Lauren Johnson (Essential 38 – 2017) first met Leadership Austin when she was performing with Conspire Theatre, a creative writing and performance ensemble for women who are currently incarcerated in Travis County or who have experienced incarceration. Her first performance was part of Arts and…
Kirk Watson (Essential 5 – 1984) finished his Leadership Austin program 35 years ago, but he is still impacted by the experience every day. He continues working on the issues he learned about in the class and collaborating with the people he met through his…
Add one Leadership Austin alumnus to your team and you gain new perspectives. Add several and you build a new culture. That’s what you’ll find at Bank of America. On Day 29 of 40 Stories in 40 Days, the Essential alumni who work for Bank…
Leadership Austin is proud and privileged to be in partnership with organizations that are making a difference in our region. Among these is The Junior League of Austin, which has been developing the potential of women in Austin for 85 years. Since Leadership Austin’s founding,…
There are fans, and then there are superfans. When it comes to Leadership Austin, Avalanche Consulting, Inc. falls into the superfan category. Of seven team members, three are dual graduates of both the Emerge and Essential programs. They have served on the Leadership Austin board…
Susan Dawson (Essential 13 – 1992) is a force to be reckoned with (or not reckoned with, if you are faint of heart). She has been honored with too many awards to list (but you can see them here). She spent her career working in…
Dell Children’s Medical Center and Ascension Seton have been bringing Leadership Austin programming to the region for more than 10 years. As the presenting sponsors of Essential – the flagship program of Leadership Austin – as well as the Engage Breakfast Series, they help us…
At Leadership Austin, we are diligent and intentional in our efforts to ensure that diverse perspectives are represented in all of our programs. When we build panels for the Engage Breakfast Series, place registrants in the Beyond Diversity seminar, and build cohorts for the Emerge…