The Honorary Board of Directors is comprised of community leaders and influential partners supporting the Rodeo Austin mission and includes individuals from diverse backgrounds and professional experience.
Austin Asian American Chamber of Commerce
Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Capital City African-American Chamber of Commerce
Junior League of Austin
Art Acevedo, Austin Chief of Police
Bob Avant, Past President
Murray Callahan, Former Board of Director
Bob Cole, KOKE FM
Sheryl Cole, Austin City Council Member
DeLoss Dodds, Athletic Director, The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Laura Estes, Director of Marketing, H-E-B
Dave Fendrick, President, Round Rock Express Baseball
Dan Gattis, Williamson County Judge
Leo Gomez, Vice President of Public & Government Affairs, San Antonio Spurs
Mo Hamann, former Board of Director
Greg Hamilton, Sheriff, Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Rick Hardcastle, State Representative, Texas House of Representatives
Nestor Ho, General Counsel, Silicon Laboratories
Don Holcomb, Lawyer, Knolle, Holcomb, Kothmann and Callahan
Peter Holt, Chairman and CEO, San Antonio Spurs
Bob Lander, Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau
Lee Leffingwell, Mayor of Austin
Joan Marshall, Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum Director
Mike Martinez, Austin City Council
Doug Maund, Doug Maund Automotive
Mike McCarty, Owner, The McCarty Corporation
Joe McKeel, Event and Sport Marketing Specialist, State Farm
Elliott Naishtat, State Representative, Texas House of Representatives
Marc Ott, Austin City Manager
Matthew Payne, Austin Sports Commission
James Prinz, former Board of Director
Michael Rollins, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
Mark Rose, General Manager/ CEO, Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative
Reese Ryan, Owner/ CFO, Round Rock Express Baseball
Reid Ryan, Founder, CEO, Round Rock Express Baseball
Dolores Sandmann, Travis County Extension Director
Steve Sexton, President, Circuit of the Americas
Mack Sherrod, former Committee Chair
Bill Spelman, Austin City Council
Todd Staples, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner
Jim Sylvester, Chief Deputy, Travis County Sheriff’s Office
Mark Tester, Austin Convention Center
Powell Thompson, Executive Vice President, American Bank of Commerce
Clarence Vinklarek, Former Board of Director
Suann Waight, former Board of Director
Darrel Ward, Corporate Vice President, AMD
Kirk Watson, Texas State Senator
Richard Wallrath, Champion Ranch
Will Wynn, former Austin Mayor