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Albert Angelo III | Gilda Ciraulo | Rod Cook | Jason Hudson | Paul Montague | Tina Olson
| Jennifer Rhoads | D'Alene White
Meet the 2011 Dancers
Albert Angelo III
Growing up, Al Angelo III wanted to be a “TOP GUN” fighter pilot just like Maverick and Goose. Then when his eyesight was deemed inadequate he had to find another dream. Consequently, he packed his bags from his hometown of Vancouver, Wa. traveling cross country to New York City where he studied ballet. He auditioned for “Annie” but due to gender discrimination he was not considered. Tail between his legs he decided to attend Arizona State and Major in Basket Weaving along with joining the fraternity Sigma Chi where he finally made friends and had his first adult beverage. After college, he moved back to his beloved hometown of Vancouver to join the family business. Albert is dedicated to his family real estate company, trying not to screw up the 3rd generation. So far so good!
When he isn’t living in his own little world, Albert enjoys being active in the community. He is currently on the Share Campaign Board for their new site, a Board member on the Veterans Court.
Albert can’t wait to be on the Biggest Loser!!!
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Gilda Ciraulo
Gilda was born in Rosario, Argentina and immigrated to Los Angeles, CA with her family when she was three years old. In high school she met Mike and eventually these high school sweethearts would marry and have two wonderful boys. They recently celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Her son Jonathan (age 23) is in graduate school at Notre Dame, and her son Joseph (age 24) lives in Portland and works for the US Forest Service as a “Hotshot” firefighter.
Gilda is currently an Associate and member of the management team at Westby Associates, Inc., focusing on marketing and special events. Westby Associates, Inc. is a regional strategic planning and fundraising consulting firm based in Vancouver. Prior to joining Westby, she managed two successful state legislative campaigns.
Other past experience includes working 11 years at Alaska Airlines and she is also the former owner of Heart and Soul Events, a special events consulting firm based in Portland.In addition to her professional work experience, Gilda has a history of volunteer service at leadership levels throughout Clark County. She is the current president of the Battle Ground Rotary Club. She has also served on many boards including, the North County Community Food Bank and the Vancouver Symphony. In her spare time, Gilda enjoys travelling with her husband and spending time with her two dogs, Smokey and Bella.
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Rod Cook
Rodney R. Cook is the President and Owner of Alpine Autobody Inc., an automobile collision and mechanical repair business founded by Rod in 1975. Alpine is the largest repair facility of its kind in southwest Washington, serving the community with four locations.
Rod is an active participant in local community and professional organizations. He is involved in Greater Clark County Rotary, serving as its President and recipient of a Paul Harris Fellowship for outstanding community service. Rod is a recipient of the Junior Achievement Bronze Service Award, has served as a Director of the Greater Clark County Chamber of Commerce and has served as Vice-Chair of Identity Clark County Board of Directors.
He graduated from the first class of Leadership Clark County and was a member of the board of directors. Rod was a founder of the Bank of Clark County, serving as its chairman in 2004 and is active in Columbia River Yacht Club, serving as its commodore in 2006. Rod is a lifelong resident of Clark County, Washington. He is married to Jane. They have two daughters, Grace and Katherine. In his spare time Rod enjoys boating, snow skiing and enjoying the company of family and friends.
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Jason Hudson
Jason Hudson is married to Brenda and has three daughters, Kendalyn 9, Kestyn 8, and Kaidyn 3. He was born and raised in Scappoose, Oregon and graduated from Oregon State University in 1993 with a B.S. in Business Management. Jason is currently employed by Waste Connections, Inc. as a Division Vice President for Southern Washington. Jason and his family moved to Vancouver in October of 2009 so he and Brenda could be closer to their work.
He has been involved in Rotary for over 10 years and is currently a member of the Vancouver Rotary Club. Jason is very involved with the local Relay for Life event, overseeing Logistics. Jason enjoys spending time with his wife and kids, watching the Beavers, golfing, fly fishing and rafting.
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Paul Montague
Paul N. Montague III was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and moved to Vancouver from Los Angeles 18 years ago. He is an accomplished sales and marketing professional, with more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, including roles in training, sales and marketing. Paul holds a master's degree in Communications Management from the Annenberg School of Communications, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and a bachelor's degree in Speech Communications, Economics and Computer Science from North Carolina State University, Raleigh.
On July 1, 2011, Paul assumed the role of Executive Director for Identity Clark County. For the prior six years, he had the pleasure of working in several roles at the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. His last role focused on Membership Development, meeting and recruiting new member businesses into the over 1,050 member Chamber. Paul serves on the Columbia Credit Union Board and is currently involved in the Greater Clark County Rotary, the Hazel Dell Salmon Creek Business Association, East Vancouver Business Association, the Hazel Dell Parade of Bands, the Vancouver Relay for life and his church. He has a fourteen year old daughter Emma, who is in the eighth grade at Thomas Jefferson Middle School and is an active student of taekwondo. Paul is also a licensed commercial and private pilot.
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Tina Olson
Tina Olson has a heart for animals and describes herself as a “huge animal advocate.” Her husband, Matt Olson, is president of the Board of Directors of the Humane Society of Southwest Washington. When a Rottweiler was brought to the humane society for the second time, the Olson's adopted the dog. Chopper is now part of the Olson family, along with a menagerie of Australian Cattle Dogs & Quarter Horses.
Tina grew up around horses and for many years was a professional barrel racer on the rodeo circuit. Now she still rides and raises Quarter Horses. A longtime volunteer with Clark County Executive Horse Council's "Adopt-A-Horse" program, she is a certified foster mom for horses and the Olson stable is a certified foster home for horses. Their stable is always full. Tina laughs that if they had more stalls, they would ALL be full.
Tina has lived in Clark County since 1989 when she relocated from Roseville in the Sacramento area. She and her husband, Matt, live on acreage in Brush Prairie. They have three adult daughters, Stacey and twins Brianna and Danna. She enjoys horses, creating beaded horse tack & dog collars, golfing and spending time with her family.
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Jennifer Rhoads
A Vancouver native, Jennifer Rhoads has more than 16 years of financial management experience. She received a B.A. in Communications from Washington State University and has received her Series 7, 24, 63, and 65 registrations, Life and Health Insurance licenses and her Certified Financial Planner designation. Jennifer brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to First Independent and provides comprehensive financial management advice to affluent clients. Jennifer is a committed community volunteer and currently serves on the Vancouver School District Foundation as President, co-chair of the Citizens' Committee for Good Schools and is a member of the Washington State University Vancouver Advisory Board.
Jennifer has been married to Don Rhoads, CEO and President of the Convenience Group for 18 years and has two children, Donnie and Giovanna.
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D'Alene White
D'Alene was born and raised in Vancouver and graduated from Washington State University Vancouver with a Criminal Justice major and Sociology minor. She is currently a Probation Counselor for Clark County Juvenile Court. D'Alene loves helping youth on probation learn to become successful citizens. She works to build on the strengths of her clients while holding them accountable and making sure they follow their court order.
D'Alene had been active in the community for many years including serving on the boards for the YWCA, Columbia Arts Center, SWIFT, Clark County Law & Justice Council, Washington State Law and Justice Council, Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission, Safe Communities Task Force, Inter-Agency Gang Task Force and more. D'Alene has been married to JD, a Vice President for BergerABAM, for almost 27 years and has a son, Jeff Gaither (WSU Pullman graduate), who is the Oregon Account Manager for Treasury Wine Estates. For fun, D'Alene enjoys spending time at the beach, yoga, photography, cooking, biking, walking and discovering new restaurants to try. The best times are hanging out with JD, Jeff, good friends and family.
