Meet the SDJ Team
Sunny Dawn Johnston
Founder
Head Visionary
3 songs that highlight your personality
1. Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield
2. It’s my Life by Bon Jovi
3. True Colors by Cyndi Lauper
Colors: Red, black, pink
Book: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, The Untethered Soul, The Four Agreements, Secret Language of the Body
Movie: Grease, Lion, Kumare
Music: anything acoustic
Extravagance: Chanel lipstick
Holiday:
Word: Create
Concert: Prince
Symbols: Peace, love and om
Condiment: Salsa
Drink: Hot Tea
Board Game: Monopoly
Number: 11
Dessert: Not really a big dessert girl, but I’d take a cookie over anything
Superpower: talking to the dead
Janice Glyman Bue
Operations Manager
Overall flow of work and procedures, planning details, customer communications, assistant to SDJ.
3 songs that highlight your personality
1. Dancing in the Moonlight
2. Brown Eyed Girl
3. Brave
Colors: Pink, Green, Orange
Book: To Kill a Mockingbird, Princess Bride
Movie: Love, Actually Moulin Rouge
Music: just not opera
Extravagance: Shoes
Holiday: Halloween
Word: Family
Concert: I’d rather go to a musical, Wicked
Symbols: Feathers, Hearts
Condiment: Fancy Mustard
Drink: Dirty Martini
Board Game: Blokus, Scrabble, all the games
Number: 777
Dessert: Crème Brulé
Superpower: Invisibility
Deb McGowan
Data Controller / Project Manager / Massage Therapist
Manage the database systems that support Sunny’s membership programs and email communications; organize and coordinate project resources; provide therapeutic touch services for Sunny’s retreat events
3 songs that highlight your personality
1. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
2. Take Me Out to the Ballgame
3. Count on Me by Bruno Mars
Colors: Green
Book: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle and Ask and It is Given by Esther & Jerry Hicks
Movie: Titanic
Music: Journey & Fleetwood Mac
Extravagance: Dunkin Donuts coffee
Holiday: Thanksgiving
Word: Communication
Concert: Better Midler
Symbols: Shamrock
Condiment: Bertman Original Ballpark Mustard
Drink: a cold beer at a BASEBALL GAME!
Board Game: Risk
Number: 7
Dessert: Mom’s homemade Cherry pie
Superpower: anticipating what Sunny and the team needs before they know it
Brandi Strieter
Position Community Ambassador
Responsibilities Connecting, serving and supporting SDJ and communities; Social Media Specialist
3 songs that highlight your personality
1. Can’t Stop That Feeling
2. Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
3. Imagine by John Lennon
Colors: tie dye
Book: Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Movie: The Matrix, The Shack
Music: pop/ funk/ reggae
Extravagance: BIG crystals
Holiday: Wedding Anniversary
Word: LIGHT
Concert: Bruno Mars
Symbols: Merkaba, third eye, spiral
Condiment: salsa (and chips)
Drink: sparkling water, espresso martini
Board Game: Hunt for rocks
Number: 3, 18, 22
Dessert: key lime pie
Superpower: Universal Love Emissary
Kris Voelker
Technology Manager/Musician
Responsible for all things technology in the SDJ world. Songwriting, Music Producing
3 songs that highlight your personality
1. Sunshine on My Shoulders
2. Looking for Space by John Denver
3. Don’t Stop Believing by Journey
Colors: black
Book: Piano Chords
Movie: Top Gun Maverick
Music: pop/singer songwriter
Extravagance: anything technology
Holiday: Christmas
Word: Courage
Concert: John Denver
Symbols: Music Note
Condiment: chipotle ranch
Drink: LaCroix, Water
Board Game: Star Trek Monopoly, Scattegories
Number: 13
Dessert: any thing chocolate
Superpower: technology
