KNOWN AS PITTER PADDER WITHIN THE TRIBE, NEIL IS A PROUD MEMBER OF LION CHASERS TEAM BRAVO-1, COUPLES ’23, AND CENTURION INVICTUS. IN ADDITION, NEIL EARNED THE HIGHEST HONOR WITHIN THE LION CHASERS MOVEMENT, BEING NAMED THE 2023 LION CHASER OF THE YEAR. NEIL HAS BEEN A STAPLE WITHIN THE TRIBE SINCE BECOMING INVOLVED, SERVING AS SUPPORT ELEMENT OFTEN, AND HAS BECOME THE GO-TO EXPERT ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND BODY MAINTENANCE, HELPING MANY WITHIN THE TRIBE WITH THEIR HEALTH GOALS AND NEEDS.

NEIL, BORN AND RAISED IN A SMALL FARMING COMMUNITY IN OHIO, RECEIVED MANY ACCOLADES IN HIGH SCHOOL IN FOOTBALL AND OTHER SPORTS. AFTER GRADUATION, HE JOINED THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.

IN THE MILITARY, NEIL WAS TRAINED AS A COMBAT ENGINEER IN FT. LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI AND ATTENDED AIRBORNE SCHOOL. HE THEN COMMISSIONED INTO LEADERSHIP AS AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AND DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN WITH THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, BECOMING THE HEAD INTELLIGENCE ANALYST OF HIS UNIT.

AFTER NEIL’S TIME IN THE ARMY, HE TURNED HIS FOCUS ON RAISING HIS GROWING FAMILY, CONSISTING OF HIS WIFE SARAH AND THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS AND SON.

NEIL HAS HELD A MULTITUDE OF LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN HIS CAREER SINCE, INCLUDING MID AND SENIOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AT AMWAY GLOBAL, CARGILL, AND EDGEWELL. HE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT PHYSICAL FITNESS, COMPETING IN VARIOUS LOCAL AND REGIONAL CROSSFIT COMPETITIONS AND RUNNING ULTRA MARATHONS. IN ADDITION, NEIL IS THE ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE LION CHASERS LITTLE LEAGUE FLAG FOOTBALL TEAM.

NEIL (JOINED BY HIS WIFE SARAH, PROUD MEMBER OF COUPLES ’23 AND SERAPHIM COURSE HERSELF) IS PART OF THE TIP OF THE SPEAR OF LION CHASERS, AND LOOKS FORWARD TO JOINING THE RANKS OF INSTRUCTOR IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE LION CHASERS MOVEMENT IN OUR EFFORTS TO IMPACT LIVES AND STRENGTHEN THOSE IN OUR NATION AND WORLD.