IDA Ambassadors

Antarctic Mike

Antarctic Mike (Mike Pierce)  is a professional speaker, managing partner in a recruiting company, an avid adventure athlete, and a husband to Angela, who lives daily with disability due to a rock climbing accident.

Mike has completed marathons in some of the world’s coldest climates including the Canadian Arctic, Siberia and twice in the Antarctic. He has set world records in endurance swimming and cycling as well. Read full profile.

 Juliet Madsen

Juliet Madsen is a mother of three, a wife of 20 years and a retired United States Army veteran of two wars. She has flown an airplane, driven a tank, thrown grenades and fired all kinds of weapons. Juliet was a paramedic firefighter, forensic research assistant, and has two college degrees; one in biology and one in public health.

In 2004, her convoy was hit by a roadside bomb, changing the course of her life forever. With a traumatic brain injury, she has endured years of physical and occupational therapy. Read full profile.

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