BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President

Treasurer 

Christina is a native Austinite and Controller of Kerbey Lane Café. She loves spending time outside with her family, playing tennis, and enjoying all that Austin has to offer.

Immediate Past President

Richard founded Weiss Architecture in 2003 after working at both local and international design firms. He is the lead designer for a diverse group of commercial, workplace, hospitality, academic, and civil buildings.

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High school teacher and Philanthropist, Amber – along with her four children – have called Austin home for 23 years. She is passionate about youth programming and keeping art accessible to the Austin community. 

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In her 33 years in art consulting, Jennie has forged a reputation for providing an all-encompassing scope of services to address the needs of corporate clients, specializing in creating and placing site-specific artwork.

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Mark has been actively involved for many years in a wide variety of governmental and non-profit roles in the Austin community, and currently serves on the boards of the Trail of Lights Foundation, Central Texas Food Bank, and many more.

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Sally Whitman Coleman, PhD is an art historian and personal property appraiser. She has been teaching art history at universities in central Texas for 30 years, and has owned a fine art appraisal business since 2014.

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Vice President

Secretary & Governance Chair

An Attorney, Stephen has lived in Austin since 1985 and has been active in leadership positions with a variety of non-profits. He is an avid collector of art and good friends and he finds his happy place (when not at the UMLAUF) in the remote mountains of the western US and Canada.

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As an active member of the Austin community, James serves on the board for many organizations including the Trail of Lights Foundation, the Police Activities League of Austin, and the Parkland Events Taskforce.

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Laura Esparza is the Executive Director of A3: Art Alliance Austin, the City’s first non-profit Local Art Agency, sustaining Austin’s arts ecosystem through funding and advocacy for Austin’s creative industries. 

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