John Honaman Joins Governing Organization for Non-Profit Mothers' Milk Banks in North America
In response to the continued growth and expansion of non-profit milk banks in the US and Canada, the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) recently named John M. Honaman, CFRE, as the organization’s first Executive Director. At Mothers’ Milk Bank of North Texas, we would like to extend a warm welcome to John who is leading the organization as chief operating officer, working closely with the Board of Directors, Medical Board, Committee Chairs and milk bank members. John comes to HMBANA from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) where he served for seven years. His last post was a dual role as Director of Member Services and Business Development and as the Development Director for the NATA Research and Education Foundation. 
John was responsible for membership and was the point-person for international initiatives. In addition, he served as the team lead for a $2 million dollar capital campaign for the NATA Foundation. “I am honored to have been chosen for this role to serve the HMBANA member mothers’ milk banks at a very exciting time,” says John. “The demand for safe, pasteurized human donor milk in the United States and Canada has been growing every year.” He adds, “Working in unison with the HMBANA board and the leadership of each of the member mothers’ milk banks, the sky is the limit. I am certain that we can build upon our track record of significant growth in dispensing mothers’ milk to the sickest babies regardless of the family’s ability to pay.”
John is a certified fundraising executive (CFRE) and holds an MBA in Marketing from Michigan State University and a BS in Business Administration from Central Michigan University. John has a passion for culture and languages. He is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian and is currently studying Mandarin. To learn more about the Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA), click here. For more information about Mothers' Milk Bank of North Texas and how to become a milk donor, click here.