Your Team

Wendy Wixom

When my eyes were opened to some of the issues impacting family, born out of a love for my own family, I knew I had to teach others.  My greatest love is my family, but an affection for travel holds a close second. Advocacy work has given me the opportunity to combine both. I love experiencing the beauty and different cultures of nations and meeting people all over the world.  Asia is still on my “dream list” but in the meantime I love hiking, photography, reading, being with friends, and most importantly – making memories with my family.

Tori Black

Growing up in Southern California, I had first-hand experience witnessing the devastating changes that washed over family and friends with the passage of no-fault divorce in 1970. As a keen observer, even from an early age, I recognized the difference intact families made.  As an avid reader, I continued to stay abreast of family issues while raising and homeschooling my children. After seeing them successfully matriculated at university, I focused my energies on the study of marriage and family advocacy, and hold a Bachelors of Science in Marriage and Family Studies from Brigham Young University – Idaho. When I’m not working in support of the family, you’ll likely find me with my own, preferably on a beach!

Kristen Hackett

The five-point Mission of UFI: family, marriage, life, parents, and religious liberty represent passions I feel strongly need defending and strengthening. As World Family News Supervisor, and contributor to Homefront, I get to do that every day. There’s nothing more important to me than my own family. My  husband, Ryan, and I have five children, a beautiful daughter-in-law, and our first grandson. Most summer days you will find me sitting by my swimming pool, watching kids play and reading a good book!

Rachell Saunders

Having felt the consequences of the breakdown of the family in my own childhood and in the families around me, I found a concern and passion for strengthening families. The potential to help communities learn about how these issues are affecting them and bringing people together to bring this awareness into their own circles of influence and into public policy is something that HomeFront brings. When I’m not helping to with this project, I am taking care of my four young children, ages six to six months, and enjoying family life along with my husband.

Lauren Bone

I feel so fortunate to work with the Homefront Project. I am passionate about pro-family work because I want to make sure I am leaving the best world for my 4 children. We are always looking for new
adventures together. We like to say that our “lucky number” is seven because, by coincidence, my husband and I were engaged on a 7, married on a 7, all of our children have 7’s in their birthdays, and
some other significant life events have also had a 7 in them.

Kadee Taylor

While working on my master’s degree at the University of Sheffield in England, I studied policy responses to international social problems. However, I believe the greatest social change of all begins in
each individual home. Which is why I am so happy my graduate studies led me to Homefront. Homes shape individuals, who then impact communities, policies and ultimately societies. Currently I am living and working in Shanghai, China. In my free time you can find me hiking, baking or at Disneyland.

Holly Jo Martin

After learning the impact that United Nations policy has on families around the world, I felt moved to work advocating for families and religious freedom, two precious human rights I feel passionate about. That work led me to Homefront. When I’m not studying, my favorite pastimes are: travel, photography, hiking, and spending time with my own family.

Sarah Sabin

As a mother of five little children, I’ve learned how it takes effort and hard work to live up to the responsibility to care for our children. I also found joy in teaching my little ones to work and become more responsible each day. Sarah can be found working hard on different projects with the help of her children. Working with Homefront helps me do that a number of ways. When I’m not wrangling my boys, I like to cook, bake, learn the piano and wrangle my two horses.

Marie Walker

I am a student, a teacher, a loving wife, the mother to four children (who are as perfect as any reasonable parent could ask for), and a Service Dog. I am passionate about advocating for attachment parenting, mother and child development, empowered families, and the disabled. I believe that we should build up, not tear down, that we should protect and defend those who cannot defend themselves, and that life is intended to be joyful and beautiful. I live in North Central Ohio, where I am working on my Master’s degree in Counseling at Heidelberg University to become a Grief and Bereavement Counselor and Death Educator to help people face end of life issues with knowledge, strength, and peace.

Kristen Mower

I learned from my parents to value faith and family above all else. We often quote my grandpa who used to say, “Family is everything.” My passion for family advocacy has grown through my studies at BYU-Idaho and my involvement with UFI and the Homefront Project, and I hope that others who come across these resources can evolve from polite supporters to bold advocates of the family. I enjoy writing, reading, drawing, singing, and spending warm days in the shade of our backyard trees with my three young daughters and my loving husband. 

Lexi Flake

Love and appreciation for family has been a focal point of my life.  When I started my own family, my appreciation grew.  I realized I wanted to help others improve their own families.  As learning and school have always been important to me and HomeFront seemed like a great fit as a way to help others and to have an impact on families!  I’ll be graduating in April 2021 with a Bachelor’s degree in Marriage and Family Studies with a plan to eventually get a Master’s Degree.  I love doing outdoor activities with my husband and one-year-old son – things like hiking and going to the lake.