The Straughan Family…
I grew up in Newcastle, England and live in Oak Park, Il close to Chicago. I have been married to Kirsten for 31 years and we have two kids, Jack (25) and Sophie (20) and our dog Frankie (2!)
Kirsten and I met in Australia, she was studying a semester abroad from University of Illinois in Champaign, IL and I was “travelling” around the world. We met in a backpacker’s hostel in Brisbane, Queensland called the Sly Fox Hotel, and it was as low budget as it sounds!
Kirsten’s mother, Barbara Lagoni has been a Shaklee Distributor for 45+ years and raised Kirsten and her brother Tyson using all the Shaklee products. Barb has a degree in Nutrition and Food Science from Cornell University.
Kirsten followed in her mother’s footsteps into a career in Nutrition. She is a Registered Dietician with over 25 years of experience in the Nutrition field. She is the Director of the Nutrition Science Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Kirsten has a passion for educating her students, athletes and the public on nutrition and values her role as a mentor and advistor to her students.
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The “Stay Home” Backyard Marathon
During the early stages of the Covid Pandemic we organized a family fundraiser in our backyard, raising over $20,000 for two local charities. Both Beyond Hunger and Housing Forward faced an even greater need for their services at this time.
We have always used the whole range of Shaklee products in our home and raised our kids with them too.
This event was on quite a warm day even for late April and since it lasted for over 7 hours we consumed Shaklee Hydration drinks and energy chews to keep us going which were well stocked at our aid station!