With more than 15 years of media relations, government coordination and journalism experience, Marissa Monroy currently serves as the Director of Communications for Austin Energy, the 7th largest public utility in the country. Austin Energy serves more than 500,000 customers and more than one million residents. In this role, Marissa leads the utility’s talented and
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Leslie Pollack is a transportation engineer at HDR. She moved to Austin in 2004 and has been privileged to be involved in planning for the City’s growth over the past fifteen years. Leslie has technical expertise in traffic design and engineering, transportation planning, and pedestrian design and safety. Leslie is a certified Dale Carnegie Trainer
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Concisely communicating complex policy-related issues is at the heart of the communications efforts Mandy McClendon has led. She is currently employed as the Communications & Media Manager with the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Previously, Mandy served as the spokesperson for the City of Austin’s 2016 Mobility Bond; was a PR and governmental affairs consultant for clients
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Sam Sargent serves as Deputy Chief of Staff for the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Prior to joining the authority’s senior management team, Sam served as project manager in the agency’s Community Engagement office. In his current role, Sam focuses on Project Connect, the region’s long-range high capacity transit plan, community mobility pilots, and coordinating the
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Dana Harmon serves as Chair of the City of Austin Resource Management Commission. She is working to ensure the radically evolving energy sector provides opportunities to build healthy, thriving communities, leading collaborative efforts between industry, academia, and the social sector. Previously, Dana held leadership positions in multiple successful energy technology start-ups. She is an American
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Hailing from the beautiful border town of El Paso, TX. Gabe was raised influenced by the Mexican culture around him. He was especially impacted by the food he grew up eating cooked by his Mother and Father within a family that moved to the US from the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Gabe is a
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An entertainment industry veteran, Lindsey spent the last 11 years in the music and production industry as a Festival Director at C3 Presents. During her time at C3, Lindsey produced and worked on numerous large-scale events including Austin City Limits Music Festival, Lollapalooza, Lollapalooza Chile, The 57th Presidential Inauguration, Austin Food + Wine and many
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Heather’s mission is to change food through strengthening local food systems so that everybody wins: the community, our health, our planet. Heather has spent the last 15 years rebuilding her life after being incarcerated for one year. Her promise upon release was to grow, be honest, and do good things. After prison, she graduated from
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I was born and raised in Turkey. I moved to Austin with very little English in 2002 when i was 22 years old. I can proudly say that American dream is what brought me to this beautiful country that became home. 17 years ago i believed that anyone, regardless of where they were born or
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John founded Antonelli’s Cheese, LLC with the mission to “Do Good. Eat Good.” Recently celebrating a decade of serving Central Texas, Antonelli’s has received numerous accolades, including Best Cheese Shops in America, Best Artisan Food Company, Charitable Champions, and Local Hero Food Shop 8 consecutive years. Antonelli’s operates a robust philanthropic program, partnering with a
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