The Executive Board is a group of community-focused leaders invested in improving the lives of Austin youth. Their main responsibilities involve raising funds to support our agency, reviewing and approving agency policies, and generating awareness of, and support for, BBBS.

Lara Burns Boyda
Urbanspace
Chief Operating Officer

Zachary A. Carroll, Secretary/Treasurer 
RSM US LLP
Austin Audit Leader, Partner

Brandon Christensen
SHI International Corp
Enterprise Sales Account Manager

Jayna Duke
O’Connell Robertson
Principal: Interior Design Practice Leader

Denver Dunlap
Denver Dunlap Real Estate
Owner/Broker

Art Guerra
Guerra Underground
Owner

Shellie Hayes-McMahon, Chair Elect
Planned Parenthood Texas Votes
Deputy Exec. Director of Operations & Development

Pamela Hurley
Philanthropist

Nicholas Johnson, PhD
McKinley Technologies
Founder & Principal

Lonnie Limon
Dieste, Inc.
Managing Director

Albert Swantner, Chair
Betterleave
VP of Engineering

Karen Vilches
Kojo
Executive Assistant

Jason Vitanza
Shadow IT Services
Chief Technology Officer

The Big Impact Group (B.I.G.) is a diverse collective of dedicated Bigs and community members who volunteer their time, talents, and energy to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas’ mission, further its programs, and establish themselves as future leaders for BBBS CTX and in our community. Together, members volunteer, fundraise, and participate in events that support BBBS CTX’s 700+ matches.

B.I.G. members enjoy many activities and benefits including:

• Networking at quarterly happy hours and events with Big Impact Group members
• Joining volunteer opportunities like the Ice Ball, Bowl for Kids, and Amplify Austin
• Serving on the Big Impact Group Leadership Team to help direct the BIG strategy
• Supporting efforts that raise awareness and recruit new Bigs, including volunteer info sessions
• Providing opportunities for Bigs to engage with each other and the agency to strengthen matches and build community among our network of volunteers
• Receiving exclusively priced tickets to BBBS CTX signature events

Learn more about the Big Impact Group here.

Blake Absher
Broadway Bank
Executive Vice President – Austin Market President

Darrell Bazzell
The University of Texas at Austin
Senior Vice President and CFO

Kyndel Bennett
Cayetano Development, LLC
Chief Executive Officer

Ben Bufkin
Endeavor Real Estate Group
Principal

Clayton Christopher
Entrepreneur

Hector De Leon
De Leon Washburn & Ward, P.C.
Founder

Rachel Deaton
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Financial Advisor

Greg Dettman
Southwest Courts & Floors Inc. – Sport Court Southwest
Owner

Chris Ellis
Endeavor Real Estate Group, Ltd.
Managing Principal

Gary Farmer
Heritage Title Company of Austin, Inc.
President

Elizabeth T. Gershoff, PhD
The University of Texas at Austin
Amy Johnson McLaughlin Centennial Professor

Kristie Gonzales
KVUE
President & General Manager

Kerry Hall
Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
Advisory Board Member

Amy Jones
O’Connell Robertson
President

Nyle Maxwell
The Nyle Maxwell Family of Dealerships
Dealer Principal

Dick Rathgeber
Rathgeber Investments
President

Dr. Richard Rhodes
Austin Community College District
Chancellor

Lawrence Speck
Page Southerland Page, Inc.
Senior Principal

Carl Stuart
Registered Investment Advisor

Tom Taylor
Taylor Investments
Principal

Carlos Barbosa
Wells Fargo
SVP/Loan Supervisor-Middle Market Commercial Banking

Loraine Brown, Foundation Board Chair
Vino Veritas Ventures
Founder & Owner

Kori Hattemer
Foundation Communities
Director of Prosper Programs

Shellie Hayes-McMahon
Planned Parenthood Texas Votes
Deputy Exec. Director of Operations & Development

Brandon Jones, PhD
The University of Texas at Austin
Director for Student Learning & Development

Pamela Hurley
Philanthropist

Guillermo Martinez III, PhD
Austin Community College
Interim Vice President, Student Affairs