BOARD OF DIRECTORS | Kelli's Crusade

SHARON & RICK BAKER

Sharon – CO-FOUNDER & CEO

Rick – CO-FOUNDER, PRESIDENT, & TREASURER

Rick and Sharon met while they were students at Cloverleaf High School. They married in 1979 and had one child, Kelli. Rick has been a CDL Class A Truck Driver for over 30 years. He has driven for Drug Mart, Walgreen’s, Overnite, PackShip USA and currently drives for Jarrett Companies in Seville. He has also worked as a delivery driver for Farmers Exchange and L.E. Sommers & Sons where he delivered feed to many area horse facilities. It is the friendships that he made with his customers that eventually led to Kelli’s love of horses. Sharon worked for Old Phoenix National Bank for 16 years after graduation from high school. She held the position of Payroll and Benefits Administrator when she left the bank to pursue a career that would allow her to take Kelli to work with her. Sharon and a friend purchased Kitchen Kakes and Kandy in 1995. She became the sole owner shortly afterwards. Sharon retired from the cake business in November 2021. She currently works part time as a Latchkey Assistant at Sharon Elementary. Rick and Sharon currently live in Wadsworth and devote their time to care for Kelli’s horse Lily and Kelli’s C.R.U.S.A.D.E.

DREW SALYER

VICE PRESIDENT – Drew Salyer is the President of DriveTeam, a performance driving school in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Drew is a licensed driving instructor, a nationally licensed SkidCar instructor, a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations instructor, and ATV instructor. He graduated from the University of Akron with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration. He is the proud husband to Jessica and dad to Addison, Jace, Jaxson and Andi. Drew is honored to be a part of such a great mission through Kelli’s C.R.U.S.A.D.E. and has a passion for improving every driver that he and his team interact with.

LIZ BOGUCKI

IT DIRECTOR – Liz Bogucki (Valentin) was raised in Wadsworth, Ohio. In High School, she worked with Sharon Baker during the time of Kelli’s accident. Throughout the years, Liz has remained in contact with Sharon and Rick by helping in the entry booth during the Kelli’s C.R.U.S.A.D.E horse show. Liz is one of the creators of the revolutionary web-based scoring application used at the show. Liz currently works as an IT Risk Analyst at The J.M. Smucker Company in Orrville, Ohio. She brings knowledge of new technology advances to this organization. She is very energetic and positive. During her free time she enjoys cooking, her dogs, and spending time with her husband, Chris.

SARA SERAFINE

FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR – Sara Serafine joined the board in January of 2019 to assist with fundraising and development. She graduated from Ashland University in 2016 with a double major in Criminal Justice and Psychology and a minor in Spanish. She graduated from John Carroll in 2016 with her Masters in Nonprofit Administration. While in grad school, she worked at United Way of Greater Cleveland as a Fundraising Associate and focused on high-level donors and planning engagement events. In February of 2017, she began working at University Settlement, a social services nonprofit in Cleveland, where she is currently the Development Director. She has experience with fundraising events and donor relations. She is very excited to serve the mission of Kelli’s C.R.U.S.A.D.E. and help the organization grow and help young teen drivers.

BRAD BARMAN