About Us

Our Story

The Chris Howell Foundation was birthed when author, broadcast personality, and founder, Chris Howell, saw a need to inspire others in the face of adversity by using his own history of challenges, obstacles, and triumphs to empower individuals to succeed against all odds.

 

In 2016, after conducting an interview with a woman living with HIV, a desire was triggered in Howell to do something regarding the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in Dallas County. Howell lost his 33-year-old brother due to complications from AIDS in 2006 and today, Chris and his wife, Dominique, are raising awareness to thousands of individuals in the Dallas-Fort Worth area through the Chris Howell Foundation by providing HIV/AIDS education and prevention programs.

 

Due to the increased needs of the communities they serve, the Chris Howell Foundation has expanded to not only disease education and prevention, but their work now extends to providing programs and resources including skills development, health, wellness, and financial education.

“We believe that by empowering people and helping them to discover their life’s purpose we don’t have to spend so much time telling them not to engage in risky behavior, they will make better choices as a result of their new outlook on life,”says Co-Founder Chris Howell, Sr.

Through years of service, the Chris Howell Foundation has made a significant impact in the Dallas-Fort Worth community and has been recognized by the Texas State Senate, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings proclaiming “Know Your Status Day” on February 7, 2017, and has aided thousands of individuals in HIV/AIDS testing.

MEET OUR FOUNDERS

Chris Howell is a speaker, broadcast personality, media consultant, entrepreneur, and an advocate for change. Best known for his “Golden Voice,” which he shared over airwaves during his time working in media for more than two decades, Chris has interviewed some of the most iconic voices of our generation including Oprah Winfrey, Zig Ziglar, John Maxwell, Rob Lowe, T.D. Jakes, the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson, Joel Osteen, and many more. He is also an award-winning journalist, author of Man Talk, and President and CEO of Chris Howell Communications, a first-rate media and communications agency in Dallas, Texas. He has been featured in some of the nation’s leading Christian publications such as Gospel Today and New Man magazine. Above all, Chris believes that people of all races and backgrounds deserve equal opportunities to attain our most basic human needs—and he’s founded the Chris Howell Foundation to help them do just that, by using the power of education, resources, and mentorship.

Dominique Bryant-Howell is an entrepreneur, financial advisor, women’s life coach, and an executive in the healthcare industry. Dominique is the President and CEO of a Dallas-based healthcare financial management consulting firm, Howell Consulting Group, the Chief Financial Officer of Chris Howell Communications, and an active member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). With over 20+ years of experience in the healthcare industry, Dominique is known as a visionary and a subject-matter expert providing innovative solutions through financial and IT services for hospitals and physician practices worldwide, including organizations such as Hawaii Health Systems, Good Shepherd Medical Center, and IASIS Healthcare. Dominique now uses her experience in healthcare and financial literacy to impact the lives of individuals through her work with the Chris Howell Foundation. Above all, it is her greatest desire to help other women understand who they are, and who they can become–and because of this foundation, that is exactly what she is doing.

Together, the Howells are advocates for physical and mental health, and are making a lasting impact in areas of wellness, relationships, family, and finances in their community. As Dallas natives who share 30 years of marriage, 3 beautiful children (Christina, Dominique, and Chris Jr.), and 1 grandchild (Brayden), Chris and Dominique feel a sense of duty to pioneer a new future for at-risk individuals and communities through programs involving whole body health, wellness, and financial well-being. Join the Howell’s in this movement today.