"Get to know your club member"

Every month, SBTC would like to profile a member of our club. This is a great way to really get to know someone. The Board of Directors will send a form monthly to some lucky person we want to know better. We would appreciate you filling the form out and sending back.

Introducing this month

Kristina Harshberger

is the Customer Service Manager at Anco Products in Elkhart, IN. She is starting her 11th year in April.

Kristina's business card says she is the customer service manager, but is also in charge of the warehouse, logistics, and dabbles in purchasing, inside sales, etc.

Her first job was as a car hop at Lutz's Drive-In in Dowagiac, MI. Other than that, she has worked for Anco Products, Inc. since she was 20 years old, starting as the book keeper and advancing as the opportunities presented themselves.

She lives in Edwardsburg, MI along with her husband Bill for 6 1/2 years. They have a son Braydon who is 9 years old and a 3rd grader at Eagle Lake Elementary. And who can forget their fur baby (fawn Pug) named Franklin who is 2 years old.

Kristina graduated from Marcellus High School in the late 1900's. She went on to Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion, IN) graduating with a BS in Accounting. Again onward graduating Indiana Wesleyan University with a MS in Management. She is planning to get her doctorate (Ed. D.) in Organizational Leadership. Kristina says, "I believe in the importance/value of a good education and am committed to being a lifelong learner".

Traveling, reading, and spending time with parents, siblings, and their growing families is her enjoyments. She LOVES being an Aunt! Also enjoy's Nerd TV (Discovery Channel, History Channel, & Fox News Channel) and don't forget "House". Playing "Wurdle" and "Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader" on the IPod is also quite enjoyable.

Kristina has been a member of the South Bend Transportation Club for 3 years. But she has attended events as a guest for 10 years. She enjoys the friendly competition and banter between freight professionals; "it is rare to get a bunch of people in the same industry in the same room/golf course and have such a great camaraderie".

Fave Website / Place to go!

Who doesn't want a bold fresh piece of humanity? Bill O'Reilly

A hilarious author, Midwest sorority girl, and comedian extraordinaire. Great blog, often Rated R (so children under 18 STAY OUT). Jennsylvania

A great tourist destination and fabulous place to stay during your visit. Mackinac Island & Mission Point Resort

Chicago, IL - A great place for a close to home, stay-cation. A great deal, especially when kids ride free and a weekend one-way is $9. South Shore . A completely renovated, yet historically charming place to stay 2 block off Ohio St. and Michigan Ave. Inn of Chicago . A great, neighborhood hang-out near Lincoln Park. Great chicago atmosphere and splendid beer selection R.J. Grunts . It's free and fun for all ages. (watch out for the homeless people napping under the via duct if you go on the paddle boat ride!) Lincoln Park Zoo . And don't forget to have the BEST pizza in Chicago! Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

I do the Great Turtle Race every fall. The weather is crisp and cool, the air smells so fresh! Run & Walk Mackinac Island

Support a Good Cause - Anco Products, Inc. donates flexible duct for every Habitat house that is built in Elkhart County. Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart County, Inc. Anco is starting their Corporate challenge again to raise $10,000 for Habitat for Humanity. Details for this will be posted on the SBTC website. The 13th Annual Chicago Half Marathon & 5K

My one vice-BlackBerry World Edition. There is a reason they call it a "CrackBerry". That thing is amazing.

My other one vice-House. Is henot the most bitter yet captivating man on Primetime?

My hero- Now Sergeant Matthew Rentfrow, currently stationed in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, soon to be in Kuwait on March 15 and stateside in San Diego March 17! His strength, courage, and commitment never cease to amaze me. He starts EOD training in June at Eglin AFB in Florida.

Looks like Matthew did a shout out for the Big 10 - did everyone see these on the air?

I just want to share part of an e-mail that my brother sent us. I could not be more proud. I am glad he had the opportunity to turn something that was so hard on him into something that will potentially help others. He comes home in just a few days!.

Well on to other things, I have been busy as hell lately, we are trying
to get our shop ready for turnover which is not fun, everybody is ready
to get out of here so we are getting pulled in a million directions
lately. I’m not sure if you guys knew this or not but last august one of
my friends was killed in an MRAP rollover when they were coming back
from taji just north of Baghdad. He was the driver of the MRAP and
drowned when it rolled into a canal. I was given a task to try and
implement a device into the MRAPS called the heeds bottle. Heeds
bottles have been around for a long time and they use them in the helos
for crashes in water and thick smoke to give pilots 2-5 min to get out
of the helo. These bottles have the potential to give crews the 2-5 min
to get out of there flack and out of the vehicle. My job was to create
a design that they can use to mount these in the vehicle, one for each
person in the vic so they can reach it in an emergency. My design was
picked out of the other 4 ideas other people have come up with and is
now in the SOP for all marines leaving the wire in my battalion. So
far I have fabricated brackets for over 60 MRAPS which is around 400
and they are writing up a beneficial suggestion to the DOD on it. I was excited to take on this
project since it kind of hit close to home to me knowing this could
possibly save another friends life. Well thats really all I have been
up to this last month, been working in the shop quite a bit and haven’t
left the wire for over a month, kind of boring but I’m ready to get out
of here. I will be going out to habbiniyah in a few days to do a meet
and greet with some of the locals and visit with some local kids, were
trying to get out there and build them a soccer field and play with
them for a day.
 
Matthew

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