Christopher Fontana

Christopher Fontana is one of the founders of the Global Visionaries and has been the executive director since the organization's birth. The idea, to get high school students out of the classroom and into the world, gave birth to Global Visionaries. Five years later, determined to increase participation of low income students in the program, Global Visionaries became a non-profit organization.  Chris has organized and led trips to Guatemala and Costa Rica since 1998.

In 1992-5, Chris was co-founder and co-adult organizer of YES, the youth-organized Global Youth Environmental Summits of 1993 and 1995. The 1995 Summit, sponsored by the United Nations Environmental Program, brought together 300 high school students from 32 countries and 40 States for one week of education in environmental and peace issues, social action and leadership skills, and direct environmental service. For his excellent work in this project, Chris won the 1995 Colorado Partners in Education Award.