The Honorary Board
Emery Moorehead is a former tight end/wide receiver in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears - where he earned a Super Bowl ring in 1985. Moorehead played a total of 12 seasons in the NFL and retired with 224 receptions for 2,980 yards and 15 touchdowns. Mr. Moorehead was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 and later became a director of the Hall. Emery has been a Realtor for over 20 years with Koenig & Strey Real Living and works out of their Lake Forest, Illinois, office. Mr. Moorehead is Chair-elect of the North Shore - Barrington Association of REALTORS. Emery, an Eagle Scout, also serves on the Northeast Illinois Council of Boy Scouts and is co-chair of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago.
Barbara Niven is one of Hollywood’s busiest actresses, and served on the National Board of Directors for the Screen Actors Guild. She has more than 100 TV and film roles to her credit, and is a popular host and spokesperson, appearing in over 2,500 radio & TV commercials and infomercials. She's also a motivational speaker and author. She is a co-author of the new book “How Did You Do That!” which reached #1 Amazon Best Seller status the first day it was released. In it, she talks about her breakthrough ACT AS IF! system which she created to help others put their own dreams into action. Using acting and motivational techniques, it can help you kick start the Law of Attraction in both your personal and professional life. Barbara also speaks to corporations and campuses across the country about her struggle and victory over an eating disorder, so that others will speak up about their own secrets and get help.
Dan Lauria is best known as Jack Arnold, the husband and father on The Wonder Years (1988-1993). As a young man, the Brooklyn-born Lauria attended Southern Connecticut State University, where he played collegiate football, then enlisted in the Marines. He received formal dramatic training at Yale and at the Washington Theatre Club. He debuted onscreen in the early '80s largely with telemovies and occasional appearances on sitcoms such as Growing Pains. After Years wrapped in 1993, he appeared on such programs as ER, Law & Order, Smallville, and Boy Meets World; and played Crawford in Martin Lawrence's Big Momma's House 2 (2006). He recently received rave reviews for his portrayal of Vince Lombardi in the Broadway play, Lombardi. Dan supports several children's causes.
Geir Ness is an internationally renowned fragrance designer, businessman and speaker. Born in Norway, Mr. Ness moved to the United States and began crafting his own American Dream. His company Laila (named after his mother) is a multi-million dollar entity doing business all over the world. Geir’s passion is always to make a difference in people’s life and in particular help all the women and children in the world. Geir donates both his time and money to al list of charities such as the Los Angeles Aids Ride, the American Cancer Society, Toast to Humanity, Children’s Medical Research Foundation, the Norwegian Cancer Society and recently joined forces with the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation.
Fran Capo is a woman of many titles: The World's Fastest Talking Woman, Comedienne, Adventurer, Author, Actress, and Spokesperson. Fran Capo is The Guinness Book of World Records fastest talking female clocked at 603.32 words in 54.2 seconds. Her record also appears in Ripley's Believe it or Not (2007 & 2008 books) & RHR (2009). She has appeared on over 350 TV shows including; Good Morning America, Larry King Live, Last Call with Carson Daly, Inside Edition, ET, Ripley's Believe it or Not, More than Human Martha Stewart and CNN where her segment was voted top 5 watched. She’s been heard on over 3500 radio shows including Howard Stern, Bloomberg news, Rick Dees and Comedy Cures laugh talk radio.
Kurtis Blow is one of the founders & creators of recorded rap. In 1979, at the age of twenty, Kurtis Blow became the first Rapper to be signed by a major label. He released 10 Albums over 11 years that included such hits as “8 Million Stories”, “AJ”, “Basketball”, “America” and “If I Ruled the World” which became a top 5 hit on Billboard’s R & B chart. Kurtis has collaborated with Whitney Houston, New Edition, Stephanie Mills, El Debarge, James “JT” Taylor of Kool & the Gang, The Fat Boys and Run DMC among others. Kurtis Blow's film work includes acting performances and music coordination in several movies including Leon Kennedy’s “Cry of the City” and the hit film “Krush Groove”. "The History of Rap" produced and written by Kurtis, will be in theaters soon. As Co-founder of the Hip Hop Church, Kurtis serves as rapper, DJ, worship leader and now licensed Minister. There are several Hip Hop Churches around the country and Kurtis is involved with many of them.
Dr. Ivan Rusilko is Mr. USA World 2010 and an Osteopathic Physician. In addition to his own training, Dr. Rusilko has trained athletes and fitness models the world over. At home in front of the camera or a word processor, Ivan has appeared as both a model and a writer in several prominent magazines and websites. In addition to The I AM 4 Kids Foundation, Dr. Rusilko volunteers for The SumoKids Foundation and The World Creative Youth Forum.
