Board Of Directors
Trevor Romain, Co-Founder, Past Chairman,
Trevor began donating his time to help kids during his required military training as a young man in the South African Army in 1975. His assignment was to set up medical tents for injured children. Against the warnings of his superiors, Trevor befriended the children he met there and discovered that he had a natural talent to make children laugh. It was then that he earned the nickname Doctor of Mischief.
In 1982, Trevor moved to the U.S. where he made his home with his wife, Amiel, in Austin, Texas. He still visits his family in South Africa regularly. Over the past 25 years, Trevor has written and/or illustrated dozens of children’s books, including Chemo, Craziness and Comfort that is given to children diagnosed with cancer through the American Childhood Cancer Organization. Trevor has been involved with the American Childhood Cancer Organization since 1993 and is now President of their Board.
Trevor is currently President of the Trevor Romain Company, a children’s educational publishing company.
Jim Kozlowski Board President
Jim is a co-founder of TGF Management. He previously was a Managing Director at Fortis Private Capital in New York. Other prior positions include Vice President at Merrill Lynch Venture Capital in New York, and Director of New Business at Tenneco Ventures in Houston. He has also worked in the Corporate Finance Group at Credit Suisse First Boston and the Commercial Lending Division of Chemical Bank in New York. Jim is also the Chairman of the Children’s Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas, and is an alumnus of the Texas Lyceum and the Texas Business Hall of Fame. He is actively involved in the Young Presidents’ Organization, Association for Corporate Growth, and the World President’s Organization. Jim received his B.A. degree in economics from Harvard College and his M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
Jennifer Horne, Treasurer
Jennifer is the Business Manager for a small, but thriving, Austin business. She has worked with fundraising in the corporate sector and brings experience of marketing to the Foundation Board. After meeting Ronda and Trevor in 2006, she has been active in supporting and promoting all the endeavors of the Trevor Romain Foundation.
Dr. Marita Frackowiak, Director
Marita is a Licensed Psychologist in private practice in Austin, TX. She works with children, adolescents, adults, and families conducting Therapeutic Assessments, teaches assessment, supervises students, and consults with schools or other professionals. Dr. Marita was born in Poland; she moved to U.S. in 1992. She received her degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Marita has been friends with Trevor Romain for many years; they enjoy drinking tea together and collaborating on projects. Their most recent project was co-hosting a fundraiser to support an orphanage in Botshabelo, South Africa.
Becky Hopkins, Director
Becky Stento Hopkins has been very active helping children with cancer since she lost her daughter, Megan, to cancer in 1994. She served for eight years on the Board of “Candlelighters”, two years on the Board of the “Make-A-Wish Foundation”, and has helped with many fundraisers to help children diagnosed with cancer and their families for the last fourteen years through “For the Love of Christi”, “Any Baby Can”, and the “Dell Children’s Hospital” organizations. Becky’s daughter, Megan, became very close to Trevor Romain during her year of illness, and even has one of Trevor’s books dedicated to her. He even promised to read her the book when he finished it, and she remarked that he’d have to read very loud since she would be in heaven. He kept that promise by reading the book from a rooftop to a sea of children after she passed away. It is indeed a pleasure to work with such a talent as Trevor Romain, who has always had the ability to communicate to children on their level.
Karen Sherriff, Director
Karen has extensive planning and web publishing experience with a background in finance, real estate, and education. Karen has lived and worked internationally in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Karen has three nephews currently serving in the military.
Kierstan Schwab, Director
Executive Director, Texas Public Broadcasting Association.
Matthew Constantine, Youth Ambassador
Matthew has grown up in a military family where much of his extended family has served or is currently serving. Matthew is very familiar with the unique challenges of military life, as his father has been deployed five times since 2001. Matthew is President of the Texas Military Forces Youth Council.
