We are very pleased to announce the participants of the Leadership Austin Essential Class of 2017! Congratulations to the 60 individuals below selected for their community involvement, service, and diversity.
During the year, the Essential class will meet monthly in various locations around Austin to discuss regional issues, enhance their community leadership skills, and develop strong relationships to encourage innovative, collaborative solutions to the challenges facing Central Texas.
For now, please join us in welcoming them into the Leadership Austin family.
John Armbrust
Austin Achieve Public Schools
Celina Bley
Del Valle ISD
Sally Blue
Sally Blue Consulting
Cristina Bordin
St. Edward’s University
Garry Brown
Office of Constable Sally Hernandez
Patricia Buchholtz
lookthinkmake
Sara Inés Calderón
Curb
Melinda Cantu
SafeAlliance
Marc Chavez
Travis County DA Office
Candice Combs
Triumphant Love Lutheran Church
Dan Connolly
Comerica Bank
Lewis Conway Jr
Grassroots Leadership
John Daigre
Dell Medical School
Sareta Davis
Travis County DA Office
Jillian Domingue
CareBOX Program
Elizabeth Doyel
League of Conservation Voters
Meredith Duncan
Seton Healthcare Family
Stacy Erb
Apple Inc.
Celeste Flores
I Live Here, I Give Here
Carrie Frugé Walker
SailPoint Technologies
Jaime Garcia
Extend-A-Care for Kids
Matt Glazer
Austin Young Chamber of Commerce
Teresa Granillo
Con Mi MADRE
Nancy Gray
Austin Bar Association
Lane Greer
CommUnityCare
Monica Guzmán
Community Leader
Julie Hall
Dell
Lauren Hammonds
Civitas Learning
Tam Hawkins
Greater Austin Black Chamber
Patricia Hayes
PVH Consulting Group
Grace Holland
Breakthrough Austin
Lauren Johnson
ATC Reentry Roundtable
Chari Kelly
Travis County DA Office
Derrick Lesnau
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas (RMHC)
Sara Levy
Notley
Jennifer Long
Ann Richards School Foundation
Kimberly Macakiage
Community Care Collaborative
Matt Mackowiak
Potomac Strategy Group, LLC
Tasha McCarter
Sunpower Corporation
Brian O’Reilly
Locke Lord LLP
Lisa Pittman
Feldmann Nagel, LLC
Jessica Sager
Impact Hub Austin / Delta Associates
Courtney Santana
Survive2Thrive Foundation
Sameer Shah
Marketing Consultant
Stacey Sheridan
CTA Architects Engineers
Deborah Smith
A Clever Production
Hal Speed
Dell
Ryan Steglich
Steglich Consulting
Ramesh Swaminathan
City of Austin, Watershed Protection
John Troy
WorkMonger
Yasmin Turk
SafePlace
Trenzio Turner
Sanders\Wingo
Susan Turrieta
Smith Turrieta Engineering
Mia Washington
Mia the Event Diva & The Gift Bag
Meghan Wells
City of Austin
Erin Whelan
Lifeworks
Aubrey Wilkerson
Out Youth
Liza Wilson
Toybrary Austin
Michael Wong
TG&W Engineers, Inc.
Rachael Wyatt
U.S. Trust/Bank of America
Special thank you to our 2017 Essential class presenting sponsor, Seton Healthcare Family.