The Downtown Austin Alliance, Who We Are
2011-2012 Board of Directors
The DAA Board of Directors is comprised of:
- 18 entitlement members (property owners)
- 8 associate members
- 5 public members
Officers
Chair: Pamela Power
Vice Chair: Larry Graham, Texas Gas Service
Secretary: Amy Shaw Thomas, The University of Texas System
Treasurer: Laura Gass, Texas Association of REALTORS
Board Members
- Doug Allen, Capital Metro
- Eddie Burns, Austin-American Statesman
- Nancy Burns, Norwood Tower Management
- Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole, City of Austin
- Jerry Frey, CB Richard Ellis
- Cid Galindo, The Galindo Group
- Jude Galligan, Downtown Austin Blog
- Allen Green, Wells Fargo Wealth Management
- Greg Hartman, Seton Family of Hospitals
- Charles Heimsath, Capitol Market Research
- Carrie Holt, AMLI Residential Properties Trust
- Matthew Hooks, Ironwood Real Estate
- Commissioner Karen Huber, Travis County
- Marshall Jones, The Wine and Food Foundation of Texas
- Terry Keel, Texas Facilities Commission
- Michael Kennedy, Commercial Texas, LLC
- Sharon Kilmartin, InterContinental Stephen F. Austin
- Adam Nims, Trammell Crow Company
- Carol Polumbo, McCall, Parkhurst & Horton LLP
- Alex Pope, Alex Pope Company
- Jim Ritts, Austin Theatre Alliance
- Fred Schmidt, Wild About Music
- Joel Sher, Congress Holdings Group, Chair Emeritus
- Sania Shifferd, Davis
- Andy Smith, Thomas Properties Group
- Tom Stacy, T. Stacy & Associates
- Mark Tester, Austin Convention Center
- Michele Van Hyfte, Seton Family of Hospitals
- Daniel Woodroffe, dwg.
Advisory Board
- John A. Barclay,The John A. Barclay Agency, Inc.
- Bobbie Barker, St. David's Community Health Foundation
- Sinclair Black,Black & Vernooy Architects
- David Bodenman, Highland Resources, Inc.
- Terry Boothe,T. Boothe Commission Company
- Hayden Brooks, American Realty Corporation
- O. Philip Breland Jr., Community Volunteer
- Kent Collins, Centro Partners
- Cathy Coneway,Stanberry & Associates
- C. Wade Cooper, Jackson Walker LLP
- Carl Daywood,Carl Daywood Realtors
- Sue Edwards,City of Austin
- Tim Finley,Finley Company
- Robert Gaston,Transwestern
- John Horton,Horton Investments
- Bill Keenan, Wells Fargo Bank
- Marilla King,Treaty Oak Bank
- Eva Martin, AT&T
- Jim McBride,Blue Sage Capital
- Bill McLellan, Family Eldercare
- John Nyfeler, Consulting Architect
- Tom Petrie,Community Volunteer
- Mac Pike,The Sutton Company
- Bill Renfro,Community Volunteer
- John Rosato, Southwest Strategies Group
- Rob Roy,Endeavor Real Estate Group
- Beverly Silas,Beverly Silas & Associates
- Jeff Trigger,LaCorsha Development
- Will Wynn
Other organizations we work with,
- Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Austin Parks Foundation
- Austin Police Department
- Capital Metro
- Caritas of Austin
- City of Austin
- Downtown Austin Community Court
- Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association
- Front Steps
- Austin Chamber of Commerce
- 6ixth Street Austin
- Salvation Army
- State of Texas
- Travis County
- UT System
To qualify to serve as a member of the DAA Board of Directors, you must either:
- Own property in the Public Improvement District
- Be a dues-paying member of the DAA
- Represent a public entity, such as the Austin Independent School District, University of Texas System, Austin Community College, City of Austin, Travis County, State of Texas, Travis County Central Health, or Capital Metro.
The Board of Directors major roles include:
- Organizational leadership and advisement
- Formulation and oversight of policies and procedures
- Financial management, including adoption and oversight of the annual budget
- Strategic planning and visioning
- Advocacy and promotion of the organization and its mission
Board terms and responsibilities include:
- Standard term is three years
- Terms begin in October
- Members must prepare for and attend monthly board meetings. Each meeting lasts approximately one hour
- Members must serve on a strategic committee and/or work group. Meetings typically last 1-2 hours/month