Racquel Turner
Racquel, aka Rocky, is the founder of Mothers Fighting For Others. Born and raised in Southern California, her first job is to protect, love and care for her six children and her amazing husband. In her “spare” time, she runs off to Kenya a few times a year to protect, love and care for her other thirty-five Kenyan daughters at Saint Monica’s Children’s Home outside of Nairobi. You can read more in her Founder’s Story.
Lola Audu
Lola is inspired by the wisdom found in the connections of her life. She is the managing broker of Audu Real Estate, a residential real estate firm in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her West African roots and international experience have enriched her interactions with all sorts of interesting individuals from around the world.
Three years ago, Lola started to write a real estate blog in which she shared her ideas about real estate and the things that inspire her life. Rocky Turner and Lola connected on the blogosphere through a shared passion for improving the lives of children through education.
Diane Aurit
Diane has been a Realtor since 1991 during which time she also served as Director of Business Development for a privately owned real estate firm in Pasadena CA which included oversight of the marketing, advertising and public relations.
Her longtime passion for making a difference has led her to be active on numerous non-profit Board of Directors both in CA and her new home in Mooresville, NC. She is a licensed REALTOR in Lake Norman, North Carolina.
In 2007, Diane met Racquel Turner, assisted in the formation of the non-profit Mothers Fighting for Others and is currently serving as Treasurer.
Jeff Turner
Jeff is the Founder and creative force behind Real Estate Shows, a President of Zeek Interactive. He is also widely regarded as one of the foremost experts on how to effectively use social media marketing technology, an advisor to the Social Media Marketing Institute, and a sought after speaker on topics related to emerging technologies.
Previously, as a company founder and CEO he led J.J. Grace, Inc. to being named to the Inc. Magazine list of the 500 fastest growing companies in America and the following year won Cisco’s Growing With Technology award recognizing innovative companies networked for growth.
Jeff earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Grace College (Indiana) and a Master’s degree in School Psychology from Ball State University (Indiana). Jeff lives in California with his wife Rocky and their six children.
Karen Schakarov
Karen, President of KSConsulting, has spent over 20 years working as an advisor in the non-profit and corporate environments. While her firm has successfully worked with Fortune 1000 companies including, Toyota, Avnet, Blue Cross, Sony, Swissport, JetBlue and JFK Airport her passion has always been helping provide innovative solutions in the non-profit arena. Her relationships have included organizations such as; AIDs Healthcare Foundation, City of Hope, The Museum of Tolerance and Tiger Woods Foundations.
This mother of two has always believed in teaching her children the importance of philanthropy. Opening her home, life and heart to those in need has been a life mission. Becoming involved in MFFO was the next logical step in achieving her goals as a mother, entrepreneur and woman.
Desiree Daniels
Desiree has always been the one to quietly help others. Although known for her outspoken, forward personality, it is her subdued approach which has led her down her happiest paths of life. A consistent top producer in the real estate industry since 1993, Desiree has worked in her family owned business Re/Max Tri County in New Jersey. Her clients appreciate her take charge attitude and determination to get the job done. She loves helping others achieve their dreams of home ownership. Helping clients continues to inspire her and keep her ranked one of the most successful real estate teams in the State of NJ.
Having met Jeff & Rocky in the “blogging” world, Desiree felt an almost immediate connection and desire to help. Desiree looks forward to taking her strong commitment and passion for fund raising to the international level by helping accomplish the goals of MFFO. She loves the idea that “one person CAN make a difference” and has seen that first hand with MFFO.
