Jeanette Breton

Jeanette is a mother, technologist and maker.  Her passion is mentoring high school students on finding themselves, fostering lifelong learning and supporting their interest in technology, engineering and entrepreneurship.   Along with owning a makerspace for five years in Texas, she has been a team member for maker events such as the Houston Maker Faire, Denver Maker Faire, Maker Exhibition at Comicpalooza, NOMCON by Nation of Makers and lately The MITEE Gobble Squabble.    She was a member on the Nation of Maker’s Make The Data team and one of Colorado’s Ambassadors to the Nation of Makers. Jeanette was a Board Member of the Colorado Maker Hub whose mission was to connect, communicate and strengthen the Colorado maker community.   In January 2020 she founded Monumental Impact to enable and support high school students in technology, engineering and entrepreneurship with experiences and a community of support in the Northern El Paso area.

Jeanette and Mike have two sons who graduated from Lewis-Palmer School District 38 in Monument, Colorado.  Jeanette enjoys traveling with Mike and their sons when they are able to get away on vacations.  She also enjoys the competing attention of all three of the family pets, Tucker, DeeDee and Tommy.