Don Hooton, President

President

Don serves as President of the Taylor Hooton Foundation. He and his family founded the Taylor Hooton Foundation in 2004, the year following the loss of their son Taylor.

Since founding this organization, Don has become the leading national spokesman on the issue of appearance and performance enhancing drug use by our nation's youth. He has spoken directly to over 100,000 people across the country, appeared as an expert witness before Congress on three occasions, regularly meets with Federal Government officials, has met with several governors, and spoken to multiple state legislatures.  In addition, he has appeared on a number of national and international TV and radio programs to discuss this important topic.

For his work in this field, Don was named Texas Sports Personality of the Year in 2005 by the Dallas Morning News and was named one of the Top 100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America by the Institute for International Sports in 2007.  Most recently, he was selected to receive the Distinguished Service Award by the United States Sports Academy.

Prior to forming the foundation, Don had a successful 33-year career in the telecommunications software business.

Don and his wife, Gwen, live in McKinney, TX, have been married for 34 years, and are the proud parents of two children, Mackenzie and Donald, and have one grandson, Aidan.