CONGRATULATIONS – Essential 42 | Class 2021

CONGRATULATIONS – Essential 42 | Class 2021

We congratulate and welcome our newest Alumni Essential 42 | Class 2021!  This is the 42nd class cohort since the program’s inception in 1979 and we wish to congratulate all 48 individuals on their June 9th graduation. They may be the 42 class, but they are the first class to ever spend the entire program in a virtual environment. Join us in welcoming Essential 42 to the alumni network of over 3,000 in Greater Austin!



Ashley Alaniz-Moyer
Hispanic Scholarship Consortium


Barbra Boeta
Economic Growth Business Incubator


Kevin Bryant
Edgility Consulting

Rosa Burns
Civic Leader





Teresa Carbajal Ravet
Sententia Vera, LLC


Earind Jackson
Girl Scouts of Central Texas


Ryan Coaxum
Guaranty Bank & Trust


Beth Corbett
Central Texas Food Bank




Katy Crist
Tokyo Electron Limited


Tara Cunningham
Texas Gas Service

Olufunke Danielle
Civic Leader


Rosie Darby
Caldwell County African American Cultural Heritage Committee




Paula Davis
National Domestic Violence Hotline


Deanna DeHaven
C2C Media LLC


Naya Diaz
YWCA Greater Austin


Neal Falgoust
City of Austin Law Department




Fang Fang
Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce


Laurie Felker Jones
Diligent Robotics


Emma Garrett
E3 Alliance


Laura Gilmour
EOS North America




Choquette Hamilton
RISE Child Development Center


Kimberly Holiday
The Hope Project


Cassaundra Jah
National College of Midwifery


Trissi Johnson
Austin Community College




Tania Leskovar-Owens
Foster Angels of Central Texas


Rachel Mallernee
UT Austin, Literacy First Program


Travis Marcum
Austin Classical Guitar


Michele Martell
Martell Media House




Ahmed Moledina
SOAL Technologies


Yvette Moreno
Texas Mutual Insurance Company


Nidhi Nakra
Health Advocate


Nina Nelms
Bank of America



Trusha Patel
Capital City Hospitality Group


Craig Puccetti
BSA LifeStructure


Melanie Reese
Foundation Communities


Sam Sargent
Capital Metro




Kellie Sauls
Teacher Retirement System of Texas


Jackie Sekiguchi
Texas Mutual Insurance Company


Angela Shaw
Campus Advantage


Erin Shinn Sreenivasan
Law Office of Erin Shinn




Albert Swantner
Mobile Tech Rx


Chris Szeliga
JE Dunn Construction


Cher T Tepper
Stanberry REALTORS & Cher T. Drums


Lily Trieu
Teach For America




Kirsten Ueber
Boston Consulting Group


Kandace Vallejo
Youth Rise Texas


TC Waugh
Latinitas


Drew Williams
Travis County Attorney’s Office

Join Us – Recruiting for Essential 43 | Class 2022 Today!

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