Jack and Nancy founded the John Fontaine, Jr. Center for Alcohol Awareness and Education at the University of Georgia in 2006. Ten years later, they created the John Fontaine, Jr. Charity to develop and support early prevention and intervention programs for secondary school students.

Jack and Nancy met and married in 1981. They’ve brought three beautiful children into this world: John, Harris, and Elizabeth. Their passion for supporting healthy decision-making stems from a life that’s been affected by substance misuse and a commitment to ensure that far fewer families ever experience a tragic midnight phone call.

During her time with the Greater Houston Restaurant Association, René worked to promote the local restaurant industry, provide educational programs for high school students, shepherd public awareness campaigns, and lead grassroots government affairs initiatives and advocacy. While at HITS Theater, she managed business development and provided educational, cultural, and civic-minded theatrical experiences and performances. In 2017, René created a non-profit organization for the exclusive purpose of leading Harvard Elementary School’s largest capital campaign effort to date, supporting the design, management, and reconstruction of the school’s 12,000-sq-ft garden, playground, and outdoor classroom space.

René holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of St. Thomas. When out of the office, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three boys, gardening, friends, and watching baseball.

Dr. Gordon is the mother of five children and enjoys using both professional training and practical experiences in dynamic presentations to help educators, parents, and students live healthy, purpose-filled lives.

He also served as a graduate assistant and teaching/research assistant during his tenure at TSU. He also lettered in Football and Basketball while in undergraduate studies.

Kemonta Jackson’s professional experience includes corporate wellness, public schools, community support, and non-profit. His most recent work involves serving as a Program Director for the Call Me MiSTER®  program with the University of Houston-Downtown.  In his personal time, Kemonta enjoys community involvement as a development coach and mentor. He invests time in partnering with independent small groups that’s focus on minority inclusion and solutions to minority barriers in modern society. Some of his favorite things to do in his free time is exercise, playing basketball, and traveling.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in mass communications with a concentration in public relations and advertising from the great Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, and a Master of Business with a concentration in entertainment from Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida. From his formal educational background combined with his faith and the strong influence of his family and community, he saw a need. Wanting to meet that need, his first job was teaching the inner-city youth of Miami, Florida. In 2015, he started his speaking career and has been blessed to encourage and speak to thousands of individuals across the country for corporate events, churches, and community organizations. In 2017, he created Plant Based Brotha, which helps people transition to a plant-based lifestyle and exposes inner city communities to healthier food options and to think of health and wellness as a holistic experience. He aims to aspire to inspire before he expires.

She understands the importance in promoting healthy brain development. She believes BrainAbouts gives value to younger generation. She strives to assist BrainAbouts to reach its full potential by empowering youth, families, educators and staff in making healthy choices.

You might catch Natalie painting on a canvas, capturing memorable moment on her camera, and enjoying life with her family and friends.

 She is proud to call herself a Houstonian after relocating from New York where she provided high level executive support management.

Yvonne provides support in the operations of the John Fontaine Jr. Charity and is very proud to be part of this organization. In her free time, she enjoys being an active participant in social events in her community and spending time with her family and pets.