Growing up at Lake Oconee, this community has always been home to Madison Zak, making her participation in Dancing with the Lake Oconee Stars especially meaningful. Madison watched her mom, Kim Logan, participate in the event 10 years ago and has always hoped for the opportunity to take the dance floor herself. She is excited to give back to the community that has given her so much while supporting Circle of Love’s mission.

Madison is a real estate agent at Kim & Lin Logan Real Estate, where she enjoys meeting new people, helping families, and sharing the Lake Oconee lifestyle. She is also a two-time National Champion with Georgia Southern Cheerleading and has always loved dancing, whether performing or simply enjoying music wherever she goes.

She’ll be taking the dance floor alongside her partner, Jon Altizer-Bieger, whose personality made him the perfect partner for this experience. Together, they look forward to having fun, giving it their all, and supporting an important cause.

Madison and Jon can’t wait to see everyone on the dance floor!

Jon

Jon Altizer-Bieger moved to Lake Oconee from Chicago in the summer of 2020 with his husband, Geoffrey. With his corporate healthcare job fully remote, they had the freedom to choose where to call home. Having previously lived in Atlanta and visited the lake for many years, they decided to make it permanent. Opening a restaurant was never part of the plan.

Today, Jon is Co-owner, Managing Partner, and Beverage Director of Table at the Lake. Their small but mighty hospitality group also includes The Burch Food Truck, The Burch at Boathouse, and the soon-to-open Rolling Clover Collective with Joanna Garcia Swisher. For someone who had never worked a day in a restaurant before building Table, becoming a small business owner and helping support the local economy has been especially rewarding. Outside of work, he enjoys cooking, entertaining, reading, and traveling with Geoffrey whenever they can find the time.

Jon has always tried to approach life by saying yes, so when the opportunity to dance with Madison Zak came along, he didn’t hesitate. He’s admired how much she gives to the Lake Oconee community and knew they would have fun together. While he’s spent plenty of time watching So You Think You Can Dance, this will be his first time doing anything quite like it. He’s a little nervous about taking the stage, but supporting Circle of Love’s mission is a good reason to give it a go.