We hope you will join us for a special Meet the Leader session with Dewitt (De) Peart, the new President and CEO of Downtown Austin Alliance (DAA). The Meet the Leader series provides an intimate gathering to give other community leaders like yourself the opportunity to meet…
By Elizabeth McGuire In our final breakfast in the Growing Divide series, this month’s Engage Breakfast highlighted the social sector and its role in our rapidly growing community. Bringing perspectives from city, county and nonprofit entities, our panelists shared their visions for meeting the community’s…
From left to right are Jennifer Cantu, Donna Emery, Elizabeth Hunt, Alan Graham (ML&F President), Nikki Salzillo and Rachelle Everett. Photography by Licarione Photography. Guest post from Nikki Graham Salzillo (Leadership Austin Affiliate, 2008). Nikki is the Austin market president of Bank of America. The nonprofit community in…
UPDATE 10/06/2014: This blog post was removed because the authoring organization has made official candidate endorsements since the original posting.
Thanks to all who participated in the Imagine One Austin Information Series that concluded earlier this week. We exceeded our expectations, with more than 500 individuals attending one or more of the seven part series. If you missed an evening or want to refer to…
The next few months will be an exciting time for Austin city government and the community at-large, with a packed November ballot featuring our city’s first 10-1 election. For 35 years Leadership Austin has been working to develop skills, explore issues, and connect community leaders….
District map courtesy of the City of Austin. —– The words “politics” and “polarization” have in recent years become synonymous, and rarely, if ever, for the betterment of our society or communities. As the Austin community seeks to embrace an upcoming new approach to city…