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2010 Board Members

Lisa and Dirk Hiler Lisa and Dirk Hiler moved to Norwalk in 2005. Lisa graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with a degree in Elementary Education. After teaching for several years she decided to retire and stay at home to raise their two children. Lisa has been an active volunteer in many communities. In Daytona Beach, Florida she volunteered for Safe House, a home for runaway teens. As a member of Kappa Kappa Fraternity, she became an Alumnae Advisor at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. She has been active in coordinating events in several Parent Teacher Organizations. Dirk graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in Engineering and started a career in manufacturing. Dirk has volunteered to coach youth sports and coached the Lacrosse club at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. As a business leader, Dirk has had the opportunity to serve the United Way and has been involved with stewardship at church.

The Piggyback Foundation was created after Dirk and Lisa saw the vision of Rosemary Hockney come to life in Detroit, Michigan. The Rosemary Hockney Memorial Foundation has been in existence for three years and has helped many families survive the tragic diagnosis of cancer. If you would like to read more about Rosemary Hockney go to www.rosehockneyfoundation.com

Janel Doll Janel was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan to missionary parents. She holds degrees in Cross-Cultural Studies and Education from Biola University and Azusa Pacific University. She served on the faculty of Azusa Pacific and Concordia Universities in Southern California for 12 years. Janel moved to Norwalk when her husband, Adrian, was called to serve as pastor of First Presbyterian Church. They have two children, David and Claira. Janel's interests include language development, Christian discipleship, reading, the arts, and travel.

Matt and Lisa Herner Lisa Herner is a 1986 graduate of Edison High School (Milan, OH) and a 1991 graduate of The Ohio State University. She resides in Norwalk with her husband, Matt, and their two children, Hannah and Andrew. Matthew is a 1985 Norwalk High School graduate 1989 Bowling Green State University graduate. In 1995, Lisa and Matt moved back home to Norwalk from Crossville, Tennessee in anticipation of the birth of Hannah and the desire to live near 'The Grandparents', Robert and Janet Herner of Norwalk and Wayne and Carol Langham of Berlin Heights. Soon after settling in Norwalk, in May of 1996, Lisa and Matt opened the doors of Christian Robert's Salon and Spa. The business developed out of Lisa's passion for people and Matt's desire to serve the local area. The Piggyback Foundation, for Lisa, has been an answer to prayer... an opportunity to be a blessing to families in our local community. It's amazing to experience what God can do when you, first, listen, and then obey....powerful! Matt, Lisa, and the Christian Robert's staff enthusiastically sponsored the Piggyback's first fund raiser in September 2007, "Cutting for a Cause".

Allison Smith Allison Smith is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a B.S.N. degree. Upon graduation, she remained and worked at the University Hospital for 11 years. Allison and her family moved to Norwalk in 2006. Two years prior, her oldest child, Tim, was diagnosed with leukemia and began a 4 year battle which he lost on March 19th, 2008. Before and after Tim's passing, the Piggyback Foundation reached out to the Smith family and when Allison was honored to become part of the foundation, she accepted. Helping other families dealing with life threatening illnesses has been both rewarding and therapeutic.

Cindy Liben I was born a poor polish girl in the Slavic Village in Cleveland. My parents moved and decided to take their six children with them to raise us in Independence. I graduated from Kent State in Nutrition and Dietetics. I got my masters from Case Western where I met the love of my life. We moved to Athens, where my husband, Nick got his medical degree from Ohio University. We have three beautiful children. Nick, is in his first year of college. Our lovely daughter, Samantha, is a junior in High school. We moved to Norwalk when I was pregnant with my youngest son Patrick who is now 14 years old.