Guest post from 2013-14 Engage Breakfast Series guest blogger Alicia Dietrich. Alicia is a public affairs representative at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin. See the end of this post for the podcast from the breakfast. —– For the final ENGAGE…
Guest post from August Harris (Essential 2008). August is a consultant with Seeds for Change Consulting, LLC, owner of Covenant Financial Services, and Treasurer of Leadership Austin —– As leaders or future leaders throughout our community, we bear responsibility for the sound fiscal health of…
Guest post from Emily Chenevert, Director of Public Affairs for the Austin Board of REALTORS®. —– As leaders in Austin, we often find ourselves advocating on behalf of diverse stakeholders, requiring us to create consensus among those who may share similar interests, but often don’t agree…
Guest post from June 2014 Engage breakfast panelist Natalie (Talia) Jomini Stroud and colleague Katie Steiner. Talia and Katie are both with the Engaging News Project of the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at The University of Texas at Austin. —– Today, the news media…
Guest post from Chloe Scheller of InFluential Magazine, one of Leadership Austin’s media partners for the 2014 Best Party Ever. —– InFluential Magazine was honored to join Leadership Austin at the Best Party Ever this past weekend and be surrounded by truly influential and inspirational community…
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…
Guest post from Essential Class of 2014 participant Mary McDowell, with her thoughts on the April class day on regional healthcare. Mary is the Director of Operations at People’s Community Clinic. —– The room rang with Senator Kirk Watson’s refreshingly unvarnished declaration, long known to…
Guest post from 2013-14 Engage Breakfast Series guest blogger Alicia Dietrich. Alicia is a public affairs representative at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin. See the end of this post for the podcast from the breakfast. —– In 2012, Travis County…