Randy and Jennifer met social dancing at the local country nightclub (where Jennifer was the DJ and Randy was MUCH too young!), started social dancing and then began competing on the UCWDC circuit in 1998. Their final competition was in the Crown Division at the World Championships in 2022.
Their involvement with country dance far exceeds their competitive dance journey. Jennifer and Randy are familiar faces at UCDWC events across North America; Jennifer as an MC and Randy in scoring and contest facilitation. In 2003 they purchased the Chicagoland Dance Festival from friends, mentors and UCWDC Hall of Fame members, Dennis and Carol Waite.
While dance is a big part of their lives, each has a full-time career. Jennifer is a communication professional at Purdue University and Randy owns an independent insurance agency.
They live a couple hours south of Chicago in Indiana – surrounded by farm fields and wind turbines – with their Boston Terrier, Cooper.