyond the call of duty and always with a smile. All of this in Michele is "priceless"  to Reality Rally.   

Nikki Oddo

Sponsorship Coordinator

Social Media Coordinator

Nikki enjoys her position as Business Develpment/Sponsorship at RKR Marketing and Advertising. Nikki also does all of the Social Media outreach in conjuction with Gillian.

Nikki is an active member of the Temecula and Murrieta Chambers of Commerce where she had volunteered her time for varoius charities such as Reality Rally 2011, golf tournaments, Monte Carlo nights, EDC Business Summit, Women in Business Expo and more. Nikki cherises the many friendships she has made through her work in the community. Nikki and her husband and 3 children reside in beautiful Winchester. She enjoys spending her free time with her family and friends as well as volunteering for Chorus Church and the Holy Grounds Cafe.

Carole Schneider

Auction Coordinator

Carole Schneider moved to the Temecula area in 2004, although still spends 6+ months a year traveling the U.S. and Canada with her husband in their motorhome.  Before leaving the business world to begin traveling in 2001, she spent 30 years in the computer placement and consulting industry, ending her career as the Director of Sales for the Detroit branch of a large national computer consulting firm. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Simpson College in Indianola, IA.  Her sales background transitioned well into soliciting silent auction items for Michelle's Place annual fundraisers 3 years ago.  Last year she added Reality Rally Silent Auction Coordinator to her volunteer duties, and is working hard with her volunteer team to work with as many local businesses as possible to provide free services and support to women fighting breast cancer.

The Production Team

All events of this magnitude takes a large group of dedicated volunteers to make it happen. We have a Production Team of 40 major volunteers who are each responsible for one specific area. They spend endless hours putting together each part of the event to make it what is is. The Primary Team could not do it without them,so thank you all.    

In addition we had over 450 volunteers come from all over California, the US and Canada and 60 volunteer community Challenge Checkpoint Partners make it the premier fundraiser it is.