Houston/Austin (“Southwest”) – Southern Texas

  Houston/Austin (“Southwest”) – Southern Texas

-4635 Southwest Freeway, # 400; Houston, TX 77027 (713) 627-3490

-AUSTIN COMMUNITY OFFICE 11940 Jollyville Road (Suite 309); Austin, TX 78759 (512) 735-8012 | austin@adl.org

135-person regional board.

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Martin B. Cominsky - regional director

 

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Rochelle Merfish Jacobson – 2012 Board Chair and 2009 “Torch of Liberty” weiner

   ”Southwest Regional Board members have a new chair as veteran board member Rochelle Jacobson takes the reigns [sic] for 2012.”

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Janet Pozmantier – previous board chair

<Jeff and Janet Pozmantier, left, and Sharon and Mike Brier.  

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Art Acevedo – Austin Police Chief, in tight w/ the ADL

 

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Steve Adler and Diane Land – Austin Council Chairs

   Adler>Co-Managing Law Partner, Barron & Adler, LLP. Austin, Texas Area. Land>President at DT Land Group, Inc. (Real Estate). | http://www.nowplayingaustin.com/venue/detail/330061219/Home_of_Diane_Land_Steve_Adler | http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/outandabout/entries/2010/09/12/ | Austin, Texas Area.

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Stanford & Joan Alexander

   http://www.weingarten.com/about/management/alexander.stanford.aspx - Chairman of Weingarten Realty Investors and serves on the Board of Trustees. Other current Board positions include The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Board of Visitors and Development Board, the National Trustee of National Jewish Medical and Research Center, and the University of Houston-Downtown Advisory Board. Houston, TX.

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Cindy Atlas

 <Jo Ann and Bob Schaffer with Cindy Atlas. 

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Scott J. Atlas – was Regional Board Chair

  Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

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Pam Autio – Assistant Project Director, Austin

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Jerry Axelrod - Board Vice Chair

<-? (Facebook.) ?->managing director at Stark Capital Management. Past: mgr director at Burnham Securities Inc.; snior vice president institutional investor group at citigroup smith barney; SR VICE PRESIDENT at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. 

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Jamie Baskin - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

 http://www.thejewishoutlook.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=707&Itemid=58

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Kathy Berkman – lay leader; advisory board member; Education Committee co-chair

<Susan Golden, Joe Harberg and Kathy Berkman. http://www.chron.com/life/society/article/Anti-Defamation-League-Torch-of-Liberty-Award-2276569.php

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Judy Berkowitz – ADL No Place for Hate® Austin Coordinator and Austin Education Committee Co-Chair

<Richard & Judy Berkowitz.

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Jodi Bernstein – Sr. Associate Director at Anti-Defamation League

<Dena Marks and Jodi Berstein, both of ADL. | Houston, Texas Area.

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Rabbi Neil Blumofe - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

 

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Leah Bojo - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

 Board member at Congress for New Urbanism, Central Texas Chapter; Policy Aide at City of Austin. Austin, Texas Area.

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Gary Branfman – board of directors

  http://m.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2012/jan/06/jp_branfman_010812_161701/ - Victoria, TX. plastic surgeon.

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Linda Buchman - Board Vice Chair

<Houston West Chamber of Commerce Community Relations Officer Linda Buchman, far right.

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Aaron Carrara – advisory board member

 http://www.southernearlychildhood.org/seca_states.php - President of TX Association for the Education of Young Children. Austin area.

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Peter Cesaro

  <Rachel & Michael Feferman and Peter Cesaro. | http://gdhm.com/site/ourattorneys/peter_j_cesaro/ | Austin.

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Marcela Clark – Advisory board member

<?>http://twitter.com/#!/marcelaclarkdvm

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Roberta Clark – ADL and the JCAA

 ”Anti-Defamation League’s anti-bullying expert.”

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Jonathan Day - to receive 2012 Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award

 Of Counsel at Andrews Kurth, in Houston.

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Emily Deakins – ADL lay leader, advisory board member and Education Committee co-chair 

<Maggie Solomon, Emily Deakins, and Jodi Bernstein. | Spectra Energy’s Manager of Diversity, EEO, and Compliance.

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Andrew H. Dillon - Board of Directors, 2010-2011; Co -Chair, Glass Leadership Institute, Southwest Region

 http://www.nathansommers.com/Attorneys/Andrew_H_Dillon/ | Houston.

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Dr. Bruce & Reva Edison - ADL staff & AJC, Houston

<?> (Both Facebook.)

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Steve and Elaine Epstein

<Lee and Beth Schlanger with Elaine and Steve Epstein. 

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Michael Feferman - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant, board member

  Leads social media at 3C Presents.

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Rachel Feferman - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

 <Rachel & Michael Feferman and Peter Cesaro. | http://www.linkedin.com/pub/rachel-feferman/3/a22/149 - Vice President, Advisor Relations at ACS, a Xerox Company. Past: Senior Consultant at Everest Group; Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley. Austin, Texas Area.

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Rebecca Feferman - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

  

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Martin Fein & Kelli Cohen Fein – 2011 ADL Torch of Liberty Award weiners

   <Kelli Cohen Fein and Martin Fein with chair Karyl M. Van Tassel. | Martin Fein Interests – Real Estate Development, Construction and …

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Judy Feldman – Director of Development at ADL

Houston, Texas (Houston, Texas Area).

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Gloria Fishman – Board Chair & recipient of the Walter Kase Teacher Excellence Award

 (C.) Houston.

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Sherrie Frachtman – Austin Education Committee Co-Chair

 

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George Gibson – Chair of the Civil Rights Committee

 Shareholder/Attorney at Nathan Sommers Jacobs. Houston, Texas Area.

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Nicole Gibson - co-chair of something

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Rachel Glast - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

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Charles N. “Boots” Goldberg - Board of Directors, Southwest ADL; national commissioner

 http://www.oppelgoldbergsaenz.com/charles_goldberg.html - attorney; Board of Directors, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (CHUTZPAH) …

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Dori Kornfeld Goldman – Southwest Regional Board, 2008-2010

 Partner at Yetter Coleman LLP. Houston, Texas Area.

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Susan Golden

<Golden, Joe Harberg and Kathy Berkman.

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Cheryl Golub

<Cheryl Golub, Jeff Golub and Jeryl Golub.

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Jeffrey Golub - Advisory Board Member

  http://www.brsfirm.com/attorneys/?p=19&/jeffrey_golub

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Jeryl Golub

 http://www.tindallengland.com/3-8_jeryl-golub.cfm - lawyer, Houston.

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Lisa Benjamin Goodgame – former ADL Austin Director

  Director of the Austin Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC).

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Amanda Gorner -  Advisory board member & trained facilitator

Director of Program Planning and Grant Development at Neighborhood Centers Inc.; The Dimock Center, Vice President of Child and Family Services. Houston, Texas Area.

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Hans and Margarita Graf

  <Hans Graf and his wife Margarita with Martin Cominsky. | They have homes in Salzburg and Houston.

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Karen Gross, Austin Community Director of the ADL

   http://www.leadershipaustin.org/programs/essential/current

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Daniela Grosz - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

 http://www.usnews.com/usnews/usinfo/scholarship/grad_scholarship_2003_winners.htm

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Deborah Harris – advisory board member

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Scott Hochberg - State Representative and ADL Board Member

   

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Lindsay Hoffman - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

 Festival Marketing Manager at C3 Presents. Austin, Texas Area. 

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Kim Hughes

<Eugene Sepulveda.<Hughes, Amy & Kirk Rudy, State Rep Mark Strama.

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Walter Kase – Honorary ADL Board Member

   ”Holocaust survivor” propagandist, terrorizing little children everywhere with his infernal lies.

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Mickey & Jeanne Klein

  <Joe Krier, Klein, and Julius Glickman.<Steve Adler, Diane Land, John Thornton, Jeanne & Mickey Klein – all ADL & Texas Tribune board members. http://communitymatters.biz/2009/11/04/. | Michael Klein Lawyer in Austin, Business Litigation Attorney TX … | Mickey and Jeanne Klein Discuss Why They Support UT Elementary School: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on3y1ipNDjQ. 

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Andy Langer - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

   Esquire: Contributing Editor – Music Columnist and Host Of XM’s The Esquire Minute KGSR, 107.1 Austin, TX.

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Mark J. Levine – Board of Directors

 http://www.wkpz.com/default.aspx?act=profiledetail.aspx&pid=25&menugroup=Attorneys&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1. Houston.

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Erica Levit – advisory board member

    ”Design.” Houston, Texas Area.

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Eddy Levy - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

 President at East End Ink. Past: Owner at BOD Management (Sole Proprietorship). Austin, Texas Area

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Marcia Levy

  <Jeff Newberg, Marcia Levy and William Powers Jr. | Carrollton, TX. Home & Auto Insurance.

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Noa Levy - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

 <http://theboutiquerealestate.com/contact/Our-Story/ / http://theboutiquerealestate.com/agent/noa-levy.html - Broker/Co-founder at The Real Estate Boutique. Austin, Texas Area. Mobile: 512.659.3898; Office: 512.481.0800; Email: noa@theboutiquerealestate.com.

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Caroline Lubin - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

  <Caroline Lubin, Carson Kressley and Susan Lubin. | Caroline L. – Austin Babysitter.

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Ray & Audrey Maislin

<Audrey in the middle. Ray Maislin served as chair of the ADL Southwest Region for two years.

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Burton Manne - Regional Board, 1990 – Present

<Manne, left, and Clarence Cazalot Jr. | http://www.emmonsjackson.com/Bio/BurtonManne.asp - attorney, Houston, Texas Area.

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Dena Marks – Associate Director

<Dena Marks and Jodi Berstein, both of ADL.

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Heath Martin – trained facilitator, Austin

 (R.) Teacher and 2009 Walter Kase Teacher Excellence Award recipient.

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Linda May – advisory board member

<?>http://www.harvesthoustonnw.org/meet-our-staff. Houston.

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Mindy May – advisory board member

Project Director at Children’s Hospital Boston (“Professional Training & Coaching”). Houston, Texas Area.

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Luke McKibben – trained facilitator, Austin

Outcomes and Evaluations Specialist at Neighborhood Centers Inc. Houston, Texas Area.

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Lynn Meredith

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Rohby Mitchell

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Jeff Newberg

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Jason O’Krent - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

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Eric Pomerantz - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

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Alan Potash – ADL and the JCAA

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Sue & Jim Power

<Sue and Jim Power.

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Barbara Ann Radnofsky

http://vote-tx.org/Intro.aspx?State=TX&Id=TXRadnofskyBarbaraAnn

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Laura Rahlfs - board member

 http://houstonws.com/wealth-strategists/laura-rahlfs/

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Dennis & Cindy Reich

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State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez

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Regina Rogers - chair, ca. 1994

 http://hchdfoundation.org/page.aspx?pid=423

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Glen A. Rosenbaum – board

 http://www.velaw.com/lawyers/GlenRosenbaum.aspx

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Ben Rosenberg

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Dave Rossman – Photographer

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Amy & Kirk Rudy – 2010 “Torch of Liberty” recipients

“They don’t only give money, they give lots of time and elbow grease.”

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Yigal & Lily Saad

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Mark Salmanson

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Jo Ann and Bob Schaffer

<Jo Ann and Bob Schaffer with Cindy Atlas.

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Ian Scharfman - Vice Chair, Southwest Region (2012); Regional Board of Directors; Advisory Board of Directors (2010); Co-Chair, Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award Luncheon (2010 and 2011); Civil Rights Committee Co-Chair (2011-2012), Sub-Committee Co-Chair positions (2009-2010); Glass Leadership Institute Participant (2008-2009)

 http://www.scharfmanlawfirm.com/bios.cfm?ID=52

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Arthur L. Schechter – Regional Board Nominating Committee, Legal Committee

 http://socreatives.com/smsh/lawyers/schechter_a.html

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Lee & Beth Schlanger

<Lee and Beth Schlanger with Elaine and Steve Epstein.

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Michael Sela - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

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Eugene Sepulveda

Married to Steven Robert Tomlinson (seen below). http://communitymatters.biz/about/

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Matthew D. Shaffer - board of directors

 http://www.smslegal.com/attorneys/matthew-d-shaffer

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Dave Shaw - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant, board member

PR/Branding firm, Russell Shaw.

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Susan Shaw - Associate Director and Director of Education

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Shawna John Shelor – Advisory board member

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Rebekah Sills Lamm - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

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Don Silversmith

 http://www.nationaljewish.org/about/whynjh/leadership/board/don-silversmith/

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Jan Soifer

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Maggie Solomon – No Place For Hate

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Robny Sperling

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Craig Steinfeld - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

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State Rep Mark Strama

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Jon Strecker – Head of John Cooper Middle School

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Karen Susman – Advisory board member

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Amy Grace Tharp

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Julie & John Thorton

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Steven R. [and Marfa ?] Tomlinson

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Doug Ulman

Pres/CEO, Lance Armstrong Foundation.

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Karyl M. Van Tassel

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Steve Waldman – Board of Directors

 http://www.waldmanfirm.com/attorneys-houston.php

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Judy Waxman

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Margaret Alkek Williams

<Margaret Alkek Williams with Stanford and Joan Alexander.

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Pete & Tomi Winstead

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Mark E. Wise – board of directors

 http://www.zimmerlaw.com/community.html

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Ari Witkin - 2011-2012 Austin Glass Leadership Institute Participant

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Emily Young

<Emily Young and Ben Rosenberg.

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Shelley Zausmer

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Fred Zeidman

 http://www.rjchq.org/About/biodetail.aspx?id=4e3164e4-389b-4a69-a845-71f51e86ba5d

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Alvin Zimmerman - director

 http://www.zimmerlaw.com/attorneys/azimmerman.html

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