Tessa & The Tessa Foundation in the Media.
Chris Brown, Shark Researcher.
In 2007, shark researcher Chris Brown
was asked to assist with research involving Tessa's incident for a segment on Discovery Channel's "Shark Week". During his initial
investigation, and throughout his ongoing work, Chris has found controversial information
regarding the shark species involved/reported, media sensationalism ("Summer of the Shark"), and political descepancies (due to black market finning).
From the start, Chris has spent countless hours dedicated to supporting Kristena Prater's efforts in raising awareness of Tessa's plight and the search for real answers regarding the attack that immortalized her to the Tongan people. He has also spearheaded an effort with Kristena to present evidence (based on his research) that serves to answer the questions surrounding Tessa's death, and promotes the conservation of the shark species targeted by the media and the pro-finning countries that influenced Tonga's government and media.
Chris Brown is an independent shark researcher, conversationalist, and educator from Ontario, Canada.
He has worked closely with World-leading scientists and shark experts all over North America for the past decade.
Whether it's tagging Great White Sharks in the cold waters off the coast of California, diving with bull sharks in the warm waters off Florida, or simply educating remote, East Coast Canadian communities about the shark fishery, Chris' passion for shark conservation for the benefit of our planet is evident.
The Tessa Horan Foundation has been mentioned in the 2009 Sustainable Santa Fe Magazine on page 102! Published by Earth Care International, this magazine is printed on 100% recycled paper with natural ink. In all ways it represents the future of sustainability, forward thinking and community cooperation. Copies can be picked up at locations all over Santa Fe. For more info or to order the magazine go to www.earthcare.org
CommonDreams.org - Community Gardens: Growing Food Brings People Together - 7/13/08
www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/07/13/10334/
Journal Santa Fe - Honoring A Life Cut Short - 7/28/08
www.santafe.com/Pages/1516
Divemaster - Killed By A Tiger Shark In Tonga - 7/23/08
www.divemaster.com/diving-news/killed-by-tiger-shakr-in-tonga-26723.html
The New Mexican - Shark Victim's Story on TV - 7/22/08
www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20/Local-news-in-brief-072208
Vail Daily - Aspenite's fatal shark attack will air on TV - 7/19/08
www.vaildaly.com/article/20080719/NEWS/323365085/1062/SPORTS&parentprofle=-1
Peace Corps News - The family of Peace Corps Volunteer Tessa Horan says the Peace Corps' handling of her death left them with a bitter feeling - 12/27/06
peacecorpsonline.typepad.com/peacecorpsonline/2006/12/the-family-of-p.html
The Aspen Times- Family seeks to change Peace Corps guidelines - 12/27/06
www.aspentimes.com/article/20061227/NEWS/112270027
Where is Tonga... and who the hell is Joey Manfredo? - Mourning the Death of Tessa Horan- 2/12/06
tongajoey.logspot.com/2006/02/mourning-death-of-tessa-horan.html
Peace Corps Media - Peace Corps Mourns the Loss of Volunteer Tessa Horan- 2/1/06
www.peacecorp.govindex.cfm?shell=resource.media.press.view&news_id=1090
Worldview Magazine article written by JoAnna Haugen, an editor for the National Peace Corps Association, a non-profit organization that serves as a community for former Peace Corps volunteers: HERE.
Inspirational Quotes
" Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that generation."
- Nelson Mandela
"He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and climb and dance. One cannot fly into flying"
- Friedrich Nietzsche
"...we have, in this country, an immense reservoir of such men and women anxious to sacrifice their energies and time and toil to the cause of world peace and human progress."
- J.F.K. March 1,1961
"We believe imagination is stronger than knowledge
Myth more potent than history
Dreams more powerful than fact
Hope triumphs over experience
Compassion is a cure for grief
And love is stronger than death"
- Kristena Prater
My Heroine
My hero is my big sister Tessa. I love her with all my heart and she’s always there for me, she is my sunshine, my faith, she is my sister and I will always love her.
A hero is someone who makes you happy and lets you be your true self. A hero is also someone who saves the day and a hero is someone who is nice and a hero is someone that makes you laugh. A hero is a great person. Everyone can be a hero. You can be one too. Everyone has a hero, don’t take advantage of that fact,
Destiny.
- by Kaitlyn McDowell February 3, 2000
The Tessa Horan Foundation board, volunteers, patrons and extended family are the stewards over Tessa's original visions. Our future work is about restoration, human relationships and the Earth.
Light over darkness
Spirit over ego
Heart over head
Love over fear
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