OUR TEAM | DALLAS, TEXAS
From the restaurant to case management, operations to development, the entire Café Momentum team works together to support, train and coach our interns. We surround our interns with an ecosystem of support, providing essential tools and resources, to create real change in these young lives.

CHAD
HOUSER
FOUNDER, CEO, & EXECUTIVE CHEF

MARGARET REID
WINDHAM
CHIEF OPERATING & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
AARON “FUZZ” COLLINS
CHEF DE CUISINE
TYKESHA CRAWFORD
CASE MANAGER
JORDAN CRISS
SOUS CHEF
ANTHONY SCHAUF
GENERAL MANAGER
SAIS DANIEL
CAREER SUCCESS COORDINATOR
MICHELE MERVIS
CATERING & RETAIL MANAGER
DR. PORSHIA HAYMON
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
TRACEY HULL
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
KRISTIN KENDRICK
SENIOR CASE MANAGER
KAREN KAUFMAN
BUSINESS MANAGER
JILL BATES
PASTRY CHEF
JEDARRIAN JONES
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATE
MICHAEL O’CONNOR
ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
THEDA BABCOCK
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
LAURA BETH LOPEZ
MARKETING MANAGER
KIM HIGH
SERVICE TRAINING MANAGER
MERRY WATSON
EDUCATION MANAGER
NYIALA HARRIS
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Teaching kids to play with …
FIRE & KNIVES
MOMENTUM SOCIETY MEMBERS
Laurie and Craig Adams
Aly and Colin Allred
Jennifer and Peter Altabef
Lana and John Antos
Barbara and Ralph Babb
Bob Baillargeon
Baird Foundation
Carolyn and Ken Barth
Mary Kathryn Bass
Kristi Bernstein
Della and Bob Best
Nancy and Randy Best
Susan and Stephen Butt
Kathryne Bishop
Cecilia and Garrett Boone
Ellie and Scott Boxer
Diane and Hal Brierley
Paige Burton
Jamie and Kent Capps
Carolyn Carlson
Angie and Jeremy Carpenter
Mary Carroll
Kathi and Chris Child
Mary McDermott Cook
Mary Anne Cree*
Peggy Dear
Wendy Whittington and Fred Duffy
Jenny Ecklund and Elizabeth Myers
Kristy and Raymond Faus
Kelly and Gerald Ford
Laura Fox
Gigi Gartner
Suzy and Lawrence Gekiere
Renee and Jeff George
Karen Giles
Carol and Don Glendenning
Beverly Goulet
Jennier and Mark Gunnin
Caroline Harrison
Amy Hegi
Donna and Paul Herchman
David Hernandez
Susan and Steve Hogg
Sally and Forrest Hoglund
Laura and Steve Holden
Hannah Koski and Chad Houser
Gordon Huddleston
Tammy and Timothy Hughes
Nancy Ann and Ray Hunt
Helen Lakelly Hunt
Mary Jalonick
Jamm
Cheryl Huff and Frank Johnson
Jennifer Johnson
Melinda and James Johnson
Ashlee and Chris Kleinert
Mackenzie and Tyler Kleinert
Patricia Villareal and Tom Leatherbury
Julie and Greg Leftwich
Carol and John Levy
Sarah Losinger
Lottye and Bobby Lyle
Katherine Lyle
Alex Macfarlane
Carol and Kevin March
Shelly and Frank Markey
Cortney and Matthew Marsh
Don McDermott
Megan and Casey McManemin
Ellen and John McStay
Carolyn and David Miller
Beth and Tom Montgomery
Carrie and John Morgridge
Diane Murphy
Sammye and Mike Myers
Dirk Nowitzki Foundation
Evangeline Ordinario
Rebecca and Paul Ordinario
Pamela Osborne
Wade Owens
Gwen and Doug Parker
Leah and Jim Pasant
Gail and Bill Plummer
Julie and Chuck Quaid
Cindy and Howard Rachofsky
Carolyn and Karl Rathjen
Brian Ratner
Leah and Ryan Robinson
Cheryl and Clint Rodenfels
Deedie Rose
Gail Bohdan and Richard Rudnicki
Jennifer Sampson
Leigh Sansone
Alicia Schroeder
Lisa Simmons
Charisse Smith
Grace and Stanley Smith
Deb Sorelle and Brian Lindley
Lynne Stokes
Susan Stone
Emily and Jack Stout
Kathryn and William Stuart
Sheree and Gary Sutton
Beth and Chuck Thoele
Thompson Coburn LLC
Carolyn and Jere Thompson
Kay and Rod Tyler
Debra and Ken von Storch
Elizabeth Wahlquist
Brandon Webb
Rosemarie Marshall and Lee Wilkins
Gary Williams
Linda Williams
Margaret and Chad Windham
Abbie Barton and JD Young
David and Dawn Zierk
Kaitlyn Zigrang
Anonymous (3)
*deceased
CORPORATE & FOUNDATION DONORS
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The Jay & Virginia McKie Foundation
JCPenney
Les Dames d’Escoffier
Marilyn Augur Family Foundation
Mavs Foundation
Mizuho
Moody Foundation
The Moozie Foundation
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
The Ninnie L. Baird Foundation
North Dallas Chamber of Commerce
ORIX Foundation
Palter-Stokley-Sims
Dallas Stars Foundation
DVAP
The David B. Miller Family Foundation
Esping Family Foundation
The Eugene McDermott Foundation
George Family Foundation
GoDo Discovery Co.
The Golden Rule Foundation
The Good Coin Foundation
Holloway Family Foundation
Harry S. Moss Foundation
Hoblitzelle Foundation
The Hoglund Foundation
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The Jay & Virginia McKie Foundation
JCPenney
Les Dames d’Escoffier
Marilyn Augur Family Foundation
Mavs Foundation
Mizuho
Moody Foundation
The Moozie Foundation
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation
The Ninnie L. Baird Foundation
North Dallas Chamber of Commerce
ORIX Foundation
Palter-Stokley-Sims
Poo-Pourri
PPB Entertainment
Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church
Rainwater
Mary Redman Foundation
The Rees-Jones Foundation
Richard A. Rudine Memorial Endowment Fund
Roti
Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust
Schultz Family Foundation
Singing for Change
The Starbucks Foundation
Texas Bar Foundation
Thompson & Knight Impact
Union Coffee
United Way of Greater Atlanta
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
We over Me Farm
Wells Fargo
Whole Foods Market
Yavneh Academy
YPO Dallas Chapter
OUR PARTNERS
Admiral Linen and Uniform Service
Bonton Farms
Caprino Royale
Chefs’ Produce
The Cultured Cup
Dallas Farmers Market
Demases Farm
DFW Aquaponics Farms
Ducky-Bob’s
El Centro College
Falster Farm & Cattle Ranch
Fruge Seaford
Houski Farms
Trusted World
Lemley Farm
NACE Dallas/FW Chapter
Noble Coyote Coffee Roasters
Oak Cliff Cellars
One Man’s Treasure
Sir Speedy
The Slow Bone
TLC Catering
VWS Wine
Windham Cattle Company
Windham Ranch
Winona Orchards
3015 @ Trinity Groves