Daily Archives: 01/15/2009

(Community Matters) Perficient CEO Jack McDonald will be awarded the Entrepreneurs Foundation’s 2009 Community Leadership Award at our Texas Independence Day celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel on March 2.

Jack’s a tremendous community leader, serving as vice chair of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the AusTech Alliance, as chair of PeopleFund, chairman of the Central Texas Regional Center for Innovation and Commercialization, on the board of KIPP, People’s Community Clinic & the Hill Country Conservancy and as past advisory board chair for American Youth Works and, of course, as a co-chair of EF’s Austin Invitational Poker Tournament which has been a tremendously successful fundraiser. And, he’s a great friend. Congratulations, Jack. Thanks for everything you (and Carla) do for Central Texas!

(Community Matters) Ana Sisnet passed away yesterday. She’ll be missed more than many will ever realize. She was passionate about social justice and quality of life issues. In the early 90s, we served together on the Austin-Travis County HIV Commission. As a late 20 & early 30 yo, Ana taught me a great deal about East Austin and the nuances of social service delivery in communities of color. A few years ago, my students consulted to her Austin FreeNet nonprofit.

Ana impacted many peoples’ lives without their ever knowing – as a community activist, an artist, a poet, a mom & a friend. We’ll miss you, Ana.

(Community Matters) Jaclyn Pryor’s Floodlines

site specific performance art. Loved it last year.

(Community Matters) Maybe my internal clock is finally resetting after maybe a little too much traveling.

I’ve been up for half an hour, have a big fire going. Lately, I’m sleeping too much – 7 and 8 hours. Feeling as if wasting too many hours. It works great for Steven, but I count on the extra hours to get stuff done. Consequently, according to Outlook, I’m behind on 11,490 emails. I’ve read many on blackberry and just not deleted or filed, but if you’re waiting, I’d resend. I always read from most recently received.

(Community Matters) Hard to describe the logistical hurdles still underway for DC, including transporting 12 folks to events Monday night. Why they moved the Black Tie & Boots event so far out of the city into Maryland . . . . well, I suppose for space, nevertheless . . . .

Loved meeting Jason Heffron’s mother, Ruth Heffron, over breakfast this morning. She has lots of nonprofit management experience, is new to Austin and will be a great help to Austin nonprofits. High prospect board member for some.

Hmm, I was either stood up or messed up my appointment with the Salesforce.com guy.

Conference call with the national Anti-Defamation League office about Israel-Gaza and why local support shouldn’t be impacted by political perspectives. The vast majority of ADL’s work has nothing to do with the Middle East. Especially in Texas, where the programs and work of ADL are mostly fighting hate and discrimination, as well, advocating for separation of church and state.

Lunch with Laura Beck and Josh Jones-Dilworth from Porter Novelli. Can’t believe we’d never met. Many thanks to Bryan Jones for connecting us. They get CSR at a granular level.

Confirmed my appointment to celebrate DJ Cimbala’s 5th birthday on Friday over the biggest ice cream Amy’s can make. Not able to take up Marion’s suggestion that I stay with DJ until he comes off his sugar high – sorry, have 5pm drinks 🙂

Charles Schwab – Kelli Keough, who runs their Austin offices, is terrific. Hope she’ll be one of our panelists at the CSR Conference. Wow, they put their money where their mouth is re: financial literacy.

Prepping a experiential Acton session on networking tonight with my hubby over dinner – hmm, Greek, Thai or Salvation Pizza?

(Community Matters) Good gosh, I sure love my morning pilates sessions with Amy & Liz