Eagle Cap Extreme

Clyde and Family recently moved from their home of 16 years in Wasilla, Alaska to Oregon. For all of those years, Clyde was an Iditarod Communications Volunteer and at one time or another, worked in Communications at each of the Checkpoints. As a Communications Engineer & Project Manager, he designed/implemented the Iditarod Communications strategy for many of those years. By combining a network of Land-Line Telephony, Satellite Phone and Pagers, Amateur Radio, Webcams and Wireless Internet allowed the position/status of each musher to be known within 5 minutes of arriving/departing any checkpoint. He has volunteered in the Yukon Quest and Iron Dog events.

Clyde's Alaskan business, allowed him the unique opportunity to travel and visit most Alaskan communities including The Aleutians Chain, Barrow, Kodiak, Chicken, McGrath and Lonely Alaska. Clyde and Family enjoy the outdoor recreational opportunities of hiking, camping, kayaking, mountain climbing and flying both in Alaska and Oregon. Since moving to Oregon, Clyde has become involved in the ECSDR reorganization and providing reliable communication strategies for now and the future.

Dr. Randy Greenshields graduated from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA with a BS in biology. In 1994 he graduated from veterinary school at Washington State University in Pullman, WA with his DVM.

Randy moved to Enterprise in 1994 as an employee of the Double Arrow Veterinary Clinic of which he is now half owner. Randy has been a trail vet for the ECSDR for four years. Along with the other trail vets and under the supervision of the race's head vet, Vern Starks, Randy completes vet checks and has been stationed at the Ollokot checkpoint to check incoming teams. Randy and his wife, Jeni, have four kids: Brooke, 13, Damon, 11, Brett, 8, & Landon, 5. Both Jeni and Randy are very involved in the ECX.

Doug and wife Patti moved to Joseph 4 years ago from Richland, WA. They own and operate Wallowa Lake Resort a vacation rental management company (previously Collet's Cabins). Before moving to Wallowa County Doug owned and operated a computer consulting company, was a manager for a fortune 500 company and taught at a junior college. He is currently president of the Wallowa Lake Tourism Group and a Joseph Volunteer Fire Fighter.

Doug has been a volunteer and sponsor for the race since its inception. His work for the race includes being the coordinator for the Ollokot check point, and providing low cost (or no cost) lodging to mushers and volunteers.

JR retired from 21 years in the military and 22 years working for the Army Corp Of Engineers. He was troop leader for two scout troops in Walla Walla for 3 years.

He moved to Joseph in 2003 with his wife Ruth. JR helps Ruth operation Joe's Place at the lake. Joe's Place has been a sponsor of the race every year. He is a member of the Wallowa Country Gamblers Snow Mobile Club and has volunteered for race since the first year. His ability to move large quantities of equipment in the Ollokot checkpoint has helped our race be a success.

David has been working for ODOT for 25 years as an engineer in access management. He has had dogs most of his life, and prefers cocker spaniels. Currently he has a cocker spaniel as well as an American Eskimo and shiz tzu by way of marriage. David married Marsha Noone in November of 2006. Marsha has two children, Wesley, 14, and Shayna, 10, and the above mentioned shiz tzu.

David got started with sled dog racing in central Oregon by volunteering with the ATTABOY sled dog race. The first year he helped out with corner work and cleanup. The second year he was assigned to the sweep crew, picking up the course and helping any team in trouble get home. The next year he was on the point crew, marking and clearing the trail. He followed that up the next year by being appointed the Trail boss.

Lynnie moved to Enterprise, OR from Pullman, WA in 1999. Having lived in Halfway, OR for 9 years, the move back to Eastern Oregon and Enterprise felt like she had returned home.

Lynnie is a Veterinary Technician at the Double Arrow Veterinary Clinic in Enterprise. She has been a volunteer at the pre-race vet checks since the race's inception and a volunteer at the Ollokot checkpoint for the past two years.
Lynnie has served on the board of The Research Ranch Foundation, a non-profit organization in Elgin, AZ and was Secretary/Treasurer of the Port Tenants Association in Friday Harbor, WA.

Michael Fleming moved to Joseph with his wife in 2007 (Dr. C. Rene' Fleming, trail vet for the ECX).
Michael and his wife have been involved with mushing
in Alaska for many years.

Michael has experience working with KTNA Public Radio in Talkeetna, Alaska. He was instrumental in working to setup the KTNA Public Radio as a successful non-profit organization. He served as both a director and officer for the KTNA Public Radio organization.