We are excited to celebrate our 40th Anniversary by sharing 40 stories about the impact our programs have had in the community.
You’ll hear from alumni and program participants, as well as our partners and supporters.
Follow the Instagram takeover from November 22 through December 31, or meet us back here for a new story every day.
Day 1 – November 22, 2019
Alan Graham (Essential 16 – 1995)
Day 2 – November 23, 2019
St. David’s Foundation (presenting sponsor – Emerge)
Day 3 – November 24, 2019
Billy Moyer (Emerge 9 – 2015)
Day 4 – November 25, 2019
Marion Martin (Essential 30 – 2009) and
Dana Hansen (Emerge 13 – 2020)
Day 5 – November 26, 2019
The Honorable Lora Livingston
(Essential 21 – 2000)
Day 6 – November 27, 2019
Ashland Viscosi (Emerge 8 – 2014)
Day 7 – November 28, 2019
Sam Planta (Essential 12 – 1991)
Day 8 – November 29, 2019
H-E-B (presenting sponsor – Best Party Ever)
Day 9 – November 30, 2019
Austin Community College
Day 10 – December 1, 2019
David Escamilla (Essential 23 – 2002)
2019 Outstanding Alumnus award recipient
Day 11 – December 2, 2019
Susan McDowell (Essential 19 – 1998)
Day 12 – December 3, 2019
Becky Austen (Essential 36 – 2015)
Day 13 – December 4, 2019
Cameron Lockley
(Emerge 3 – 2009 and Essential 35 – 2014)
Day 14 – December 5, 2019
Dan Bullock (Essential 1 – 1980)
First Chair of the Board of Directors
Day 15 – December 6, 2019
Missy Strittmatter – (Essential 36 – 2015)
Day 16 – December 7, 2019
Naji H. Kelley – (Essential 40 – 2019)
Day 17 – December 8, 2019
Earl Maxwell
2019 Honorary Alumnus award recipient
Day 18 – December 9, 2019
Seton Ascension and Dell Children’s Medical Center
Presenting sponsors – Engage and Essential
Day 19 – December 10, 2019
Susan Dawson (Essential 13 – 1992)
Day 20 – December 11, 2019
Avalanche Consulting, Inc.
Amy Holloway (Emerge 1 – 2007, Essential 30 – 2009)
Tony DeLisi (Emerge 5 – 2011, Essential 40 – 2019)
Noelle Salerno (Emerge 6 – 2012, Essential 41 – 2020)
Day 21 – December 12, 2019
McKinney York Architects
Engage Season Pass Subscribers
Day 22 – December 13, 2019
Joe Iannello, Leadership Austin Fellow
Day 23 – December 14, 2019
Ali Khataw (Essential 30 – 2009)
Nahid Khataw (Essential 31 – 2010)
Day 24 – December 15, 2019
Rubén Cantú (Essential 35 – 2014)
Day 25 – December 16, 2019
The 20th Anniversary Supper Club
Day 26 – December 17, 2019
Matt Mackowiak (Essential 38 – 2017)
Ed Espinoza (Essential 40 – 2019)
Day 27 – December 18, 2019
The Junior League of Austin
Day 28 – December 19, 2019
Ricardo Zavala (Teen Leadership Austin 1998)
Day 29 – December 20, 2019
Bank of America
(presenting sponsor – Experience Austin)
Day 30 – December 21, 2019
Maram Museitif (Emerge 10 – 2016)
Day 31 – December 22, 2019
Kirk Watson (Essential 5 – 1984)
Day 32 – December 23, 2019
Lauren Johnson (Essential 38 – 2017)
Day 33 – December 24, 2019
Emilia “Emmy” Alcocer-Hill (Experience 2014,
Emerge 9 – 2015, Essential 40 – 2019)
Day 34 – December 25, 2019
Tony Owens (Essential 26 – 2005)
Maurice Benson (Essential 20 – 1999)
Darlene Owens (Essential 28 – 2007)
Pamela Benson-Owens (Board of Directors)
Arlyn Owens (Essential 36 – 2015)
Day 35 – December 26, 2019
Courtney Bailey (Emerge 10 – 2016)
Day 36 – December 27, 2019
Christopher Kennedy (Essential 16 – 1995)
Christopher’s first message as CEO in 2014
Day 37 – December 28, 2019
Revisiting the Why of Leadership Austin:
Civic Engagement
Day 38 – December 29, 2019
Measuring our Impact
Day 39 – December 30, 2019
The Leadership Austin CEOs
Day 40 – December 31, 2019
Happy New Year – Cheers to 40 years, and 40 more!
Do you have a Leadership Austin impact story to share? We’d love to hear it!
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