OUR FOUNDER

Growing up in a single parent home with his mother and two siblings in the “murder capital” of Florida for much of his childhood, Christopher Mulliens witnessed firsthand the devastating effects that high unemployment rates, low pay, and low high school graduation rates can have on a community. Mr. Mulliens was blessed to have my grandmother, Freddie Mae, who showered him with love and was determined to keep him on the path to success. She taught him the principles of hard work, determination, and community service. Not only was she committed to his success, but the success of everyone she met. Freddie Mae was not a wealthy woman, but she was known to give food off her table and the clothes off her back. This demonstrates why the foundation was developed and named after such a phenomenal woman.

 

Mentorship and community outreach has always been a high priority in his life that started at a young age and was further developed while he was a sophomore at Florida A&M University. His loving mother and grandmother taught him about the joys of community service. Due to the leadership of Christopher, The Freddie Mae Foundation, Inc. has been able to present several high schools senior with the Dwight L. Walton Business Scholarship Award, a scholarship named after his late father. In Germany, while serving in the United States Army, he was instrumental in helping to raise over 240 pounds of clothes and school supplies to the local German orphanage.

 

Mr. Mulliens is a United States Army Veteran and he is also a part of several organizations within his community such as the Greater Augusta Black Chamber of Commerce, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated, Michael R. Moore Lodge #764, Alonzo C Owens Veteran of Foreign Wars Post #649, and Transport Workers Union Local #239. Additionally, he served as the President of the Board of Trustees for the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System (2021-2022). During his term in office as the library president, he along with the board helped develop a relationship with the Richmond County School System, which in turn offered free digital play cards to the students of Richmond County School System. Through the efforts of the library board, they designed and started the Bookmobile.

 

Combining Mr. Mulliens upbringing, education, experience and service to the community has all contributed to the necessary characteristics, leadership skills and trustworthiness to help lead his community in the right direction.