Sue was born and raised in Billings, Montana. She moved to Helena, MT for 15 years and was involved in Montana politics. She then moved to Washington DC for 11 years and worked in Politics and for AAA National in public relations.
She moved to Cheyenne in 2010 to be closer to family, her sister and kids live in Cheyenne. Sue's nephew Bryan Pedersen has 4 kids and it has been wonderful to be able to attend – football, soccer, and attending what ever they are involved in doing. Sue worked as 1st Lady Carol Mead’s chief of staff at the Governor’s residence for 8 years. Then worked for the Wyoming Business Council till she retired last June.
Sue loves being a part of the Cheyenne community. Since moving here she has become a huge University of Wyoming Cowboys fan. She got to watch Josh Allen play college football and now is a huge fan of the Buffalo Bills.
New member Aaron Damery was introduced by his sponsor PP Lori Garrison and is welcomed to the Club by President Beth.
Aaron Damery is from a small Central Illinois town named Blue Mound. Population 1,000. three hours south of Chicago, and two hours north of St Louis.
Aaron grew up in the middle of a cornfield, where he fixed people's VCRs, PlayStations and computers while going to high school.
At 17, Aaron enlisted in the United States Army. He served as an IT Specialist, three years Active Duty and three years with the Guard. He left in 2015 at the rank of Specialist. (Thank you Aaron for your service)
Last July he made the decision to sell everything he owned in Illinois to move to Cheyenne and start his own computer business.
Aaron says he moved to Cheyenne because, when he was a kid, he used his dad's record player without permission and the first song he played was Cheyenne Anthem by Kansas.
Aaron has a 100lb Rhodesian Ridgeback dog named Charlie and two cats, Eddy and Gato.
Aaron plays guitar, competitively shoots rifles and pistols, collects antique firearms, prefers primitive camping, and likes to work on vehicles. Aaron is also a huge St Louis Cardinals fan.
Friends, please welcome Aaron to the club and consider supporting his business, Damery Information Systems, LLC.
New member Terri Olsen is introduced by her significant other and sponsor Bob Elwell, she is welcomed to the club by President Beth.
Terri L. Olson was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Minnesota – the western edge of the iron range.
She attended high school in the twin cities then at age 17 became a secretary at Honeywell.
After raising a family of 3 kids, she attended St. Cloud State where she earned a degree in Public Administration with a focus on long term care. She began working as a Technical Writer and Trainer for a small software company focusing on long term care and assisted living.
She moved her tech writing skills to Prime Therapeutics (a pharmacy benefits organization) then MoneyGram, which sent her back to school at St Catherine’s to earn a Masters in Organizational Leadership focusing on Strategic Management.
She has provided her Tech Writing skills to projects for Boston Scientific, Mayo Clinic, Wells Fargo and US Bank.
Separately, at age 19 she joined an international philanthropic organization named Epsilon Sigma Alpha (an international group with headquarters in Ft Collins). ESA was one of the earliest partners of St.Jude Childrens Research in Memphis, their organization has contributed almost $300 Million to St. Jude. Sue served as ESA’s International President from 2019-2020.