Our Team
Danny and Rhonda Manning - Founders
- Major's Mom and Dad
Hi – I’m Rhonda Gaulden-Manning. I’m a chef and my husband Danny and I are proud owners of LilleMae’s, a popular soul food catering business and food truck in the Bay Area. We are also parents , grieving parents.
Back in October 2023, my husband, Danny, and I lost our 17-year-old only son, Major Manning, to a deadly Fentanyl overdose. Major and his friend decided to experiment with what they believed was a prescription Percocet pill, unaware it was laced with a deadly dose of fentanyl. That singular decision cost my son his life.
We may be broken hearted parents, but Danny and I won’t let Fentanyl break us or our family. We’ve decided to make it our life’s mission to educate other parents and young adults about the dangers of Fentanyl.
We’ve teamed up with Major’s Godmother, Tonya Robinson, to launch a non-profit we’re calling A Major Movement: Fighting Fentanyl in a Major Way — in honor and remembrance of our son — with the aim of driving awareness of the Fentanyl epidemic that’s sweeping our nation’s kids in the hope it can one day save lives.
Our son would have wanted that.
Together, we seek to help others embrace life and fight Fentanyl – in a Major Way.
Tonya Robinson - Co Founder
Major's God Mother
My name is Tonya Robinson, Major’s god mom and co-founder of A Major Movement . I have over 20 years experience in Public Health. Major’s untimely transition on October 3, 2023 from fentanyl overdose has repurposed everything I know about protecting, building , and serving our communities to saving young lives through providing tools and education to fight fentanyl. Please join the movement to fight fentanyl in a Major way.
Shawna Ollie - Speaker - Major's Big Sister
Flight Attendant for SouthWest Airlines - Founder of SNO Photography
Shawna Freeman-Lane - Major's Big Sister
Doctor of Education - Seattle University
Shawna Freeman Lane is the Dean of Employee Learning and Development (ELAD) at Pierce College, leading the college's online learning and professional development. Prior to her current role, Shawna was a tenured faculty member and the department chair for the Highline College business department. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2011 and a master’s degree in business administration from Augusta State University in 2013. She is currently a doctoral candidate for her doctor of education (EdD) degree at Seattle University, with an anticipated graduation in May of 2024. Shawna finds peace in cooking, traveling and spending time with her husband, Eric, their daughters, Mary Sophia and Kennedy, and son James.
Danyelle Manning - Secretary
Major's Big Sister
Kimberly Henderson - Treasurer
Political Science Major of Santa Clara University
Dr. Tony Williams - Board Member
Major's Pastor
Pastor and Founder of Maranatha Christian Center (Retired)
Reverend Kenneth Love - Board Member
Founder of BreakFree Ministries
DeFranklin & Mo'Nique Davis
Board Members
Kyle Santoro - Board Member
Fentanyl High Director
A senior at Los Gatos High School, Kyle is a creative imagemaker from the Bay Area. Growing up in Taiwan in a family of artists, with a dad who was a stage director and world music producer, he saw large scale global music productions from the other side, backstage in the wings of stages in San Francisco, Taiwan, and China. As a biracial teen, Kyle already sees and embodies two completely different worlds – one in English, the other in Chinese. “I see things neither side sees,” he admits. “Both sides really do not cross, but I do cross because I grew up in Taiwan and the US. And that’s what I want to share with the world -- these fascinating insider stories.” Kyle uses filmmaking to tie together “worlds” that often do not cross, putting raw energy that viewers can feel into his shots.
Angela Garcia - Board Member
San Jose Unified School District
Stephanie Morris - Board Member
Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services (Retired)
Lindsey Johnson - Editor - Journalist
Chris Lawson - Major's Coach
2014-2017 Oak Grove football coach
2014-2017 San Jose City RB coach
2017_2019 San Jose City DB coach
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