Founders and Board Members
Jack Patrick Egan
Founder, President
Jack founded Powerfully Positive, Inc. at the age of 16. He has lived in Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi. Jack currently resides in Tennessee. He likes to spend time with his family and friends, hunt, watch football with his dad, play golf and guitar, travel, and serve in the community. Jack’s commitment to service includes working as a volunteer fire fighter. Throughout his life, Jack has enjoyed playing a variety of team sports, but his passion was split between football and lacrosse. Jack befriended a neighbor battling cancer, Phillip Ryan Robertson, who offered him advice and inspiration. Phillip inspired Jack to reach out to the children at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and serve them rather than worry about Phillip. After Phillip’s death, Jack decided to honor his friend and begin an organization to serve the children at St. Jude as his friend Phillip suggested. On Jack’s 16th birthday, he visited St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and was forever changed by the experience. He thanks Phillip for his inspiration, his selfless example, and the suggestion to, "Help the children at St. Jude, after all, I have lived a full life."
Elizabeth Egan
Secretary
Elizabeth is a native of Louisiana, has lived in many places including Tennessee, but now calls Pennsylvania her home. It has always been her passion to make a positive difference in the lives of children. After graduating from Loyola University New Orleans, she spent time as a nanny, teacher, and human resources assistant before starting a family with her husband Jimmy. Elizabeth homeschooled her three sons and continues to educate her youngest. This organization has allowed her to merge her passions for working with children and service to others. Elizabeth thanks one brave selfless man, Phillip Ryan Robertson, for inspiring her family to reach out to the children at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. She thanks his parents for giving them their blessing to honor Phillip's memory and wish by serving the children through this organization. Elizabeth thanks her son, Jack, for his wish to visit St. Jude for his 16th birthday and deliver the first set of blankets. The experience was life-changing for Elizabeth, her husband, and Jack. She says her son Jack said it best as they were leaving to head home from their tour, "I couldn't think of a better way to spend my 16th birthday. I have done a lot of other things, but none of them has been as meaningful."
Kristina Clark
Vice President
Kristina Clark is the President and Founder of KM Clark Consulting Group, a consulting company dedicated to developing and sustaining non-profits. Kristina Clark served as the Executive Director of the Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition from 2007-2016. Ms. Clark has dedicated herself to non-profit work since graduating from Middle Tennessee State University in May of 2006 with a Bachelor’s of Science in psychology and minors in mental services and sociology. Before serving as the Coalition Executive Director, Kristina held positions as a domestic violence court advocate and in home counselor for at risk youth. In 2012, Ms. Clark earned her Certified Prevention Specialist II and now trains on a national level as a trainer for the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s (CADCA) National Coalition Academy. She also trains nationally on the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse as well as non-profit management and capacity building.
Under her leadership the Coalition achieved several awards and grants including Drug Free Communities funding (Years 1-10), the National Got Outcomes! Coalition in Focus award 2013, Tennessee Department of Health’s Injury Prevention award 2012 and a 2014 Patriotic Employer Award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve . With community collaboration and staff team work, Ms. Clark has been able to achieve community level change regarding substance abuse behaviors on a county wide scale including successfully advocating for local and state policy change. As an advocate for diversifying funds for non-profit sustainability, Ms. Clark lead her community coalition in trademarking and marketing a successful comprehensive prescription drug prevention campaign, Count it! Lock it! Drop it!® which will provide the non-profit foundation money for the future as well as assist counties throughout the country in reducing prescription drug abuse. Kristina Clark is also an executive board member for the Prevention Alliance of Tennessee, a statewide prevention legislation advocacy organization.
Kristina Clark was raised throughout the United States as a proud Air Force brat. Ms. Clark has now made Tennessee home base with her husband and best friend Michael Clark, their black lab Sammie “Trainwreck” Clark, beautiful toddler Michael Joseph and baby Julian William.
Jordan Welborn
Information Systems &
Treasurer
I lived in Texas for 8 years before moving to Murfreesboro. As a kid, I was very involved in sports. I participated in competitive gymnastics, basketball, soccer, volleyball, and many other sports. I still love sports, but I do not compete anymore. I also love working out, reading, spending time with my college ministry group, and learning about nutrition. I enjoy yoga, elliptical, Zumba, swimming and lifting weights. I have been playing the piano for around 15 years and really enjoy it. I have three younger sisters and a Yorkie. My family and I are very close and we love to travel. We enjoy going to beaches, Disney World, hiking, New York, and Washington DC. I will be getting married in the summer of 2022 to Seth. I graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with my Bachelors in Business. I have worked as a Financial Specialist at Special Kids Therapy and Nursing Center. I currently work in the Office of Business and Finance at Middle Tennessee State University. I have been a Meals-On-Wheels volunteer for 11 years and it has been a wonderful experience.