Tom Grayson is the Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit Golden Sierra Life Skills – Father and Family Center, an Auburn, California-based organization that helps fathers learn parenting, co-parenting skills, and anger management. Mr. Grayson focuses on healing, educating, and family reunification. The philosophy of the program is to fix the broken heart of man so he can fix the broken heart of his family. The mission of his organization is to educate new fathers who need help transitioning from manhood to fatherhood. The term “broken heart” is the emptiness felt by men who never had a father or father figure in their lives.

Golden Sierra Life Skills serves both adolescents and adults, offering resources and solutions to foster healthy families and positive lifestyles. The organization has assisted more than 4,000 youth and over 6,000 father figures throughout Northern California with education, information, and support. In addition to his leadership role, Mr. Grayson provides consulting services to agencies and organizations on local, state, national, and international levels.

Mr. Grayson has spent over 30 years dedicated to his work in the field of life skills and prevention awareness. He is a master of his craft and passionate about his work, striving to educate and create positive impacts for all fathers, families, and children. He has done many workshops across the United States for Early/Head Start to improve the number of fathers who are engaged by teaching the Father Ambassador program. He was also the keynote speaker for the 50 ^th Anniversary of Early Head Start/Head Start. His personal goal is to end fatherlessness in the country, one father at a time.

Lietzah Medeiros serves as the Administrative Program Director at Golden Sierra Life Skills – Father and Family Center. With a background in education, Mrs. Medeiros has extensive experience working with special needs children from kindergarten through high school, including those with severe disabilities and emotional disturbances. She is a dedicated advocate for children and families, emphasizing the critical role fathers play in the healthy development of their children.

Mrs. Medeiros has engaged directly with congressional representatives to advocate for increased access to early education for families and children from low-income backgrounds. Through her work with Early Head Start and Head Start programs, she has had the opportunity to address Congress in Washington D.C., highlighting the importance of father involvement in children’s lives.

She has participated in workshops across the United States aimed at supporting and implementing strategies for greater father engagement with children and their families. Currently, Mrs. Medeiros collaborates with women who have grown up without a father or father figure, helping them understand the emotional challenges associated with this experience. Her efforts focus on fostering effective co-parenting relationships to prevent children from entering systems of neglect and trauma.

When a man has a chance to learn how to fix his broken heart he can then open his heart to what it takes to transition from manhood to fatherhood, and have a positive impact on his children and family.