Lee Bruno takes a moment at a Foundation Event

Jeff Galle

Kristin at Foundation Event

Chad Colon at the Summer Bash 2008

The United for Life Foundation has a proven pattern of growth in numbers and strength in leadership and in regular team members. The Foundation began in 2005 with a steady group of volunteers, which in 2007 developed into actual student internship and regular adult involvement, and now into a full and stable leadership team which spans different affiliations and age groups. In each respective affiliation and age group, the team for the United for Life Foundation has a specific set of skills and proven success, providing a progressively stronger base of help with each passing year.        

Leadership

Lee Bruno

Chief Executive Officer

Lee Bruno has over 20 years experience in media production. Bruno began as an engineer repairing broadcast equipment and setting up wiring, for the international cable station EWTN, and from there gained ground level experience in everything from production, editing, uploading satellite link. Afterward, Bruno pioneered one of the first education series that synthesized web, television, and print. Bruno's award-winning Doodle, a digitally animated educational series aired on PBS in 10 states and 8 foreign countries, featured a full VHS series, and had one of the first fully operational flash websites). Soon after, Bruno started the United for Life Foundation, which also featured cutting edge media capabilities, including some of the first "webTV shows," as well as an in house production company, television commercial campaign to aid women in crisis pregnancy. In 2007, Bruno worked with Metanoia Films, and the Foundation hosted the Birmingham Premiere of Bella at the Alabama Theatre. In 2008, Bruno served as Executive Producer for A Dream Worth Living, The United for Life Foundation's first theatre outreach. As Bruno's Grocery once fed people's physical hunger, Bruno continues outreach by feeding people's spiritual hunger. continues in his family tradition of charity and outreach growing and leading the United for Life Foundation.

Jeff Galle

Chief Operating Officer

Jeff Galle’s experience  spans several fields of expertise. Galle is a Blackstone Fellow and earned his law degree from the University of Alabama in 2009. He graduated magna cum laude at Auburn University, received extensive sales training and was a top seller with the Southwestern Company, and formerly served as Director of Marketing and Development for the United for Life Foundation. Galle is professionally trained vocalist, and has 10 years experience in performance, production, and directing, with leads including Danny Zukko in Grease (Auburn University), and Harold Hill in The Music Man (ATM). On top of dozens of small scripts, commercials, voiceovers, and his first play in 2006, Galle served as onstage production director for the Bella Birmingham Premiere, and in 2007 wrote, directed, produced, and starred in his second production, a silent film/music review called A Dream Worth Living. Galle looks forward to his first and upcoming musical, Michael Faust.

Young Professionals           

Marti Rogers

Young Professional Director

Martha Rogers, current law student at the University of Alabama, achieved a 4.0 and gained Masters in Moral Theology and Ethics from Catholic University of America, graduated summa cum laude (4.0) from Marymount University in History and Politics. During her study, Rogers also spent two semesters graduate study at Oxford. On top of her academic achievement, Rogers has been very active in outreach, and has an in depth understanding of grassroots organizing and outreach. Among many other feats, she served on the compilation team for a grassroots organizing for religious groups kit, put together for the Children’s Defense Fund (prior to her major conversion).

Kristin Burckel

Assistant Director, Young Professionals

Kristin Burckel successfully graduated from the University of Alabama having never made a "B" in a class...ever (no, not in high school or grade school). As a 4.0 salutoriate, homecoming queen, member of Girls State, President of the Future Business Leaders of America, member of the Outstanding Student of Americas, Kristin went into college on the President's scholarship, and subsequently achieved the Gene Lyles Human and Environmental Scholarship, the American Dietic Association Scholarship, and the Tuscaloosa Dietic Assocation Scholarship. In college Kristin served in outreach as a retreat committee head, and reading tutor at Tuscaloosa Elementary School. She also served as head of the Culinary Nutrition Department at the Wellspring Camp, the premiere weight loss camp in the world. Kristin started with the United for Life Foundation in 2007, and has been a blessing ever since.

Students

Chad Colon

Student Director

Chad Colon is a current student at the University of Alabama, has a 4.0, double major in Biology and Philosophy, and is in the University of Alabama Honors College. Still early in his career, Chad has accomplished much both in the service world and in academic honors. On top of his outstanding grades, Chad recently served under the Dean of Students as a UA representative for  Boys State. In High School, Chad was also one of two students selected for Boys State at Vestavia, served as "mayor," of his town, and helped catapult his fellow representative to "Governor." Chad also served 4 years on Teen Court as a "Prosecuting Attorney." Because of his excellent performance, Chad was selected to be on the travelling team, an honor bestowed only for the finest of the prosecution and defense. Chad also spent 4 years interning at the Children's Hospital where he served as a "test volunteer," meaning that he would 'test" an internship before other students were allowed to hold the position. Chad began as a volunteer at the United for Life Foundation, and because his diligent participation, was promoted to Student Director in 2009

Tom Conner

Assistant Director

Tom Conner, a Senior in Engineering at the University of Alabama, has quite a resume. Tom recently served as Student ambassador to the University of Alabama for the Southern Company. Further, before co-oping with the Southern Company, Tom was selected as Vice President, then President, then stayed on as Chief Senior Advisor for the active President for the Southern Company's Organization for Developing Leadership. In this capacity, Tom was no stranger to outreach, spearheading the ODL's Bi-Annual Habitat for Humanity work, and serving as a main organizer and overseer for the ODL's "Keep Our Cahaba Beautiful" campaign. Conner currently serves as Resident Advisor for the University of Alabama Football team. Interestingly, in high school Tom competed in F.I.R.S.T., a robotics competition where he programmed the autonomous, non-autonomous parts of his team's robot. Their robotics team won regionals twice, and then placed third nationally. 

Welcome

Martha Rogers

Tom Conner at the Summer Bash 2008