Our Members
AARO Members are business and civic leaders with a heart for public service. We are advocates for and from Bastrop, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties.
Board of Directors
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Sandy Dochen
Chair -
Jeffrey Richard
Chair Elect -
Jeff Hahn
Immediate Past Chair -
Darrick McGill
Treasurer -
Kerry Hall
Education Committee -
Tamara Atkinson
Vision Committee -
Donna Klaeger
Water Committee -
Sarah Churchill Llamas
Health Committee -
Mark Estrada
Social Equity Committee -
Thomas Miranda
Member Relations Team -
Michelle Earley
Transportation Committee -
Fayruz Benyousef
At-Large McBee Fellowship Liaison -
Marc Rodriguez
At-Large -
Kristie Gonzales
At-Large -
David Smith
At-Large
AARO Members
| Name | Title | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Lissa Adams | Provost | Texas State Technical College |
| Scott Alarcon | Chief Executive Officer | Georgetown Health Foundation |
| Molly Alexander | Founder | ITP Consulting |
| Dave Anderson | Director of Land Use Policy | Drenner Group |
| Stacy Armijo | Sr. VP - Chief Experience Officer | Amplify Credit Union |
| Tamara Atkinson | Chief Executive Officer | Workforce Solutions - Capital Area Workforce Board |
| Betty Balli Torres | Executive Director | Texas Access to Justice Foundation |
| Kyndel Bennett | Chief Executive Officer | Cayetano Development, LLC |
| Jeremiah Bentley | Vice President, Marketing and Community Affairs | Texas Mutual Insurance Company |
| Fayruz Benyousef | Founder & Principal | FBC | Generosity Experts |
| Karen Bondy | General Manager | Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority |
| Kevin Brackmeyer | CEO | Skillpoint Alliance |
| Denise Bradley | Vice President, Communications & Community Affairs | St. David's HealthCare |
| Rob Bridges | Managing Director | Marsh Wortham |
| Ed Burger | President and CEO | St. David's Foundation |
| Joseph Cajas III | CEO/Owner | Cajas Digital Agency / Cajas Cleaners |
| Jon Calvin | Chief Executive Officer | Lone Star Circle of Care |
| Amber Carden | Managing Director, Private Client Advisor | Bank of America Private Bank |
| Gregory Casas | Co-Managing Shareholder | Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
| Brian Cassidy | Managing Partner - Austin Office | Locke Lord LLP |
| Emily Chenevert | CEO | Austin Board of Realtors |
| Don Christian | President and CEO | Concordia University Texas |
| Sarah Churchill Llamas | Principal | Michael Best Strategies |
| Rudy Colmenero | Partner | Vacek, Kiecke & Colmenero |
| Will Conley | Principal | American Structurepoint |
| Wade Cooper | Managing Partner | Jackson Walker LLP |
| John-Michael Cortez | Head of Government and Community Affairs | Google Fiber |
| Shaun Cranston | Senior Vice President and Central Texas Operations Leader | Halff Associates |
| Spencer Cronk | City Manager | City of Austin |
| Tim Crowley | Regional President, Austin Region | Frost |
| Ashton Cumberbatch | Member | McGinnis Lochridge |
| Kelly Damphousse | President | Texas State University |
| Susan Dawson | President and Executive Director | E3 Alliance |
| Sandy Dochen | Civic Leader | Civic Leader - SD |
| Quincy Dunlap | President and CEO | Austin Area Urban League |
| Pete Dwyer | Owner & President | Dwyer Realty Companies |
| Michelle Earley | Partner | O’Melveny & Myers LLP |
| Brenda Eivens | City Manager | City of Cedar Park |
| Mark Estrada | Superintendent of Schools | Lockhart ISD |
| Scott Flack | President | Live Oak |
| Christian Fletcher | Executive Director | Marble Falls Economic Development Corporation |
| Paul Fletcher | Chief Executive Officer | Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area |
| Oscar Fogle | Director | Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority |
| Tom Forbes | Partner | Kemp Smith LLP |
| Jay Fox | President - Austin/Round Rock Region | Baylor Scott & White |
| Karen Friese | President | K Friese + Associates, Inc. |
| Montserrat Fuentes | President | St. Edward's University |
| John Garrett | Founder & CEO | Community Impact Newspaper |
| Steve Goldsmith | Head of Product Integrations | Atlassian Foundation |
| Kristie Gonzales | VP of TEGNA Operations, President & GM of KVUE | TEGNA |
| Bob Gregory | Chaiman & President | Texas Disposal Systems |
| Beth Guillot | Principal, President | Fuse Architecture Studio |
| Jeff Hahn | Principal | Hahn Public |
| Jay Hailey | Director and Secretary | Equidad ATX |
| Kerry Hall | Civic Leader | Civic Leader - KH |
| Tam Hawkins | President and CEO | Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce |
| David Hays | Regional Vice President, Business Development | First American Title |
| Clarke Heidrick | Partner | McGinnis Lochridge |
| Mike Heiligenstein | Executive Director | Central Texas RMA |
| Paul Hilgers | Chief Executive Officer | MTM Collaborative, LLC |
| John Howard | Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy | Dell Technologies |
| Laura Huffman | President & CEO | Civic Solutions Partnership |
| David Huffstutler | CEO | St. David's HealthCare |
| Pete Inman | Principal | Camino Real Financial Strategies |
| Rashed Islam | Vice President Regional Director | HDR Engineering, Inc. |
| Keith Jackson | Senior Vice President | HNTB |
| Bobby Jenkins | President | ABC Home and Commercial Services |
| Amy Jones | President/CEO | O'Connell Robertson |
| Ron Kessler | Principal | RonKesslerGroup LLC |
| Steve Kester | Director, State & Local Government Affairs | Apple |
| Ali Khataw | President and CEO | Encotech Engineering Consultants |
| Donna Klaeger | President | Klaeger Consulting, LLC |
| Steven Knebel | Tax Partner | Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP |
| Matt Kouri | President and Founder | Good Works Strategic Advisors |
| Test Person Last Name | Testing | Test Test |
| Lonnie Limon | Managing Director | Dieste Inc. |
| Perry Lorenz | Real Estate Developer | Perry Lorenz |
| Kristin Marcum | CEO/Owner | Elizabeth Christian Public Relations |
| Charles Martinez Jr. | Dean and Professor, College of Education | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Cindy Matula | Board of Director and Advisory Director | EMH Central NW Austin Operating |
| Earl Maxwell | CEO | Civic Leader - EM |
| Mark Mayfield | President/CEO | Texas Housing Foundation |
| Meagan McCoy Jones | President and Chief Operating Officer | McCoy's Building Supply |
| Darrick McGill | Regional Vice President | Primerica Advisors |
| Nan McRaven | Public Affairs Consultant | McRaven Associates Consulting |
| Nikelle Meade | Partner | Husch Blackwell |
| Abby Mellott | Market President & Publisher | Austin Business Journal |
| Thomas Miranda | President & CEO | Sparkovation Advisors, Topline Ventures |
| Janet Mitchell | CEO | M Group Agency |
| Terry Mitchell | President | Momark Development & GroundWork |
| Amy Mok | Founder & CEO | Asian American Cultural Center |
| Susan Moore | Corporate Vice President, Government Affairs | AMD |
| Pamela Owens | CEO | Six Square Black Cultural Arts District/Edge of Your Seat Consulting |
| Luis Patino | Chief Executive Officer | Austin PBS - KLRU |
| Dewitt Peart | President and CEO | Downtown Austin Alliance |
| Malini Rajput | Market President | Capital One |
| Richard Reddick | Associate Dean for Equity, Community Engagement, and Outreach | UT Austin |
| Frank Reilly | Partner | Potts & Reilly, LLP |
| Richard Rhodes | Chancellor | Austin Community College District |
| Jeffrey Richard | Senior Consultant | J.L. Powers and Associates |
| Marc Rodriguez | Governmental Relations Consultant | The Office of Marc A. Rodriguez |
| Sergio Rodriguez | President and CEO | Hector and Gloria Lopez Foundation |
| Geronimo Rodriguez Jr. | Texas Chief Advocacy Officer | Ascension Seton |
| Regina Rogoff | Chief Executive Officer | People's Community Clinic |
| Miguel Romano | President | Seton and Ascension Texas Foundations |
| Yvette Ruiz | VP of Corporate Responsibility | JPMorgan Chase |
| Kerry Rupp | General Partner | True Wealth Ventures |
| Llyas Salahud-din | Chief Deveopment Officer | Texas Empowerment Academy |
| Shubhada Saxena | President | Aspire to Age |
| Martha Smiley | Counsel to the Firm | Enoch Kever PLLC |
| David Smith | Cheif Executive Officer | United Way for Greater Austin |
| Ronnye Stidvent | Executive Director | Center for Women in Law |
| Leslie Sweet | Director of Public Affairs | H-E-B |
| Simone Talma Flowers | Executive Director | Interfaith Action of Central Texas |
| Tim Timmerman | Chairman | Lower Colorado River Authority |
| Jeff Trigger | President | La Corsha Hospitality Group |
| Laura Trombley | President | Southwestern University |
| Tyson Tuttle | Civic Leader | Civic Leader - TT |
| Doyle Valdez | President | Valco Resource Management Inc. |
| Sari Vatske | President & CEO | Central Texas Food Bank |
| Barbara Wallace | Special Counsel | Kuper Sotheby's International Realty |
| Sharon Watkins | Owner | Chez Zee American Bistro |
| Michael Whellan | Partner | Armbrust & Brown, PLLC |
| Ray Wilkerson | Owner | Ray Wilkerson Companies |
| Mark Williams | Civic Leader | Civic Leader - MW |
| Pete Winstead | Shareholder | Winstead PC |
| Phil Winstead | General Manager | LCRA |
| Ellen Wood | President and CEO | vcfo |
| Patricia Young Brown | Chief Partnerships Officer | Design Run Group, LLC |