Name: Jared Schreiner
Job Title: Business Manager
Where do you hail from:
New York
What is it they say you do:
Show me the money.
Who are your early influences/who inspired you most:
My family.
•My father, self-proclaimed to be “as dumb as a pole,” (but most definitely not) exemplifies the value of effort, perseverance, commitment and humility and how far these virtues can take one in life.
•My mother, the epitome of sacrifice and patience, puts everyone else in the family before her. Sometimes I did dumb things.
•My maternal grandparents emphasized the importance of faith, minute details and showing love through food.
•My paternal grandparents demonstrated the power of trust and love.
What has been your greatest source of career satisfaction/ proudest achievement:
I created an audit plan and led an audit team that conducted one of the most high profile federally mandated audits of the 21st century. We were the only team in the country trusted with Level 1 remediation items related to the mortgage and foreclosure practices of American banks that led to the economic crisis of the late 2000s. Our work resulted in $3.9 billion dollars being returned to homeowners who were wrongfully foreclosed upon during this time period.
Family life/hobbies/community involvement:
Both of my parents are engineers so I enjoy good engineer jokes as they hit close to home. I am the youngest of two, so my dad still calls me “Baby Jared.” Regrettably, my eagerly anticipated growth spurt stopped in 8th grade so I never got big enough to outwrestle him and cease use of that name.
Both my sister and I moved far, far away from our parents so every year I conjure an outlandish, grandiose idea for myself that we use as an excuse to get together for a week. The self-created title for the event is Wonderfest, as the event also coincides with the observation of my birthday. Last year’s activity was to witness the strapping of me to an oxygen tank after I completed an Ironman in Boulder, CO (a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile “run”). This year’s event is TBD but I am pushing for a less strenuous activity as I believe last year’s event workload was unequally distributed among participants.
Growing up I appreciated the finer aspects of playtime, much to the chagrin of my sister who was always put in charge of clean-up time, of which I was not an active participant. I have maintained my love for playtime so when I am not participating in an endurance event you may find me at recreational activities for youths.
The quotation I live my life by is:
“You cannot coast uphill.”
“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.”