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2010 Issue Area Group Leadership Roster

After School / CTAN (Central Texas After School Network)

Joan Altobelli

President

Extend-A-Care

Sarah Rinner

President-elect

Theatre Action Project

Shirlene Justice

CAN Partner staff

Austin ISD

Aging Services

Kenneth Witherspoon

designee

H.A.N.D.

Carol Johnson

Co-Chair

Care Connection

Michael Wilson

CAN Partner Staff

St David's CHF

Basic Needs Coaltion

Katie Navine

Chair

Goodwill

Beth Atherton

Chair-Elect

Caritas

Andrea C. Bussey

Housing Sub-Chair

TC H&HS

Behavioral Health Planning Network

Emily Rudenick

Co-Chair

SIMS Foundation

Kenneth Placke

Co-Chair

ATCIC

Children and Youth Mental Health Planning Partnership

Donald Zappone

Chair

Austin Child Guidance Center

Kemal Taskin

Chair-Elect

AISD

Arturo Hernandez

CAN Partner Staff

ATCIC

Independent and Developmental

John McNabb

Co-Chair

Vaughn House

Miriam Nisenbaum

Co-Chair

Easter Seals

Marietta Noel

CAN Partner Staff

ATC IC

Early Education & Care

Aletha Huston

Chair

UTAustin/ChildCare Council

Ron Hubbard

CAN Partner Staff

City of Austin, HHSD

Sue Carpenter

CAN Partner Staff

United Way / Success by 6

Brook Son

CAN Partner Staff

Travis County R&Plng

ECHO

Ed McHorse

Chair

Graves, Dougherty, Heron & Moody

Rick Rivera

Vice Chair

Family Connections

Jessie Aric

CAN Partner Staff

City of Austin

 Housing Works

Francie Ferguson

Chair

HousingWorks

Christine Buendel

Issue Rep

HousingWorks

Literacy Coalition 

Meg Poag

IAG Staff

Literacy Coalition

Loretta Holland

IAD Board Chair

Prospect Consulting

David Borden

IAG Exec.

ACC, Dir. Adult Education

Ready by 21

Bob Rutishauser

Chair

Workforce Solutions

Suzanne Hershey

IAG Staff

Ready by 21 Facilitator

Laura Garcia

CAN Partner Staff

United Way Cap Area

Re-Entry Roundtable

Jerijean Houchins

IAG Admin. Dir.

Reentry Roundtable

Penny Rayfield

Immediate Past Chair

Reentry Roundtable

Darla Gay

CAN Partner Staff

Travis County, DA's office

Thomas Cruz

Chair

Reentry Roundtable

Transportation - Capital Area Regional Transit Coordinating Committee

Bill Hamilton

Chair

Dave Marsh

Vice-Chair

C.A.R.T.S.

Stevie Greathouse

IAG Exec.

CAMPO

Meredith Highsmith

CAN Partner staff

Capital Metro

Sean Moran

Issue Rep.

CAPCOG

Victim's Services (ATC Victims Services)

Angela Atwood

Co-Chair

Family Eldercare

Chris Jimmerson

Immediate Past Co-Chair

American Gateways

Amanda Van Hoozer

Co-Chair

Center for Child Protection

 Ad-Hoc Issue Area Leaders Roster 2010

 Education

Rick Olmos

IAG Staff

E3 Alliance

Family Violence Task Force - Austin Travis County

Lisa Girouard

Co-Chair

City of Austin

JoAnn Thurman

Co-Chair

Lifeworks

Health

Cynthia Batcher

CAN Partner Staff

Integrated Care Collab.

Beth Peck

CAN Partner Staff

Travis Cty Healthcare Dist.

Immigrant Programs

Tom Esparza

Chair

COA, Immigrant Serv.

Rachel Coff

CAN Partner Staff

Travis County

Public Safety

   

Sean Mannix

CAN Partner Staff

Austin Police Dept

Vennie Davis

CAN Partner Staff

TC Criminal Justice Plng

Workforce Development

Tamara Atkinson

CAN Partner Staff

Workforce Solutions

Lawrence Lyman

CAN Partner Staff

Travis County R&Plng