Board and Advisory Council Members
The Mayor’s Health & Well-Being Council (MHWC), previously known as The Mayor’s Health & Fitness Council, is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, founded in 2004. It consists of a Board of Directors and an Advisory Council.
Board of Directors
Executives
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Kirk Watson – Mayor, City of Austin
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Tre’ McCalister, Ed.D. – Chair
Founder and Managing Partner, McCalister and Associates, LLC
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Tammy Killebrew – Chair Elect
Medical Management Director, Seton Insurance Company and Dell Children’s Health Plan
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Mary Faria, PhD, FACHE – Immediate Past Chair
President & CEO, AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine
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Nossè Ovienmhada – Secretary
Work-Life Wellness Manager, The University of Texas at Austin
Nossè Ovienmhada’s Bio
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Jim Pacey – Treasurer
Founder, Pacey Consulting and Coaching
Jim Pacey’s Bio
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Leila Lawson – ABGOH Co-Chair
Public Health Program Coordinator, City of Austin
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Cassandra DeLeon – Austin Public Health Executive
Chief Administrative Officer, City of Austin
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Jodi Jay – Austin Parks & Recreation Executive
Assistant Director, City of Austin
Jodi Jay’s Bio
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Andrea Fisher – Committee Chair Representative, Programs Committee Chair
Senior Development Manager – IRONMAN Foundation
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Shannon “Shay” Kackley, JD, LLM – Board Advisor
Assistant City Attorney, City of Austin
Advisory Council Members and Committees
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Kathryn Scoblick – Board & Advisory Council Development Chair
Strategic Alliances Development, Castlight Health
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Katherine Sobel – Fund Development Committee Chair
Program Manager II, City of Austin, Economic Development, Small Business Division
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Cami Hawkins – Marketing/Media and Community Engagement Committee Chair
CEO, Marathon Kids
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Vanessa Castro – Marketing/Media and Community Engagement Committee
Regional Director, IT’S TIME TEXAS
Vanessa Castro’s Bio
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Mary McDowell – Programs Committee
Mary McDowell’s Bio
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Gina Akin – ABGOH Review & Steering Committee
Statewide Wellness Program Administrator, Texas Department of Transportation
Gina Akin’s Bio
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Bianca Enriquez – ABGOH Review & Steering Committee
Senior Program Manager – HI FIT/Events, Employee Wellness, and Compliance, Foundation Communities
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Vicki Parsons – ABGOH Review & Steering Committee
Director, Butler Center for Dance & Fitness & Pilates Center
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Chris Vykukal – ABGOH Review & Steering Committee
Wellness Coordinator, City of Austin Wellness Program
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Kyle Yarkosky – ABGOH Review & Steering Committee
Wellness Program Manager, Capital Metro Wellness
Kyle Yarkosky’s Bio
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Davin Bjornaas – Austin Parks & Recreation Representative
Recreation Program Manager, City of Austin
Davin Bjornaas’ Bio
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Juan Garza
Juan Garza’s Bio
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Tracy Spinner, M.Ed.
Senior Vice President of Education and Strategic Initiatives
Goodside Health
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Simone Talama Flowers
Simone Talama Flowers’ Bio
Join us as we work to make Austin the fittest, healthiest community in the US
If you would like more information about joining the MHFC Board of Directors or Advisory Council, contact the Board and Advisory Council Development Chair and MHFC Chair using the link below.
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