BALLET AUSTIN FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP

Cathy Thompson, Chair

Cathy was the chief executive officer of Motion Computing from 2011 to 2014. Prior to her position as CEO, Cathy was Motion’s chief operating officer and was responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of Motion’s finance, operations and service and support organizations.
Prior to joining Motion, Cathy served as vice president of finance for Dell’s Global Marketing organization, where she was responsible for the controller functions for those chief marketing offices. After beginning her career with Dell in 1993 as vice president of internal audit, she also held roles as vice president and corporate controller, vice president of business operations in the Americas, vice president of customer support within the Relationship Group, vice president of global customer programs and vice president of finance supporting the sales segments in the Americas and Commercial Business Group. Before joining Dell, she was a partner at the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen & Company where she was director of the Dallas/Ft. Worth telecommunications and utilities audit and financial consulting practices. Cathy is a Certified Public Accountant and received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Texas in 1974. She is also on the board of Austin Achieve Public Schools.

Edie Rogat, Vice Chair

Edie and her family moved to Austin in 2009. Her work experience includes planning public programs for the Smithsonian Institution and management consulting for Ernst & Young. She previously served as Parents’ Association President and Board Member of St. Mark’s Episcopal School in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. She has an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University and a B.A. from the University of Virginia. Edie and her husband, Cotter Cunningham, have three children.

Diane T. Land, Treasurer

Bio coming soon!

Sarah Butler, Secretary

Sarah and her husband are residents of Austin since 1969. Sarah’s strong interest in Arts and Education has led her to serve on Ballet Austin Board of Directors. She has served as Chairman of Board of Directors over the last six years and as President of Ballet Austin Foundation over the last 10 years.

Cliff Ernst, The Legacy Circle Chair

Cliff has practiced law for approximately 30 years, the majority of that time with the Austin law firm of Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody. Cliff was born in Bartlesville, Okla., and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oklahoma State University with his law degree coming from The University of Texas. Cliff and his wife, Martha, have one son.

Emily Moreland

Emily Moreland plays an integral role in the day-to-day operations of the real estate company she started in 1986. Her top priority is supporting her agents and their clients, but she still finds the time and energy to be very involved in many organizations that create the quality of life that we all enjoy in Austin. Emily was privileged to serve on the board of directors of the Long Center for the Performing Arts from its inception until 2008. At the present time, she serves on the advisory committee for the Long Center. Additionally, Emily is a past president and former chair the board for Ballet Austin. As a member of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, she actively supports the Opportunity Austin initiative, which the chamber created to focus on bringing and keeping jobs in Austin. Emily is president of the Dell Children’s Medical Center Foundation Grandparents Club and actively supports raising funds for the hospital. She also currently serves on the steering committee for Foundation Communities, which provides housing for the working poor.

Sly Majid, Ex-Officio Ballet Austin Board President

Sly Majid is a Government Affairs and Community Relations manager at Volkswagen ADMT, an autonomous vehicle company and subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America. In his role, Sly engages with state and local leaders across the country to support the deployment of autonomous vehicles to make getting around cities safe, easy, and enjoyable for all. Previously, Sly served as the City of Austin’s Chief Service Officer, where he focused on developing and delivering strategic initiatives that address the priorities of Mayor Steve Adler and the City of Austin. During his time in the Mayor’s office, Sly was vital in helping Austin secure the HUD designation for ending veteran homelessness in Austin, developing the Civic I/O program at the South by Southwest Conference & Festival for mayors across the country, and serving as the Mayor’s special advisor on the development of the Innovation Zone. Sly attended the University of Texas at Austin, earned a VA in government, and lives in the Mueller neighborhood with his wife Rachel, daughter Noa, and their dog Peanut.

Jennene Mashburn

Jennene Mashburn has been an active Ballet Austin Guild member for 14 years, serving as president in 2000/01. She has held several volunteer postions in Assistance League of Austin since 1993, and currently serves as one of their Thrift House day chairs. Jennene is married to Ray Mashburn and has two married daughters and three grandchildren.

Tom Welch, Ex-Officio Ballet Austin Board Treasurer

Tom joined EZCORP in April 2009 and has responsibility for the legal, compliance, government relations, loss prevention and risk management functions. Prior to joining EZCORP, Tom was vice president – legal and general corporate counsel for Dell Inc., where he had primary responsibility for legal support of Dell’s corporate securities, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, financial services, executive compensation and benefits, facilities, corporate governance and general corporate matters. Prior to joining Dell in May 1995, Tom was vice president – corporate development of Parker & Parsley Petroleum Company (predecessor to Pioneer Natural Resources), Midland, Texas, where he was primarily responsible for merger and acquisition, corporate securities and corporate finance matters. Before joining Parker & Parsley in July 1992, Tom was a shareholder with the law firm of Johnson & Gibbs, P.C., Dallas, Texas, having joined the firm upon graduation from law school in 1980.

Tom received a B.S. degree in Management from Purdue University in 1977 and a J.D. from The University of Texas at Austin in 1980. Tom has been active in past United Way annual campaigns (serving as chair of the Professional Division for two years) and had the pleasure of doing meaningful volunteer work for Caritas during his career break (April 2008 to April 2009). Tom and his wife, Sally, have lived in Austin for 15 years and have two daughters.

Paula Boldt

Bio coming soon!

Jeff Coddington

Jeff Coddington is Managing Director of Capital Markets at Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL), a global professional services and investment management firm which specializes in real estate. At JLL, he strategizes and executes on the complex commercial real estate requirements of investors, companies, public entities and non-profit organizations. Clients include Tishman Speyer, Applied Materials, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Starwood Capital Group and numerous others.  Jeff double-majored in Finance and Real Estate at the University of Texas at Austin.  Jeff currently serves as Vice-Chair, Executive Committee and on the Board of Directors for the Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA), the Advisory Board of the Real Estate Center at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and the Advisory Board of the Urban Land Institute. In addition, he is active with the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, most recently serving on the Steering Committee for Opportunity Austin 5.0, a public-private business expansion and educational attainment initiative.

Renée Gallagher

Janette Keating

Janette Keating is an art advocate. She hails from Canada where she enjoyed a career as a French Immersion teacher. In the United States, her passion for dance, and visual art has become the focus of her energy. Involvement with art museums such as LACMA and The Contemporary Austin as a volunteer art educator has enriched her personal lifework as an artist. A recent graduate degree in Art Education/ Arts and Cultural Management from the University of Texas has directed her energy toward service on various local art-related boards of directors, including the Texas Society of Sculptors and The Contemporary Austin.

Alex Ladage

Alex is a senior vice president of investments for UBS and manages the financial affairs for a select number of families and privately held businesses in Central Texas. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and former Airborne Ranger, Alex has been in the private banking and investment management business for the last 11 years.

Judy Matula

Judy is a long-time supporter of various animal and arts-related organizations in the Austin area.  She currently serves on the boards of Austin Chamber Music Center, where she was repeat Gala Chair, and Texas Pets Alive!  As a volunteer at her daughter’s former school she served in many capacities, such as Annual Fund Parent Chair for two years and Fine Arts Booster Club Co-Chair. For almost a decade she has supported Austin Pets Alive! as a former founding board member and a continuing supporter.  In previous lives she spent several years as an Account Manager at GSD&M and went on to teach psychology as an adjunct instructor at Austin Community College.  She received a BS in Advertising and an MA in Educational Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin.  Judy and her husband Michael have a daughter Grayson, currently in college.  The family loves to travel, host chamber music concerts, and spend time at home with their rescue cats who run the household.

Elizabeth Powdrill

Elizabeth is a member with the Austin law firm of Hopper Mikeska, PLLC, and focuses her practice on estate planning, estate and trust administration, and guardianship.  Elizabeth is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and she serves as a Council Member of the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.  Elizabeth received her undergraduate degree from Boston University and her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.  Elizabeth is originally from the greater Boston area where she studied ballet at the Boston Ballet School.  Elizabeth resides in Austin with her husband, Brent, and their two young children.

Ryann Reaud

Ryann Reaud was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas. She attended college at Southern Methodist University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in History. Ryann went on to graduate with honors from the University of Texas School of Law. She then served as a law clerk for United States District Judge Royal Furgeson in the Western District of Texas. She currently works as a prosecutor in the Travis County Attorney’s Office.

Stephanie Whitehurst

Stephanie was born in Deport, Texas, and has claimed Austin as home since grade school. She earned her degree from the University of Texas College of Pharmacy and continues as a member of its Financial Aid Committee. She has served as local, state and National President of American Lawyers Alliance, and received its Lifetime Achievement Award for championing law related civic education in elementary and secondary schools. As an active member of Assistance League of Austin, she has co-chaired its major capital campaign and served as President of the local chapter. Stephanie and her husband, attorney Bill Whitehurst, have two daughters and two granddaughters.

Derry Swanger | Swanger Prickett LLP

Jon Fellows, CFA | Fiducient Advisors