Christine Olson was born and raised in Milwaukee Wisc. After visiting her brother on Anna Maria Is back in the 1990’s she felt the sun and surf calling her from the north. Joining her brother and son who had already relocated to Anna Maria, soon to follow would be Tiffiany. Volunteering at Mote Marine Aquarium with a baby whale rescued from the east coast, patrolling the beach looking for sea turtle tracks as part of the turtle watch program and family time on the beach, life was amazing. Until December 7 th 2005. That night a drunk driver would run a stop sign taking the life of her beautiful 22 year old daughter as well as her boyfriend. In the blink of an eye her world was turned forever upside down. On that evening because there was no emergency contact program in place that helped law enforcement know who to contact on the behalf of the victim, Christine would not hear of the news for over 6 hours while her daughter lay lifeless at the medical examiners office just minutes away. This she has come to find out is a normal national length of time to be notified. "Unacceptable" she felt. "If it's happening to me it can and will happen to you". This led Christine to create and implement a solution we believe Tiffs Initiative can solve. Providing law enforcement quick access to who you want notified by having that information stored in a drivers license or state issued I.D. card.

Receiving a international award in 2006 from AAMVA, American Association of Motor Vehicle Administration, and recognition from The Ash Institute at Harvard University’s John F Kennedy School of Government as a top 50 government innovations in 2009, TIFF pursues with determination to reach families and government agencies with the solution to what she believes is a national crisis. Her story does not have to become yours but we need to join hands and forces and get this across out nation and maybe the world.

Will you help me? Together we can do this. Contact me today.

Randy Cooper is a retired civil engineer and former backyard bee keeper who now fills his time with various volunteer activities in Manatee County.  Randy and Christine first met as a source for locally produced honey.  Randy was immediately drawn to Christine’s passion for TIFF’s Initiative and while the bees went away, our relationship buzzed on.  Despite the tragedy behind the creation of TIFF, Randy whole heartly supports this important notification service so others will not have to suffer through the agony of not knowing the fate of loved ones. 

Meet Matthew, TIFF's web developer. Matthew graduated from the Web Development program at Manatee Technical College (MTC) and now works at a web design company in Bradenton, FL. He promoted TIFF as his project in SkillsUSA - a competition that demonstrates how young professionals can use their skills to help the world in a significant way. Matthew and his team won Gold in local, Gold in state, and 4th place in the national competition. As a Christian, it's his desire to use his God-given talents to bless others.