Ask any alumnus to describe their Leadership Austin experience, and you’ll frequently hear words like “game-changing”, “transformative” or “life-altering”. That was certainly the case for Ashland Viscosi (Emerge 8 – 2014). Ashland came to Emerge with a background in the creative arts, specifically the film industry….
“I am a proud member of Leadership Austin’s Best Class Ever, the class affectionately nicknamed Y2K because we were the class at the turn of the new century. I’m Judge Lora Livingston and I want to thank and congratulate Leadership Austin for 40 amazing years…
Marion Martin (Essential 30 – 2009) is an active alumna. She has served on the Board of Directors and is a regular attendee at Leadership Austin events. We feel like we know her pretty well. She proved us wrong, however, when she shared this post…
In 2016, Austin Mayor Steve Adler formed the Task Force on Institutional Racism and Systemic Inequities. The goal of the Task Force was to identify and make recommendations on how to address patterns of systems-level, racially-based disparities in the community. Their final report included more…
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….
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…
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…