Dear Neighbor, Joseph Chacon will be the next chief of the Austin Police Department. City Manager Spencer Cronk announced the decision today after a national search to replace former Chief Brian Manley, who retired in March. The Austin City Council is expected to ratify the choice at its regular meeting on September 30. Joe is the police… Read more »
Greater Austin Crime Commission
The Greater Austin Crime Commission was established in 1997
to support Central Texas first responders
and promote public safety planning.
Programs
- Sponsoring the Austin Police Department’s Guns4Groceries program, which has collected nearly 800 unwanted weapons and raises public awareness about firearm safety
- Partnering with the University of Texas at Austin to sponsor the Longhorn Leaders program, which encourages seventh graders to “make good choices” by staying in school, off drugs, and out of trouble
- Supplying Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services with specially-equipped motorcycles to improve downtown, highway, and special event response Partnering with The University of Texas at Austin and the Austin Independent School District to sponsor the Longhorn Leaders program, which emphasizes academic excellence and life success skills
- Co-sponsoring an annual Global Security Summit with the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at The University of Texas at Austin
- Hosting a Public Safety Series featuring law enforcement and policy experts, such as Governor Greg Abbott, Admiral Bobby R. Inman, USN (Ret), former Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, Congressman Michael T. McCaul, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven C. McCraw, former New York Police Department Commissioner Howard Safir, and State Senator Kirk Watson.
- Working with the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation to provide protective vests and tactical equipment to twenty-five area law enforcement agencies
- Marketing the Austin Police Department’s 3-1-1 response system, which significantly reduced emergency calls and providing technology to support the Amber Alert program
- Providing life-saving trauma kits for Austin Police Department patrol vehicles
- Offering specialized DNA collection, homeland security, WMD, and K-9 medical, training for regional law enforcement
- Supplying equipment to create the nation’s first K-9 chembio and radiation detection programs Starting the state’s first 401K-9 program to assist with medical expenses for retired law enforcement animals
- Sponsoring youth outreach programs, including the “Do the Write Thing” national middle school essay contest, Kids and Cops™, and Safe Schools Week
Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Corby Jastrow*
Vice President and Partner, Prominent Title
VICE PRESIDENT
John C. Schweitzer*
Campbell Capital Ltd.
SECRETARY
Keith E. Gamel*
Attorney and Partner,
Naman Howell Smith & Lee LLP
TREASURER
Brad B. Hawley*
Partner, Locke Lord LLP
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Pete Winstead*
Founding Shareholder, Winstead PC
Stacy Armijo
Chief Experience Officer, Amplify Credit Union
Brian A. Bailey
Brian A. Bailey Homes Inc.
Tim Berry
President and CEO, Pennybacker Capital
Rob Bridges
Managing Director, Marsh Wortham
Laurie Brown
Vice President,
Brown Distributing Co.
Ben Bufkin
Principal, Endeavor Real Estate Group
PAST PRESIDENT
Paul J. Bury III*
Fred Burton
Executive Director, Ontic Center for Protective Intelligence
Edward S. Butler
Butler Family Interests
Scott A. Carr
President, Carr Development Inc.
Elizabeth Christian
President, Elizabeth Christian Public Relations LLC
Stephen Clark
Chairman,
Cypress Real Estate Advisors Inc.
Tim Crowley
Austin Regional President, Frost
PAST PRESIDENT
Dr. William H. Cunningham*
James L. Bayless Chair For Free Enterprise, The University of Texas at Austin
Former Chancellor, The University of Texas System
Former President, The University of Texas at Austin
Brian DeRoeck
Managing Director, Focus Strategies Investment Banking
Hon. John W. Fainter Jr.
Former President and CEO, Association of Electric Companies of Texas Inc.
Former Secretary of State, State of Texas
Gary S. Farmer
President, Heritage Title Company of Austin Inc.
Kent Ferguson
President, HealthCare Facilities Development Corporation
N. Rudy Garza
Founder and Managing General Partner, G51 Capital Management
Rudy Garza
President, GarzaEMC
Louis Granger
Financial Advisor, Wells Fargo Advisors
PAST PRESIDENT
Richard S. Hill*
Founding Partner, HPI Real Estate Services & Investments
PAST PRESIDENT
Joe E. Holt*
Former Chairman (Austin Region), JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
PAST PRESIDENT
Adm. Bobby R. Inman, USN (Ret)*
Managing Director, Limestone Ventures
Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Chair in National Policy,
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
Chairman and Managing Partner, Gefinor Ventures
Former Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Former Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Former Director, National Security Agency
Kenneth M. Jastrow II
Former Chairman and CEO, Temple-Inland Inc.
Bradley S. Knippa
Attorney and CPA, Jackson Walker LLP
J. Winston Krause
Attorney, Krause & Associates LP
Dr. Michael L. Lauderdale
Clara Pope Willoughby Centennial Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
Derek Lewis
Co-managing Partner and Senior Vice President, Lincoln Property Company
Fred Ligarde*
Ligarde & Associates
Federal Bureau of Investigation (Ret)*
Pam Madere
Partner, Jackson Walker
Eduardo Margain
President, Noctua Investments
Laura Matz
President, Matz and Company LLC
Linda McCaul
Clear Channel Communications Inc.
Demetrius McDaniel
Co-Regional Operating Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Bryce Miller
Managing Principal, Endeavor Real Estate Group
Mark Newberry
President, Tarrytown Pharmacy
Catherine L. Newell
General Counsel, Dimensional Fund Advisors
Catherine Q. Morse
Partner, Enoch Kever PLLC
Patricia C. Ohlendorf
Vice President for Legal Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
Patrick Oles
President and CEO, Barshop & Oles
Harriet O’Neill
Former Justice, Supreme Court of Texas
Gamble J. Palmer Jr.
President, Palmco Inc.
Donald J. Reese
President, Riverside Resources Corporation
Mike M. Reynolds
Reynolds Interests
PAST PRESIDENT
David L. Roche*
Principal, Endeavor Real Estate Group
Dr. Randa S. Safady
Vice Chancellor for External Relations, The University of Texas System
Bryan Sheffield
Executive Chairman, Parsley Energy Inc.
Jennifer Stevens
Chief Executive Officer, JHL
James E. Stone
President and Director, Frost HR Consulting
Timothy C. Taylor
Partner, Jackson Walker LLP
Tom Terkel
Founder and principal, FourT Realty
Timothy T. Timmerman
President, Commerce Texas Properties Inc.
PAST PRESIDENT
Hon. Ralph Wayne*
Former Chairman, Texas Ethics Commission
Former Chief Deputy Comptroller, Comptroller of Public Accounts, State of Texas
Former Member, Texas House of Representatives
Former President, Texas Civil Justice League
Neel White
CEO, White Construction Company
Ray A. Wilkerson
President and CEO, Ray Wilkerson Companies Inc.
PAST PRESIDENT
Hon. Pamela P. Willeford*
Former U.S. Ambassador to
Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Dr. Stephen Yurco III
Clinical Pathology Associates
*Executive Committee
In the News
Neighborhood Network
August 16, 2021
Dear Neighbor, Last week, the Austin City Council unanimously approved the fiscal year 2022 budget that includes funding for two police cadet classes. A budget rider sponsored by Council Member Mackenzie Kelly was also adopted that authorizes the city manager to schedule a third modified class for currently licensed peace officers if funding is available. A commitment to future cadet classes… Read more »
Neighborhood Network
August 9, 2021
Dear Neighbor, Austin City Council will begin fiscal year 2021-22 budget adoption on Wednesday. City Manager Spencer Cronk proposed a budget that includes two police cadet classes next year. Restarting the training academy this summer and funding two cadet classes next year are necessary steps to improve the police staffing crisis. At least 174 vacancies are expected by… Read more »