Activities

PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • Speaker “Answering Your Call and Following Your Passion,” 2015 Fall Commencement Address, Texas A&M University-Commerce, December 18-19, 2015
  • Speaker, “Navigating the Ethical Thicket” Texas Association of Health Plans and Managed Care Conference and Trade Show, November 3, 2015
  • Chair, Platts 6th Annual Texas Power Markets Conference, June 13-14, 2012
  • Speaker, “Recap of Energy Issues in the 82nd Texas Legislature, Platts 5th Annual Texas Power Markets Conference, July 11-12, 2011
  • Speaker, “The Legislative Process and the 78th Texas Legislature,” Dallas, Texas, September 25, 2003
  • Speaker, “The Texas Legislature and Tort Reform,” Houston, Texas, October 12, 2001
  • Speaker, “Nuts & Bolts for Establishing a Political Action Committee,” Austin, Texas, September 28, 1997
 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • Member, State Bar of Texas
  • National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
 

ACTIVITIES

  • President, National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials (2017-2019)
  • Board Chair, Housing Authority of the City of Austin (1997-Present)
  • Board Member, Sendero Health Plans (2012-Present)
  • President, Austin Area Research Organization (2017)
  • Member, Board of Directors, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce (2005-2008)
  • Chairman, Central Health (Travis County Hospital District) Board of Managers (2004-2008)
  • Board Member, Texas Lyceum (1996-1998)
  • Member, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity
  • Member, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
  • Member, Wesley United Methodist Church
 

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Recipient, 2020 Top 10 Central Texas Super Lawyer, Austin Black Business Journal, (2020)
  • Recipient, Black Achievements in Austin (2017)
  • Hall of Fame Inductee, Texas Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (2016)
  • Recipient, Alumnus of the Year for Texas A&M Commerce (2015)
  • Fellow Inductee, National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (2014),
  • Recipient, Courtesy Award, First Tee Nine Core Values (2010)
  • Recipient, Alumnus of the Year for Texas Southern University—Barbara Jordan/Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs (2009)
  • Recipient, Healthcare Heroes—Special Achievement Award, Austin Business Journal (2007)
  • Recipient, Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White (2007 & 2017)
  • Recipient, NAHRO Elizabeth Wells Memorial Award (2005)
  • Recipient, Southwest Regional Council of National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials Commissioner’s Service Award (2005 & 2008)
  • Recipient, Volunteer of the Year, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce (2005)
  • Recipient, Commissioner of the Year, Texas Chapter of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (2003 & 2008)
  • Recipient, Achievement in Legal Excellence Award, Houston Branch of the NAACP (1998)
  • Recipient, Henry Toll Fellowship, Council of State Governments (1993)
  • Recipient, Public Service Award, Business Opportunity Symposium Series (1992)
  • Recognized, Rising Star in Politics, Campaigns & Elections Magazine (1991)
  • Recipient, Black Leadership Award, Houston Human Enrichment Leadership Program (1989)