
Awards and Recognitions include:
Ambassador of the Year Bloomingdale Chamber of 2011
Commerce
Rookie of the Year Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce 2008
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist Certification 2008
Lectures and Presentations include:
Stretching for youth soccer players- clinic 2005
Local youth soccer team
Pediatric Sports Injuries- lecture 2005 ,2006
Northern Illinois University Physical Therapy Students
A skater's year long off - ice plan- A framework 2008
Poster presentation- United States Figure Skating
Association Annual sports medicine and science of
figure skating national conference.
Using the Vertimax to train quick rotation (in figure skaters) 2008
Poster presentation- United States Figure Skating
Association Annual sports medicine and science of
figure skating national conference.
Vertimax: What is it and can it help my skater? 2008
Professional Skater's Association annual conference.
Using the Vertimax to train hip control in the "check out." 2009
Video poster presentation- United States Figure Skating
Association Annual sports medicine and science of
figure skating national conference.
"I'm not old, I'm vintage" - exercise, total hip and knee
replacements 2009
Local Assisted Living Community
The 3 A's of Networking
Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce Lunch Program 2009
Essentials of Strength & Conditioning for the Figure
Skating Athlete
2009 Off Ice Symposium: Essentials of Figure Skating
Sports Science & Medicine for Skaters, Parents, & Coaches 2009
Publications include:
Professional Magazines
Ryndak B. Review of The 21 Most Important Minutes in a Leader's Day
by John C. Maxwell. Impact Magazine. (The Book Report)
2008; November/December:30.
Newsletters
Ryndak B. Review of Leadership Gold- Lessons I Learned from a
Lifetime of Leading by John C. Maxwell. Bloomingdale Chamber of
Newsletter. (Book Buzz) 2009; Winter.
Website Guest Article
"It's Only a Fleshwound" -www.EverythingFigureSkating.com;2011
Community Involvement includes:
Illinois - Wisconsin Search and Rescue Dogs 2000-2004
School Board of Medinah Christian School 2006-2010
School Board President 2008-2010
Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce 2008-present
Executive Board-1st Vice President 2012-present
Executive Board-2nd Vice President 2011-2012
Board of Directors 2010- present
Chairman O.N.E Leads group 2010-2011
Vice chairman O.N.E. Leads group 2009
Ambassador 2009-present
Class Facilitator/Medinah Baptist Church/18-26y/o 2009-2011
Vickie earned her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Finch University of Health Sciences/Chicago Medical School. She earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science. She is also a Board Certified Assistive Technology Professional from the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America.