Board of Directors

 

Natalie DeJong

Through her own experience with loss, having friends experience the pain that comes with neonatal death, and her previous work at the March of Dimes, Natalie is passionate about providing resources and support to families and Mothers of Held Angels. Natalie and her husband have lived in the Katy area for more than ten years and recently welcomed a baby boy into their family. 


 

Mike Huynh

 

FirstNet Market Director - FirstNet, AT&T Services, Inc.

Mike currently leads a dedicated consultant team, supporting the FirstNet Program in the South Texas Market. He is responsible for delivering on AT&T's commitment to successfully deploy the nation's first public safety broadband network, dedicated to America’s first responders. Mike and his team are charged with bringing first responders the advanced communications capabilities they need, meeting AT&T’s commitments through the network build, development of products and services, and remote operations capabilities.

Prior to this role, Mike worked in the Entertainment and Mobility organization within AT&T, with each role increasing in responsibility. He has worked in a variety of roles such as Retail Sales Manager, Area Retail Sales Manager, FirstNet Retail Specialist, FirstNet Solutions Consultant, and currently as a FirstNet Market Director. Mike’s philosophy for successful sales and management include strong leadership skills, diversity and inclusion, building strong networks and relationships, and continuing education.

In 2021, Mike and his wife, Violet, experienced the stillbirth loss of their daughter, Madison Grey. It was during this time that he met Mothers of Held Angels (MOHA), a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and supporting grieving mothers that have experienced the unimaginable pain and heartbreak of stillbirth and neonatal loss. Today, Mike serves on the Board of Directors at MOHA to give back and assist other families impacted by loss. He also serves as the current Houston Chapter Vice President for InspirASIAN, a non-profit Employee Resource Group of AT&T. Mike believes that diversity and inclusion is important to the well-being and health of any organization and the community it serves.

Mike is a native Houstonian and enjoys sports, movies, and reading. Mike and Violet currently reside in the Sugar Land, Texas area.


 

Charlotte Noto

 

Charlotte is native to New Orleans, LA and married to Thomas Noto. She is a mom to 3 adult children and grandmother to 10 living grandchildren, several heavenly grandbabies-one being their angel granddaughter, Lillian Belle. She is a former elementary school teacher of 33 years and has served 4 years on the Advisory School Board for Epiphany Catholic School in Katy, Tx. Charlotte can be found jogging on the surrounding trails in her neighborhood and spending quality time with her family and friends. She is passionate about helping others experiencing a similar loss of her granddaughter.


Mica Hawthorne

Mica grew up in south central Louisiana on the outskirts of a small farm town, Mamou, La. She graduated with a Bachelors in Nursing from Louisiana State University(LSU) in 2004. She then continued to further her education and received her graduate degree as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) from Texas Christian University(TCU) in Forth Worth, Tx. She then moved to Houston in 2009 to begin her career as a CRNA. This is where she met her husband. They married in 2011 and have now been married for 8 years and have 3 children Amalie (5), Briggs (4), and Addax (1). Mica loves spending time with her family and traveling even when it’s just a short trip to La to visit relatives. 

She was able to be by Brittany’s side as she went thru the process of grief and faith after her family lost their beautiful daughter Eden Grace and wanted to help in anyway she could. 

MOHA has a beautiful mission and has been the perfect way to help Brittany and other families experiencing the grief of loosing their angels. She is so grateful to be apart of MOHA and helping them to help other families as they grieve the loss of their angels.