Board of Directors
Executive Committee
| Board Chair Clarke Heidrick Chairman Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody |
Vice Chairman, Government Relations Jesus Garza Executive Vice President & COO Seton Healthcare Family |
| Chair-Elect Lew Little CEO Harden Healthcare |
Vice Chairman, Regional Infrastructure Martha Smiley Counsel Enoch Kever PLLC |
| Immediate Past Chair Bobby Jenkins President ABC Home & Commercial Services |
Vice Chairman, Technology Bryan Jones CEO Collider Media, Inc. |
| Vice Chairwoman, Communications Melissa Anthony President anthonyBarnum Public Relations LLC |
Vice Chairman, Membership Adam Hauser Managing Partner Brown McCarroll LLP |
| Vice Chairman, Economic Development Gary Farmer President Heritage Title Company of Austin, Inc. |
Vice Chairman, Small Business Dan Graham CEO BuildASign.com |
| Vice Chairman, Education & Talent Development Tony Befi Vice President POWER Systems & Storage Program Management IBM |
Legal Counsel Brian Cassidy Managing Partner, Austin Office Locke Lord LLP |
| Vice Chair, Finance Kevin Hegarty Vice President & CFO The University of Texas at Austin |
Member-at-Large Rosie Mendoza Managing Shareholder, CPA R. Mendoza & Company PC |
| Member-at-Large Don Kendrick Regional President Wells Fargo Bank |
Member-at-Large Gene Austin CEO Convio |
Board of Directors [Term Expiring December 31, 2012]
| David Anderson Vice President/General Manager Hardin Construction Company LLC |
Debbie Findlay Regional Vice President, Finance (West and West Central Regions) Humana, Inc. |
| Cliff Collier Dealer Manager Howdy Honda |
Henry Gilmore Attorney DuBois Bryant & Campbell |
| Fred Heldenfels IV President & CEO Heldenfels Enterprises, Inc. |
Doug Waite Senior Vice President & CFO Seton Family of Hospitals |
| Melissa Herkt President/COO PlantWeb Solutions Group Emerson Process Management |
Carl Mica Director of Business Relations The University of Texas System |
| Leslie Pchola General Manager Hilton Austin |
Dave Tripoli Operating Partner Truluck's Restaurant Group |
Jeff Thomas |
Ashok Vadgama President, CAM-I |
| Ron Meredeith | |
| Lynne Henderlong-Rhea North Austin Business Council Chair Owner MomBo Creative |
Marc Nightwine South Austin Business Council Architect MNA/MarcNightwineArchitecture |
| Julie Huls Austin Technology Council Executive Director & President Austin Technology Council |
Natalie Maderia Cofield Capital City African American Chamber of Commerce President & CEO |
| Ali Khataw Austin Asian American Chamber of Commerce President Encotech Engineering Consultants, Inc. |
Thomas Miranda Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Sparkovation IT LLC |
Urban Land Institute |
Real Estate Council of Austin Janice Cartwright Executive Director The Real Estate Council of Austin |
Board of Directors [Term Expiring December 31, 2013]
| Mark Clayton Senior Vice President St. David's HealthCare |
Kari French President Texas Gas Service |
| Nancy Ebe Founder Ebe & Associates PC |
Karen Friese President K Friese & Associates, Inc. |
| Tom Griebel Vice President, Corporate Development Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. |
Adam Hauser Managing Partner Brown McCarroll, LLP |
| Mark Harris Vice President Operations & Technology Human Resources Dell, Inc. |
John Holmes Vice President, Legal Freescale Semiconductor |
| Bill Jones Owner The Jones Firm |
Shane Menking President & CFO Data Foundry, Inc. |
| Dave Martin Vice President & CFO Dimensional Fund Advisors |
Terry Mitchell President Momark Development LLC |
Board of Directors [Term Expiring December 31, 2014]
| Randy Cohen CEO TicketCity |
Craig Enoch Managing Member Enoch Kever PLLC |
| Shaun Cranston Vice President Operations Brookfield Residential |
John Garrett Publisher/CEO Community Impact Newspaper |
| Nestor Ho General Counsel & Corporate Secretary Silicon Labratories, Inc. |
Scott Lineberry Managing Partner DuBois, Bryant & Campbell, LLP |
| Ed Kargbo President Yellow Cab Austin |
Catherine Morse General Counsel & Director of Public Affairs Samsung Austin Semiconductor |
| Laura Kilcrease Managing Director Triton Ventures |
Curtis Page Managing Director Higginbotham |
| Joe Petet City President BBVA Compass |
Terence Spielman Senior Director, General Manager eBay/PayPal |
Author of The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida named Austin as one of the top creative cities, and patent activity in the region topped 2,300 new patents in 2006 alone.
