Nate Basch
Operations Manager

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A graduate of St. Lawrence University, Nate spent a year teaching High School Math before joining the YellowJacket Racing team.  In his free time Nate enjoys all types of outdoor activities including camping, and canoeing.  Nate is an avid trail runner and has competed on a relay team in the Sehgahunda Trail Marathon 3 years in a row.  In his free time, Nate volunteers as a coach for the Monroe Milers, a youth running program.  Nate is also the YellowJacket Racing and Fleet Feet Sports Chili Cook-Off champion two years running.

Matt Avery
Technology Manager

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Avery joined the YellowJacket Racing team in 2012 after working as a Fit Specialist at Fleet Feet Sports for almost 4 years. Originally from Chili NY, Avery attended The College At Brockport and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science. He competed in XC/TF throughout high school and college and currently holds the fastest 8k XC time in Brockport school history. He currently lives in the city of Rochester and continues to run competitively. If Avery’s not running, he is probably recording, playing, or listening to music.

Nate Finch
Event Production Specialist (Sponsorship)

Finch joined the YellowJacket Racing team in 2013. He comes to us from the world of sales and IT. Originally from Gates NY, Finch attended Rochester Institute of Technology studying for an Information Technology degree. He holds the high honor of having lost 140 pounds since June 2011, or in other words, one Avery. In 2012 he completed is first half marathon and first triathlon. In his free time you can find him running, biking, lifting, and bowling (yes, he has thrown a perfect 300 game).

Josh Reed
Event Production Specdialist (Logistics)

Heidi Buckler
Office Manager

Chris Mateer
Event Staff/Truck Inventory Specialist

Chris joined the YellowJacket Crew in the summer of 2009 and has been doing any and all work that no one else wants to do ever since. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in History at SUNY Geneseo, along with a Master's in secondary education. He has been a lifelong resident of the area, growing up in Webster, New York. Since middle school Chris has run competitively, and he now runs cross-country and track for Geneseo. At Geneseo, he's been lucky enough to have competed in multiple SUNYAC, ECAC, and NCAA championships. Along with running, his hobbies include traveling, music, and reading.

Doug "Snoop Doug" Prindle
Event Staff
 
Doug, has been with YellowJacket Racing since 2007. Prior to joining YellowJacket Racing, Doug spent almost 25 years as an Engineer. He has competed in so many duathlons and running events (ranging from 5K to 50K starting way back in the 1980's) that his wife is complaining about the disk space (and albums – pre-digital days) that the photos take up! AND recently he completed the 2011 Boston Marathon (you should see the photos from that!)! When Doug is not working at YellowJacket events, he can be found at a local fitness facility overseeing his personal training clients through their workouts or out on the local roads/trails running and biking. “Snoop Doug” especially likes hanging out with his fellow rapper, “Ditty”.

Clifford Dean
Event Staff

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He was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton, before being rocketed to Earth as an infant by his scientist father Jor-El, moments before Krypton's destruction. Discovered and adopted by a Kansas farmer and his wife, the child is raised as Cliff Dean and imbued with a strong moral compass. Very early he started to display superhuman abilities, which upon reaching maturity he resolved to use for the benefit of humanity. And of course to also benefit the multi-sport community through assisting YJR. 

Bob Cope
Event Staff

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Bob joined YellowJacket Racing in July 2011. He has lived in the Rochester area since 1994. He is originally from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and spent considerable time in Houston, Texas. When Bob is not working YJR events he works full time as a commercial excellence manager for ITT Corporation. Bob likes being with his family and enjoys running, hiking and gardening. He especially likes working with the high school youth group at St. Matthew Church in Livonia, NY.

Mike McCullough
Event Staff

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Mike is a grizzly veteran of Boots' Muscle Crew since May of 2005(06?), working his first race, the Rochester Spring Classic Duathlon, at 5am when it was cold, dark, wet and filled with wild animals. Oh, wait, it hasn’t changed since then, yet he still shows up! His “day” job is Conan the Librarian at a large local community college. He began running as an adult in high-top black basketball sneakers (yes, sneakers) before discovering a new thing called Nike’s in 1981. Crap, he's old!

Marilee Pryor
Event Staff

Marilee is one of the older YellowJacket Racing employees, having gone to high school with Chris Mateer's uncles.  She joined YJR in 2009, and typically works registration and food services at events.  She does not like when Barb takes her picture.

Claire Boutillier
Director of Food Services