Guest Post by Michele Walker-Moak —- February Essential Class at National Instruments In February, the Leadership Austin Class of 2012 was treated to a day-long overview of our regional education issues. I know, I know. “A day you say? This could take years.” But, the…
The Rollins Theater at the Long Center for the Performing Arts was the scene on March 6th for another lively discussion in our ongoing ATXpansion Engage Breakfast Series. Austin is acclaimed for its fitness lifestyle – from avid joggers on the Lady Bird Lake trail…
Compiled by Jeff Olmeda, Rick L’Amie and Marie-Claire Topper—– Austin has been bitten by the festival fever bug and we like it. That was the consensus of the interactive audience poll conducted during this morning’s Engage breakfast – part of our ongoing ATXpansion series. The…
Guest post from Essential Class of 2012 participant Amber Vasquez Bode. The January 2012 class day theme was “Transportation, Land Use, and Housing.” —– Austin City Council Member Chris Riley Our housing and transportation day started off with a bang via Chris Riley. I came into…
Expert panelists shared some sobering but thoughtful insights on water use and management at today’s Engage Speaker Series breakfast at the Long Center. If you missed this important discussion, the audio podcast is below along with references from the discussion and the results of our…
Guest post from Essential Class of 2012 participant Ruth Gardner-Loew. The December 2011 class day theme was “Diversity and Inclusion.”—– December 14 was the third time since September that the Leadership Austin Essential Class of 2012 met for our monthly, all-day class. Each session had been…
Collaboration, creativity, and a focus on volunteers were some the of the key topics addressed by an expert panel at the December 6 Engage breakfast. A sold-out crowd of more than 150 filled the Kodosky Lounge at the Long Center for the Performing Arts to…
Guest post from Essential 2010 graduate and Engage attendee Karen LaShelle.—– Tuesday morning I had the pleasure of attending Leadership Austin’s Engage breakfast discussing the capacity of the creative arts in Austin. As the director of a local nonprofit arts organization, Theatre Action Project, and…