Erin Keegan

My name is Erin Schindler and I live in the great state of Minnesota. I was born and raised in New York, but after over 30 years here….I think this is now my home. I have been a sales professional for the last 25 years. I currently work in the Animal Health industry which I absolutely love! I love, love dogs. I currently am down to 2….trying not to bring home every stray.

I have a huge passion for fitness! I am a 2-time Ironman finisher. I have also completed countless marathons and triathlons. My passion for the last 10 plus years has been Crossfit, but I think I will always be a runner! My newest obsession is Hyrox. 

I am very grateful that today I have over 30 years of sobriety! I sponsor and mentor countless women. It is one of my greatest joys and it gives me a lot of purpose and meaning in my life.  

I am a super proud mom of 2 gorgeous daughters that both graduated from college with honors. My oldest is in law school in Chicago at Northwestern, and my youngest is working full-time at an eating disorder clinic with hopes of starting her Masters next year.

I have also been blessed to be recently married to the love of my life. We are a super active couple and enjoy doing crazy adventures together. Life is great and I am extremely blessed! God is good!

Kendall Oberto

After a career in IT project management, I am blessed to be blissfully retired and able to pursue my many hobbies and service to my community. I love needlework, paper crafting, golf, hiking, spending time at the gym, entertaining and finding new adventures. My heart is dedicated to serving elder adults in my community to help them maintain independence and self-sufficiency. As a member of the HOB team, I bring my talents as an enthusiastic home cook who is passionate about cooking for family and friends. I have been inspired by the culinary excellence of my father, aunt, dear friends, and many celebrity chefs. I specialize in approachable recipes appropriate for my weekly Sunday dinners where I entertain one or both of my two adult sons and their bevy of buddies. I live in beautiful Northern Colorado with my husband and two doodles.

Tracey Kubitz

My name is Tracey. I spent summers in Telluride, Colorado with my family when I was growing up. I am forever thankful to my Dad for this and for introducing me to the mountains and adventure. I have great memories of those times and it developed a spirit of adventure inside of me.  

Some of my best life experiences are hiking / biking/ camping adventures through the mountains in South Dakota, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Utah and also running in the National Park 1/2 Marathon Series.

Regular exercise and keeping active is important to make the most of the active vacations and outdoors that I love. I’m an advocate for cross training and stretching / rolling to stay injury free.  

I love to cook and am always looking for new plant based recipes to try. I’ve worked in the publishing industry for 30 years to support literacy in education. I try to spend as much time with my family as possible. I am married and have adult children and a Newfoundland.

Katie McCollow

I am an artist, writer and actor, in other words, unemployed.

I will be documenting The House of O’Brien’s monthly, in-person gatherings lovingly dubbed ‘Granny Camp’, where women practice their crafts (or not), eat, laugh, and connect through stories across generations- something we saw our mothers and grandmothers do with their friends, and that is especially essential in the busy lives we lead today. We hope by virtually inviting you in to our Granny Camp, you’ll be inspired to start one, too.

Jim Keegan

My name is Jim Keegan. My passions include traveling, running, and learning new things. However, my true passion has always been cooking. At age 14 I literally spoke truth into my future when I said I wanted to become a chef. In 1992 I graduated from the Culinary Institute of America. As a chef, foodservice professional, and business owner, I’ve spent the past 40 years in various areas of an industry I love. The last 20 of those years has been as a partner and COO of Healthy For Life Meals.

Most recently, I had the honor of marrying Erin. Spending time with her has become a new passion. My world is perfect when I’m cooking for, or with her.  

Cindy Pascale

Most people that know me will comment that once I commit to something, I go big. For the last 30+ years, that meant I worked hard and smart and long. The good news is that it paid off for me – I started an e-learning business, Vado, Inc., and grew it into an award winning, internationally known brand. In 2020, I sold the business and exited the business a year later.

Now with more time on my hands, I get to put all my energy into things that matter to me: traveling, spending time with my family and two young grandkids, working out at LifeTime attending group fitness classes, gardening, cooking and baking. I am passionate about being the best person I can be every day and doing good deeds for others. My Love Language is “Acts of Service” and the good news for my husband, family and grandchildren is that means I cook and bake for them.