Board of Directors
A Word from Our Founders
“Gena and I feel very blessed for the friends and supporters who have helped make the Kickstart Kids program the success it is today. Next to our family Kickstart Kids will always be Gena and my mission in life.
We began in 1992 with four middle schools, three in Houston and one in Galveston with 600 students. Today Kickstart Kids reaches 8,000-10,000 students each year in schools across Texas. Since its inception, the program has impacted the lives of over 110,000 students, with many of them graduating from college.
Kickstart Kids students develop the mental and physical strength to deal with the challenges they will face in the future. Gena and I have witnessed first-hand many of our youngsters grow into adulthood, face challenges head-on and overcome any obstacles that got in their way toward achievement.
To say how proud we are of these incredible young people would be an understatement.”
– Chuck & Gena Norris
Board of Directors
Chuck Norris
Co-Chair, Founder
Gena Norris
Co-Chair, Executive Chair
Dr. Charles Dupre
National Board
John Gibson
National Board
Bill Hickl
National Board
Brenda Love-Jones
National Board
Kevin Mitchell
National Board
Keith Mosing
National Board
Laura True King
National Board
Mike Forshey, Special Advisor
National Board
Cheryl Sinacola, President
Dallas Community Board
Jamie Cashion
Dallas Community Board
Mike Forshey
Dallas Community Board
John Hensley
Dallas Community Board
Wanda Hensley
Dallas Community Board
Kennith Layton, M.D.
Dallas Community Board
Lindy Teague
Dallas Community Board
Marshall Teague
Dallas Community Board
Bill Hickl, President
Houston Community Board
Alex Forshey
Houston Community Board
Jane Johnstone
Houston Community Board
Brenda Love-Jones
Houston Community Board
Ed Jones
Houston Community Board
Mike King
Houston Community Board
Frost Murphy
Houston Community Board
Jessica King Price
Houston Community Board
Moriah Rivera
Houston Community Board
Laura True King
Houston Community Board
Champ Warren
Houston Community Board
Bernie Warriner
Houston Community Board
Laura Warriner
Houston Community Board