Meet Jessica Look – Grant Halliburton Foundation’s Thrive Strategy and Education Manager. Jessica has a master’s degree in educational psychology and brings 20 years of experience working in public and private school settings. As a mother, educator, and mental health advocate, she’s committed to changing the conversation around mental health and providing resources to children and teens in North Texas.
I’ve written a lot of blogs during my time at Grant Halliburton Foundation. Blogs about stress, depression, trans youth, mindfulness – things in my comfort zone. Goodbyes are not in my comfort zone. The thing about homes is that sometimes they change. Sometimes you move to a different city or just down the road. Sometimes what you need from a home changes, but almost every time moving homes really sucks.
Meet Connie Chin – Grant Halliburton Foundation’s Here For Texas Program Manager. Connie leads the recruitment and coordination of volunteers for the Here For Texas Mental Health Navigation Line. She also manages the development and maintenance of HereForTexas.com. Connie is also a polyglot who loves video games and musicals.
Meet Ashley Gordon Prater, LMSW – Grant Halliburton Foundation’s Mental Health Resources Manager. Ashley works to connect North Texans to vital resources through the Foundation’s Here For Texas Mental Health Navigation Line. A licensed master social worker, she has nearly a decade of direct practice experience working with vulnerable populations, including crime victims, persons with different abilities, veterans, immigrants, and families experiencing poverty.
Vanita Halliburton co-founded Grant Halliburton Foundation in 2006 after her son, Grant Halliburton, died by suicide following his battle with severe depression and bipolar disorder. When Grant was struggling, Vanita searched for resources and found little. Later, she resolved to provide critical mental health resources, so that other families wouldn’t have the same outcome as hers.
Meet Hannah Kennedy – Grant Halliburton Foundation’s newest team member. Officially, Hannah is our office manager and events support. She manages the Foundation office, including day-to-day office activities, donor relations, and volunteers coordinating. Unofficially, Hannah is our resident theater kid.
