About
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
BOARD CHAIR
Jana Ortega, JD
Sole practitioner and founder of Ortega, PLLC
BOARD SECRETARY
Kathie Tovo
City Council Member
Austin City Council, District 9
BOARD TREASURER
Douglas Smith
Policy Analyst with the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Laura Sovine, LMSW-AP
The Sobering Center Executive Director
Directors
Margaret Gomez
Commissioner of the Travis County Commissioner’s Court, Precinct #4
Paulette Blanc
MPH, CPHQ Co-Founder & Chief of Research, MEASURE
Christopher Ziebell, MD
Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Dell Seton Medical Center.
Rick Ybarra
MBA & CTFA Director of Development at Texas State University
Jessica Palvino
Assistant General Counsel, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Lynn Sherman
Solo Practitioner Attorney at Lynn Sherman Law Firm & Consulting
Ex-Officio Members
Roger Jefferies
Designee for Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt.
Rey Arellano
Designee for Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk
Joseph Chacon
Designee for Austin Chief of Police Brian Manley
Jasper Brown
Designee for Austin/Travis County EMS Chief Ernesto Rodriguez
Stephanie Hayden
Director of Austin Public Health Department
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