
Contact the IGLA Chamber for Information on University of Okoboji Winter Games Weekend
Kiley Zankowski, Director of Marketing & Events
Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce
565 S Hwy 71 - Suite 4
Arnolds Park, IA 51331
712-332-2107
kiley@okobojichamber.com
2024 Winter Games Chair & Co-Chair
2024 Chairperson
The Chair of the 44th Annual University of Okoboji Winter Games this year is Rachel Fandel. Rachel works at Fillenwarth Beach Resort in Arnolds Park. She is a 2008 graduate from Estherville Lincoln Central and a graduate from the University of Iowa. Rachel, her husband Craig and their daughter reside in Spirit Lake. They will be welcoming the newest member of their family in October!
When it came time to choose an area to settle in, the lakes area was a simple choice. Her love of the lake, for the community and her roots in the area help drive her to give back whenever possible.
2024 Co-Chair
Co-Chair this year is Andy Lux. Andy has lived in the Lakes Area since 2003 and has been employed at Rosenboom for the past 18 years where he currently serves as the Director of Purchasing. Andy and his wife currently reside in Spirit Lake and raised their two daughters in the Lakes Area where they both graduated from Spirit Lake Community School District.
Lux was drawn to the Lakes Area for its unique opportunity raise his family in a community that offers an ideal work life balance. He enjoys the incredible small-town community that often has a bigger town feel. Andy often enjoys the many avenues for professional growth as well as getting involved with all the great things that the area has to offer.
Andy is the current the acting Board President of the IGLACC and has previously served as the Board President of the Bedell Family YMCA as well as Staff Parish Relations Committee Chair t the Spirit Lake United Methodist Church.
In his free time, Andy enjoys boating, golfing, biking the many trails, taking in live music, and dining at the many fine food and entertainment venues that this area has to offer.
Andy was elected as a Winter Games Cheerleader during the 40th Annual Winter Games. He enjoys being involved in the constant growth and enhancement of the event and looks forward to helping ensure that this year’s Winter Games continues to thrive while grasping on to the important traditions of the past.