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Board of Directors

Since its inception, Austin’s own community licensed public television station Austin PBS has brought exceptional educational television to the Central Texas community. This non-profit 501(c)(3) organization is made possible through support from our members.

Please contact Executive Office Liaison, Linda Favila, with any questions you may have.

2022 - 2023 Board Meeting Schedule (pdf)

  • Ryan Nixon, Nixon Capital LLC Board Chair/Chair of Executive Committee

  • Nancy Pollard, Friends of the Children Austin Board Vice Chair/Chair of Board Affairs Committee

  • Ryan Dalton, Civic Volunteer Board Treasurer

  • Myra Leo, Husch Blackwell Strategies Board Secretary

  • Sergio Rodriguez, The Hector and Gloria Lopez Foundation Development Committee Chair

  • Robert Strauss, Peak Rock Capital ACL Committee Chair

  • Nan McRaven, McRaven Associates Consulting Ad-Hoc Member

  • Ryan Atlas, Vista Equity Partners

  • Tom Ball, Next Coast Ventures

  • Christian Barnard, KungFu.AI

  • Alka Bhanot, IndeMeme

  • Louis Black, Louis Black Productions

  • Rudy Colmenero, Vacek, Kiecke & Colmenero, LLP

  • Debra Day Floyd, Civic Volunteer

  • Marianne Dwight, Strategic Insight Group

  • Parisa Fatehi-Weeks, Indeed

  • Sherrie Frachtman, Civic Volunteer

  • Lisa Fritsch, Dell Technologies

  • Vanessa A. Gonzalez, Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP

  • Julie Herrera, Toyota of Cedar Park

  • Don Ross Hewlett, Don Hewlett Chevrolet Buick Hummer

  • Jonathan Levy, Brown Advisory

  • Ray Martinez, Texas Association of Community Colleges

  • Amy Wong Mok, Asian American Cultural Center

  • Bob Morse, Strattam Capital

  • Elizabeth Nash, Chuck Nash Chevrolet Buick GMC

  • Milam Newby, Vinson & Elkins

  • Libby Nezda Orr, AT&T

  • Emilio B Nicolas, Jackson Walker, LLP

  • Janine Reintjes, Civic Volunteer

  • Catherine Robb, Haynes and Boone, LLP

  • Shuronda Robinson, Adisa Communications

  • Dr. Victor Sáenz, UT Austin

  • Brad Schlosser, Schlosser Development

  • Krishna Srinivasan, LiveOak Venture Partners

  • James Taylor, Vianovo

  • Gavin Villareal, Baker Botts LLP

  • Carol Wagner, Prized Bits & Pieces

  • Frank Ward, Texas Education Agency

  • Dr. Craig Watkins, UT Austin

  • Matt Winkler, Civic Volunteer

  • Erin Waelder (ex officio*), Paramount & Stateside Theatres *CAB Chair