When our office received the list of Austin Under Forty finalists, we were so proud to see so many Leadership Austin alumni! We are so happy to see that you are in the community, making an impact and being recognized for all your hard work. Congratulations to all the finalists. Leadership Austin Alumni are highlighted in blue. Winners will be announced at the Awards Gala on April 1.
Architecture & Design
Patrice Rios, Designer and Co-Founder of Troo Designs KBI
Tala Matchett, Director of Business Development, Hoar Construction
Chelsea Kloss, Chelsea Kloss Interiors
Jessica Love, Allied ASID, Principal Interior Designer, Urbane Design
Daniel Goodman Carl, Regional Director, BSA LifeStructures, Essential 2012
Arts, Media, and Entertainment
SaulPaul, Musician with a Message, ReRoute Music Group
Jesse Parker Stowell, Principal, Parker|Phoenix Public Relations
Martha Lynn Kale, Owner, Mirror Mirror Salon
Danielle Benson, Owner, Master Stylist & Educator
Jamie Chandlee, CEO, Rank & Style
Civics, Government, & Public Affairs
Gerardo Castillo, Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff, Capital Metro, Essential 2013
Rudolph K. Metayer, Litigator, Chamberlain♦McHaney, Emerge 2011, Essential 2015
Julie Smith, Leadership Programs Manager, Leadership Austin, Emerge 2011
Vincent Harding, Chair of Travis County Democratic Party
Natasha Harper-Madison, Founder, East Austin Advocates & Co-founder CivShop ATX
Culinary Arts, Events, and Hospitality
Mason H. Ayer, Chief Executive Officer, Kerbey Lane Cafe
C.K. Chin, Partner – SWIFT’S ATTIC | WU CHOW | GUILD
June Rodil, Beverage Director of McGuire Moorman Hospitality
Mariam Parker, Executive Director, Austin Food & Wine Alliance
Anthony Sobtik, Co-founder, Lick Honest Ice Creams
Engineering, Energy, Mobility, & Systems Sciences
Kathleen Baireuther, Manager- Mobility Transformation, Rocky Mountain Institute
Becky Diffen, Attorney, McGuireWoods
Jennifer C. Duthie, Research Engineer, The University of Texas at Austin
Dirk Kestner, Director of Sustainable Design Walter P Moore
Virginia E. Palacios, Senior Research Analyst, Environmental Defense Fund
Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation, and Start-up
Stephanie Hansen, Founder & CEO – Bravelets, LLC
Matt Stanley, Founder, President and CEO of Sundance Memory Care
John Arrow, Founder & Chairman, Mutual Mobile
Tyler Drake, Director, ACC Bioscience Incubator
Jag Bath, CEO & President, Favor
Financial and Insurance Services
Donald Park, Senior Vice President & Chief of Staff – Vista Equity Partners
Romy Fischer Parzick, Director, Implementation & Client Experience, Netspend
Rich Coffey, Founder, Coffey Advisory Group, LLC
Lindsey K. Leaverton, Vice President, BB&T Wealth Private Advisor
Josh Galatzan, Managing Director & Founder- Meridian Wealth Advisors
Journalism, Marketing, Communications, & Public Relations
Maria Orozova, Founder + President, The MOD Studio
Taylor King Ellison, Lifestyle Host, CBS Austin
Josh Jones-Dilworth, CEO, JDI
Kimberly Storin, VP Marketing, IBM
Jenna Oltersdorf, Principal, Snackbox, Emerge 2010
Legal
Milam F Newby, Managing Partner – Austin, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Sujata Ajmera, Partner, Strasburger & Price, LLP
Kevin Terrazas, Shareholder, Cleveland Terrazas PLLC
Adam Nagorski, General Counsel and Vice President, Global Legal Affairs, at Emergo
Christine Henry Andresen, Managing Attorney, CHA Law Group
Medicine, Healthcare & Life Sciences
Dr. Tenesha Wards, Infinity Wellness Center
Jennifer Dawson, Vice-President, Quality & Regulatory Affairs
Trina Dorrah MD, Baylor Scott & White Health, Round RockWhite Health
Lauren Chauret, Partner & Director of Operations, PTV Healthcare Capital
David Shackelford, Project Manager; Seton Healthcare Family, Emerge 2014
Nonprofit Service
Matt Glazer, Executive Director, Austin Young Chamber of Commerce, Emerge 2014 , Essential 2017
Ami Kane, Development Director, Girls Empowerment Network, Emerge 2014
Mary Van Haneghan, Executive Director of The Arc of the Capital Area
Laura Elmore Sovine, Executive Director, Austin Recovery
Amy E. Mills, Chief Executive Officer, Emancipet, Essential 2011
Real Estate
Laura Brady, Founder & President, Concierge Auctions
Adam Nyer, President, Skybeck Construction
Mark Strub, überAGENT®
Lydia Clay, Momark Development, Essential 2016
Tim Mooney, Founder, Lead Commercial
Sports, Wellness & Fitness
Marc Tucci, Founder & CEO, Austin Sports and Social Club
Rashanna Moss, Owner- Pure Barre Austin
Aaron Ross, Professional BMX Rider, Co-Owner Burro Cheese Kitchen
Autumn Elias, Owner at Vita Wellness Massage
Blake Holman, Owner of CrossFit City Limits
Technology
Jeffrey Palermo, CEO, Clear Measure, Inc.
Suzanne King, Integrated Water Management Strategic Consultant, Global Water Works, Emerge 2013
Trevor Kale, Chief Engagement Officer – Springbox
Nina Golder, Director Sales Operations, Emerson
Tricia Katz, Senior Web Engineer, Mutual Mobile
Youth & Education
Matt Pope, Senior Program Director, E3 Alliance, Essential 2016
Sean Duffy, Founder, EdTech Austin, Emerge 2013
Ashley Alaniz-Moyer, Executive Director, Hispanic Scholarship Consortium
Larkin Tackett, Executive Director, IDEA Public Schools, Austin
John Armbrust, Austin Achieve – Founder and Executive Director, Essential 2017
Mentor of the Year
Alexis Adauto Ferguson, Independent Consultant, Rodan + Fields
Ann Jerome, Executive Director, American Heart Association, Affiliate Member
Kali Rourke, Mentor and Board Member, Seedling Foundation, Essential 2007
Jesse Bush Butler, Former Chair of the HBAA Charitable Foundation
John F. Mapes, Senior Associate, Gensler