Rooted in purpose. Built on service.

Dr. Vondale Eugene Singleton Sr. was born on the South Side of Chicago. He is a first-generation college student who earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education and his Master’s Degree in Marital and Family Therapy from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and received an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Trinity International University Ambassadors.

He credits his mentor, Steven Robertson, as the person who invested in him sacrificially to help him become the man he is today. For the last 24 years, Dr. Vondale has worked as an advocate in primary, secondary, and higher education — as both a teacher and administrator. He believes that “salvation plus education is an unbeatable combination.”

He started C.H.A.M.P.S. Male Mentoring for young men in an effort to mentor those with similar circumstances. He helped organize the award-winning music video for the White House Film Festival, which earned C.H.A.M.P.S. a visit to the White House with President Obama. Dr. Vondale currently serves as the MBK Chicago Backbone Director under the Obama Foundation.

He is married to his college sweetheart, Dr. Patrina Singleton, and resides in Chicago, Illinois with their two beautiful children: Promise Singleton (17) and Vondale E. Singleton Jr. (12).