Nancy Lieberman
President
Nancy is president and founder of GO! St. Louis, which was formed in 2000. Over the last ten years she has guided the organization from an upstart marathon weekend event, to an organization that today is a year-round community wellness leader. Her vision to create a fitness weekend event that included activities for all ages and abilities, has helped the event expand since its inception. In addition, Nancy has created innovative programs and events that have received national acclaim, while inspiring thousands of people to get fit. Programs such as: Read, Right & Run Marathon®, Mature Mile and Mile-by-Mile Marathon, continue to support the organization’s overall mission.

Her past volunteer experiences include: Race Director for “Race For The Cure” and Overall Event Director for Senior Olympics. Now, Nancy trains young women to run at Girls, Inc. where serves on the Board of Directors. In addition, she is a member of St. Louis Women’s Forum and has received national and local recognition: 

2008 Trailnet Healthy Living Award
Honored for significant contributions to the health and wellness of individuals in the bi state region.

2009 Women’s Running Magazine Trailblazer Award
Presented to the woman who has been a leader and pioneer in the sport and has served the sport with distinction. She was honored at a national running conference Running USA, in San Diego.

2009 St Louis Business Journal Most Influential Business Women
In 2004, she was invited to participate in the Athens 2004 Olympic Torch Relay in St. Louis.

When not encouraging others in their pursuit of fitness, Nancy has completed six marathons and dozens of triathlons, including three Ironman competitions. She enjoys traveling to places where she can hike. She has completed the Milford Trek in New Zealand and in 2007 she fulfilled a dream by summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania with her daughter, Elissa.
Prior to starting GO! St. Louis, Nancy spent 20 years working in health care management in St. Louis. She was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and received a bachelor’s degree from Penn State University. She has been a teacher and social worker.
E-mail Nancy at: nlieberman@gostlouis.org

Brian Lyons
Race Director
Brian joined the GO! staff as the Assistant Race Director in November 2007 and assumed the Race Director duties in June 2008.  Prior to joining GO! St. Louis, Brian spent several years as a health and safety manager in the food service industry.

He is responsible for coordinating race operations for the organization’s events and programs. Most notably the GO! St. Louis Family Fitness Weekend, where he strives to build on the annual tradition of providing a safe and quality event for more than 20,000 participants. In addition, he chairs the race operations committee, a dedicated group of volunteers, who help plan and coordinate the marathon weekend.

Brian grew up in the hills of southwest Missouri and began his running career as a miler and half miler in middle school (he won his first race ever and was hooked).  After running cross country for Purdy High School he went on to run track and cross county for Missouri Southern State University where he was an All-American two times.  Today, he continues to compete on a regional and national level. His wife Margaret, also an All-American runner, was on the team and that is where they met. They are the proud parents of a daughter, Lilian and a son, Lukas. When Brian isn't running, you can find him and his family spending time outdoors, camping and canoeing.
The Lyons' make their home in South St. Louis City.
E-mail Brian at: blyons@gostlouis.org

Jeff Trammel
Director of Marketing & Communications
Jeff joined the GO! St. Louis staff in September 2007, after spending the previous four years as Director of Communications for the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.  Prior to the symphony, he spent 10-plus years with the St. Louis Blues (doing PR and marketing, not playing hockey!). Jeff handles all of the marketing, advertising and communication initiatives for the organization. In 2009, he was awarded the PR Person of the Year Award from CSPRC, which is a local organization for public relations and marketing professionals in the not-for-profit industry. His fitness resume includes a four year track career (high hurdles, no distance) at Salem High School, in Salem, IL, followed by four years on the McKendree University’s soccer team. Jeff has completed one full marathon and more than 10 half marathons. He resides in University City, MO., enjoys spending time with his English bulldog “Brando” and keeping up with University of Illinois sports.
E-mail Jeff at: jtrammel@gostlouis.org

Mike Cosgrove
Director of Special Events
Mike joined the GO! St. Louis staff in 2005 as the organization’s Race Director and changed his role in 2008, to focus on planning and coordinating a variety of events and programs.  He oversees the Read, Right & Run Marathon program for students K-8, the Mile-by-Mile Marathon corporate wellness program, the Mature Mile event and represents GO! St. Louis in various community outreach opportunities. Among his former duties as Race Director for GO!, Mike was responsible for the operation side of the GO! St. Louis Family Fitness Weekend, which under his guidance, continued to be a quality event that stressed a safe and rewarding experience for all participants. Mike enjoyed teaching physical education for over 30 years in the Parkway School District.  In Parkway, he also served as the Coordinator of Outdoor and Physical Education and Summer School.  In 1999, he was chosen as the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) National Elementary School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. Of course, Mike has run marathons.  One thing you might not now about Mike, a long-time St. Louis resident – he says he’s “a member of Red Sox Nation, living in Cardinal land!”
E-mail Mike at: mcosgrove@gostlouis.org

Mona Langenberg
Volunteer Director, Expo & Charity Program Coordinator
Mona currently oversees the recruitment of all volunteers for GO! St. Louis events and programs. She is also responsible for working with our Charity Training Program, merchandise orders, and shares the duties of Health & Fitness Expo coordination. In short, a little bit of everything!

Mona actually began her career working with GO! St. Louis president Nancy Lieberman as an intern in 2000.  After three years interning, while at Washington University, she joined the staff full-time and worked in operations and registration until 2005. In her years away from the Midwest, Mona worked as a Childcare & Program Director for two YMCAs doing youth program management and development.  A long-time local runner, Mona loves the friendliness of our running community and of runners in general.  She’s run six marathons, tried a few triathlons and is always looking for a new challenge!  Mona, her husband Drew, and daughter Cecelia make their home in University City.

E-mail Mona at: mlangenberg@gostlouis.org

Kaitlin Reece
Office Manager/Registration & Data Management Coordinator
Kaitlin is the newest member of the staff and joined the GO! St. Louis team in August 2009.  As Office Manager/Registration and Data Management Coordinator, she is responsible for handling all general inquiries, data entry and analysis for GO! St. Louis’ various events, and any other office related services that keep our workspace running efficiently.

She was born in Omaha, Nebraska and while she lived for a short time in Creve Coeur, Missouri, Kaitlin was raised in sunny southern California—Pasadena to be exact.  Kaitlin moved back to Omaha to attend Creighton University, where she met her husband Jarrod.  A life-long equestrian, Kaitlin enjoys riding horses and grew up competing in Hunter/Jumper events. Following graduation, she moved back to Pasadena and began working on the Pasadena Marathon, which got her hooked on running!  Kaitlin lives in University City with her husband Jarrod and their cat, Woods.

E-mail Kaitlin at: kreece@gostlouis.org

Karen Lester
Health & Fitness Expo Coordinator
Karen joined GO! St. Louis is 2002. She and her capable team of committed volunteers coordinate registration and packet-pickup at the GO! St. Louis Health & Fitness Expo during marathon weekend and the Halloween 10K in October. She is responsible for overseeing more than 20,000 race participants pre-race experience by helping to distribute runner amenities, race bibs and answer the multitude of questions from participants before a race.