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About the Founders

David and Kris Jackson are the founders of Clever Parents and Clever Parents TV and live in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Prior to founding Clever Parents, both David and Kris worked for start-up technology companies. David has held a range of executive positions in sales, channel management and marketing. Kris has worked in various senior level marketing and product management roles.

When they are not working on Clever Parents, they are trying their best to be Clever Parents to their three sons, Henry (4), Will (3) and baby Charles.

When they used to have spare time they enjoyed triathlons, kayaking, running, travel, hiking, mountain biking, and renovating their house.

Contact us at:

Clever Parents
514 Daniels Street
Suite 270
Raleigh, North Carolina 27605

or via email at info@cleverparents.com

About Operation Shower

In 2007, David and Kris teamed up with Lena Morrissey of Lena’s Notebook to form Operation Shower, a non-profit organization that organizes and throws baby showers for new and expectant moms whose spouses are deployed overseas.

In less than a year, Operation Shower has celebrated more than 100 women through unit wide showers and ’showers in a box’, delivering tens of thousands of dollars worth of baby, mom and dad gear to these deserving families. Learn more at www.OperationShower.org

At Operation Shower, we could not continue to give amazing showers to military moms-to-be whose husbands are currently deployed overseas without your help.

In addition to our annual Mother’s Day unit-wide and multi-unit wide celebrations, we also send individual “Showers in a Box” throughout the year. Here’s how you can help. Read the rest.

CLAYTON, MO (April 24, 2009) Sixty-five new moms and moms-to-be from four branches of the military in 15 states across the nation will be showered with gifts between now and Mother’s Day as a part of the latest efforts of Operation Shower. Operation Shower, a non-profit organization run by two stay-at-home moms, produces and coordinates baby showers for pregnant and expecting military personnel and their families. Read the rest.

Military Moms-to-Be Receive Baby Showers ‘In a Box’

Imagine becoming a parent while your spouse is overseas fighting in a war. The emotions of giving birth are life-changing and with a spouse deployed overseas, those feelings have an additional component that can’t be imagined unless you are in that situation. Read the rest.

Operation Shower gathered last Saturday in Fort Bragg, North Carolina for a Mother’s Day celebration to complete the mission of showering 100 new moms and moms-to-be whose husbands are soldiers. Twenty moms and their soon-to-be redeployed husbands from the 96th Civil Affairs Battalion gathered for an afternoon of food, gifts, raffle prizes and fun. Read the rest.

May 10, 2008 & May 11, 2008: Raleigh, NC – based WRAL TV station runs feature story on Operation Shower including footage the Fort Bragg Mother’s Day event and of Clever Parents and Operation Shower co-founder, Kris Jackson.

May 9, 2008: NBC-17 Runs Preview Story on Operation Shower including footage of items being sent to Fort Bragg for the Mother’s Day event and an interview with Clever Parents and Operation Shower co-founder, Kris Jackson.

The Operation Shower Mother’s Day celebration is officially underway as 50 Marine Corps and Navy moms-to-be received thousands of dollars worth of gifts this weekend as a part of an effort to shower 100 expectant moms between now and Mother’s Day. On Friday, fifty people gathered on a beautiful California afternoon overlooking the Desert Palms Golf Course to celebrate 20 very special moms to be at Twentynine Palms whose husbands are deployed overseas. The festivities continued the following day in San Diego where 30 moms-to-be whose husbands are aboard the USS Nimitz opened presents, won raffle items and talked babies. Read the rest.