St. David’s Foundation has a long history of partnership with Leadership Austin. As presenting sponsor of the Emerge program, the Foundation impacts 55 new leaders in our region every year. Leadership Austin could not provide consistently high-quality programming without the support of leaders like St….
Alan Graham’s Leadership Austin Essential experience (Class 16 – 1995) coincided with his transition away from the for-profit real estate development industry and, ultimately, his founding of Mobile Loaves & Fishes in 1998. Alan documented that journey in his 2017 book Welcome Homeless: One Man’s…
Building Bridges Through Faith-Based Leadership “The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members” – Coretta Scott King Amidst social changes in the Greater Austin area and beyond, the role of faith-based leadership in community dialogue continues to…
Valuing Veterans in Our Community According to the United Sates Census Bureau, there are 18.9 million veterans in the United States and nearly 1.5 million live in Texas. In addition, the Texas Veterans Commission notes that Texas is home to the largest women veteran population…
Topic: The Church’s Role in Addressing Immigration & Women Empowerment Guest Speaker: Monica Tornoe, Project Associate for Education Beyond the Walls at the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary About Monica Tornoe: Monica Tornoe was born and raised in Guatemala, Central America, where she graduated as an…
We are very pleased to announce the participants of the Leadership Austin Essential Class of 2020! This is the 41st Essential class since the program’s inception in 1979 and we wish to congratulate all 61 individuals selected for their community involvement, service, and commitment to Greater…
While they gather today for the Emerge Opening Retreat, we’re excited to announce the members of the Leadership Austin Emerge Class 13. This is the thirteenth Emerge class since the program’s inception in 2007 and we wish to congratulate the 55 individuals selected this year. –…
Immigration, Boundaries and Borders “Immigration policy should be generous; it should be fair; it should be flexible. With such a policy we can turn to the world, and to our own past, with clean hands and a clear conscience.” ― John F. Kennedy, A Nation…