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Essential Class Alum

I always thought you needed a long track record professionally to make a difference. I now know all of us have much to offer.
Essential Class Alum

I’m excited and engaged and ready to have a say
about the issues in my community.
Essential Class Alum

Leadership Austin provides a unique and important role in educating and connecting the community.
Mark Williams, President, AISD Board of Trustees

Thanks to the Essential Class, I’m able to leverage resources to keep students learning at their highest potential.
Suki Steinhauser, Executive Director, Communities In Schools

Leadership Austin motivated me to put my skills
to work in community service.
Gena VanOsselaer, Executive Director, Austin Children's Shelter

Leadership Austin should be required for every
Central Texas citizen!
Julie Shannan, Deputy Director, Girlstart

Board of Directors


Chair Eric Shepperd Travis County Court at Law 2	Chair-elect Shannon Meroney Aetna	Past Chair Steve Benesh Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Treasurer Rudy Colmenero Mitchell & Colmenero	Secretary Christopher Kennedy LCRA

Directors:

Ted Burton, EnviroMedia Social Marketing
Amber Carden, Bank of America
Susan Dawson, E3 Alliance
Mandy Dealey, City of Austin Planning Commission
Leslie Dippel, Travis County Attorney's Office
Brian Dolezal, TateAustinHahn
Lulu Flores, Hendler Law, P.C.
Karen Frost, Frost Media Relations
Rebecca Geier, TREW Marketing
Debbie Johnson, M&S Solutions, LLC
Joanna Linden, Make-a-Wish Foundation of Central and South Texas
Adrienne Longenecker, Capital Area Food Bank of Texas
Mary Beth Maddox, UT Austin Engineering Foundation
Mike Marin, Vinson & Elkins, LLP
Marion Martin, YMCA of Austin
Delma Pacheco, CIT Small Business Lending
Kyle Parks, Maxwell Locke & Ritter
Kerri Qunell, Capital Area Food Bank of Texas
Geronimo Rodriguez, Seton Family of Hospitals
Lance Sallis, Trammell Crow Company
Tim Taylor, Jackson Walker LLP
Kenny Taylor, Taylored Strategies
Brenda Thompson, Brenda Thompson Communications

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