Kris graduated from the University of Vermont in 1987. She is a wife and mother of three girls ages 10, 13 and 14. Kris has experience working as a retail buyer, special events coordinator for Stowe Mountain Resort and a marketing and advertising executive for Kelleher/Samets/Volk. While taking a hiatus from the work place to be home with her three young children, Kris freelanced in advertising and marketing services and served on the board of the Committee On Temporary Shelter(COTS) in Burlington, VT. For the past three years she has been operating a small business called Generation S.O.S.(Save Our Souls) that designs and manufactures fundraising and humanitarian products for non-profits. Kris has devoted time over the past 2 1/2 years to a non profit organization called TOUCH Uganda. She coordinated creative services for logo development, corporate identity and marketing materials for TOUCH Uganda. Kris developed the mission for the Never Give Up, Ever and has been actively involved for several years in supporting children with cancer and their families. Her inspiration for the Never Give Up, Ever comes from the courage of these children and the belief that a cure is possible with the the proper funding for this research.
John Collins, Esq., Secretary and Director
John obtained a BA in Economics from Rutgers University in 1980 and his juris doctorate from Loyola Law School in 1983. John is an attorney and partner in Collins, McMahon & Harris, PLLC, a law firm in Burlington, Vermont which was founded in 1988. John has volunteered for and supported many non-profit causes including those related to children’s issues, poverty, workforce development for the unemployed and underemployed, health care, cancer and the environment. John served as chair of the Board of Directors of the Vermont Affiliate of the American Heart Association for several years and served on its national Board of Directors. He also served as a member of and chaired numerous committees and task forces for the Heart Association and other non-profits.
