Michael Robert Fontana

Background

Fontana, Michael Robert was born on September 4, 1961 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert Philip and Martha Louise (Kline) Fontana.

Education

Bachelor in English, Charter Oak College, 1985. Master of Arts in English, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1989.

Career

Medical transcriptionist, Easter Seal/Goodwill Center, New Haven, 1984-1985; Volunteers in Service to America volunteer, Ohio Coalition for Homeless, Columbus, 1986-1987; instructor, Miami University, 1987-1990; consultant, Caracole, Cincinnati, 1994-1995; administrative assistant, Jordan Center, Cincinnati, 1996; administrative assistant, Recovery Initiative, Cincinnati, 1995-1996; communications specialist, U. Cincinnati Foundation, since 1996.

Achievements

• Michael Robert Fontana has been listed as a noteworthy Communications specialist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president board directors Butler County Housing Coalition, Oxford, 1988-1989. President of the board directors Foundation for Change, Cincinnati, since 1997. Secretary board directors Coalition for Homeless and Housing in Ohio, Columbus, 1991-1995.

Coordinator OhioHousing Now], Columbus, 1989. Co-chair General Assistance Coalition, Cincinnati, 1991-1992. Coordinator HomeWords Project, Cincinnati, 1991-1994.

Member Cincinnatians for Affordable Housing, 1991-1994. Member City of Cincinnati Cmty. Development Advisory Board, 1991-1994.

Member Hamilton County Housing Advisory Board, 1991-1994. Trustee Hamilton County Democratic Forum, 1993-1995. Volunteer Recovery Initiative, since 1996, Jordan Center, since 1996.

Member Mental Health Association (president of the board directors 1991-1995, 97-).

Interests

• Avocations: French surrealism, feminist liberation theology, alternative rock, modern dance, Scandinavian film.

Connections

Married Susan Marie Sipple, July 14, 1990 (divorced November 1994).

Father:

Robert Philip Fontana

Mother:

Martha Louise (Kline) Fontana

Spouse:

Susan Marie Sipple