About Us
Dr. Chandra R. Felton Bio
Dr. Chandra R. Felton, co-founder of Felton Mentoring & Scholarship Foundation, was born and raised in Cordele, Georgia. She is the oldest daughter of Jennifer Guess and Jessie Felton, Jr. and a 1995 graduate of Crisp County High School. After graduating high school, Dr. Felton went on to pursue a degree in Biological Sciences at the University of West Georgia (UWG) where she earned a Bachelor of Art in Biology, Pre-Med. She then attended graduate school at Georgia State University earning a Master of Science in Biology with a specialization in Public Health. Dr. Felton later went on to pursue a terminal degree from Walden University earning a Doctoral degree in Public Health, specializing in Epidemiology.
Dr. Felton currently resides in the Metro-Atlanta area where she serves as a Public Health Professional at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention with over 22 years of experience in HIV Prevention and has provided her expertise to other health issues such as SARs, MPox, and recently, COVID-19. Dr. Felton also has over 18 years of instructional/facilitation experience in the academic sector and currently serves as a Professor and Course Developer for 2 universities, in addition to being a business owner and independent fashion designer of By A’Jenae, LLC. Dr. Felton loves spending time with family and friends, especially her 20-year-old daughter- Kay, traveling, and all things that are creative in nature.
Dr. Felton is a proud and active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and was initiated into the illustrious sorority via the Kappa Delta Chapter in the Spring of 2000 while at UWG. She is currently an active member of the Gwinnett County Alumnae Chapter.
Dr. Felton’s life motto is: “Victory is the ONLY option!” and her favorite verse is Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declared the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you! To give you a hope and a future.”
Dr. Jeffery M. Felton, PharmD Bio
Dr. Jeffery Felton is one of the founders of the Felton Mentoring & Scholarship Foundation. Born in Cordele, Ga Jeffery was raised in a household where family and education were very important. After graduating high school at the top of his class, Jeffery received a scholarship to play football and obtained his Bachelor's of Science in Chemistry from Valdosta state University. During his undergraduate years Dr. Felton excelled athletically, academically and socially. While maintaining a competitive GPA, he was a student orientation leader and part of the 2004 and 2007 Valdosta State Blazers Football Division II National Championship teams and served as a 2 year team captain. He was a 2006 initiate into the "Fiery" Lambda Phi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., where he served as polemarch. After graduating from VSU he went on to become a 2013 Doctoral graduate from the University of Georgia's College of Pharmacy.
Dr. Felton is a devoted husband and father to his wife and daughters (Kristen, Kampbelle, and Kallista). He currently serves as a clinical pharmacist on the fertility team for EncompassRx in Atlanta, Ga.
Why we started the Felton Family Foundation
Felton Mentoring & Scholarship Foundation (FMSF) is a 501c3 non-profit organization, established in 2016 by Sister and Brother, Drs. Chandra R. Felton and Jeffery M. Felton. We provide mentoring, tutoring, educational enrichment activities and support services to middle and high school students. We also award a Health/Science and a General Studies Scholarship to high school seniors accepted into a two or 4-year academic institution. Initially, FMSF was created to support students from our hometown of Cordele Georgia, a small rural town in South Georgia where there are minimal opportunities and programs geared towards uplifting and encouraging the youth. Our overall mission is to support underprivileged youth and ensure that they have an equal opportunity to succeed. After establishing a solid foundation supporting the youth in Cordele, we decided to expand our initiative and offer services here in the Metro-Atlanta area and throughout Georgia.
To-date, we have presented 16 scholarship awards and book stipends to deserving students.