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• Jo Kathryn Quinn, Caritas

  • When
    September 03, 2025
  •  
    7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    Chez Zee, 5406 Balcones Dr, Austin TX 78731
  • Registered
    12 registrants

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  Jo Kathryn Quinn, President/CEO, Caritas

  About the program and speaker:

  Like all major cities in the U.S. we are faced with the challenge of a growing homeless population, in spite of many effective interventions in our community. Jo Kathryn Quinn will review both national and local history of the growth of homelessness, and share resources to inform common misconceptions about homelessness and people who are homeless. She will highlight intervention methods that are working to build well being and permanently end homelessness for many in Austin; and identify key areas to address in order to make real progress toward ending homelessness. 

  More About Jo Kathryn Quinn:

  Jo Kathryn Quinn is the President and CEO at Caritas of Austin. She has been on the Caritas staff since 2005; and served as Director of Housing Services prior to taking the CEO role in 2012. She holds a Master of Divinity (Theology) Degree from Southwestern Seminary, and a Certificate of Completion in Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management from Harvard Business School, with almost 40 years’ experience in nonprofit management. Having been passionate about ending homelessness since she was 20 years old, Jo Kathryn Quinn started engaging with the homeless population as a graduate student. Her career has allowed her to gain a broad perspective of issues which impact people’s vulnerability for homelessness
  as she has served in the fields of education, mental health, substance
  abuse, domestic violence, child protection, international and domestic homelessness. Believing that we all have a role in ending homelessness, she routinely volunteers to lead community collaborations.

  Agenda:
  

  6:45am - Coffee & Networking

  7:10am - Breakfast Buffet

  7:25am - Introductions & Announcements

  7:50am - Speaker Introduction

  8:20am - Q&A

  8:30am - Leave inspired or curious!

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• Garry Meritt, Great Springs Project

  • When
    September 10, 2025
  •  
    7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    Chez Zee, 5406 Balcones Dr, Austin TX 78731
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  Garry Meritt, CEO, Great Springs Project

  About the program and speaker:

  Great Springs Project is working to build a 100+ mile fully-connected network of hike and bike trails from the Alamo to the Capitol, connecting San Antonio Springs, Comal Springs, San Marcos Springs, and Barton Springs, along with adding an additional 50,000 acres of protected lands over the Recharge Zone of the Edwards Aquifer between San Antonio and Austin. GSP works to address the most critical issues affecting Central Texas and the Texas Hill Country by holding a regional vision, supporting the work of cities, counties, and other NGOs, and catalyzing new efforts.

  More About Garry:

  Garry brings to Great Springs Project a unique combination of business development savvy, real estate law expertise, government service, and a longstanding commitment to conserving Texas’ natural resources. A former Real County Judge, Real County Attorney, and corporate counsel, Garry’s legal expertise includes real estate transactions, real estate finance, water rights, business development, and contract negotiations. He is board-certified in Farm and Ranch Real Estate Law, a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, and holds degrees from Rice University and The University of Texas School of Law.

  After a stint as a corporate and real estate attorney in Houston and Team Counsel for the Houston Rockets, Garry returned to the Texas Hill Country to practice law and engage in public service in his rural hometown of Leakey. Garry has served as Board Chairman of the Hill Country Alliance, the Middle Rio Grande Development Council, and the Southwest Area Regional Transit District. Before joining Great Springs Project, Garry served as General Counsel and Legislative Director of the Texas Association of Counties, which represents all 254 counties in Texas with over 2,500 elected officials. Garry is a river runner and mountain climber who cares deeply about Texas and conserving our natural resources for generations. The Texas Business Journals named Garry as one of the Texas 100- people who will make headlines in 2025. He has two children, Luke and Sarah.

  Agenda:
  

  6:45am - Coffee & Networking

  7:10am - Breakfast Buffet

  7:25am - Introductions & Announcements

  7:50am - Speaker Introduction

  8:20am - Q&A

  8:30am - Leave inspired or curious!

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• Dr Jacob Childers: AI & Healthcare

  • When
    September 17, 2025
  •  
    7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    Chez Zee, 5406 Balcones Dr, Austin TX 78731
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  Dr. Jacob Childers: AI & Healthcare

  About the program and speaker:

  Dr. Childers is Urgent Care Physician at Austin Regional Clinic and Medical Director, NormanMD Telehealth.
  

  
  

  Agenda:
  

  6:45am - Coffee & Networking

  7:10am - Breakfast Buffet

  7:25am - Introductions & Announcements

  7:50am - Speaker Introduction

  8:20am - Q&A

  8:30am - Leave inspired or curious!

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• Ross McCammon, Texas Monthly

  • When
    September 24, 2025
  •  
    7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    Chez Zee, 5406 Balcones Dr, Austin TX 78731
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  Ross McCammon, Editor in Chief, Texas Monthly

  About the program and speaker:

  More information coming soon!

  Agenda:
  

  6:45am - Coffee & Networking

  7:10am - Breakfast Buffet

  7:25am - Introductions & Announcements

  7:50am - Speaker Introduction

  8:20am - Q&A

  8:30am - Leave inspired or curious!

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• Dr Colette Pierce Burnette, Waterloo Greenway

  • When
    October 01, 2025
  •  
    7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
  • Location
    Chez Zee, 5406 Balcones Dr, Austin TX 78731
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  Dr Colette Pierce Burnette, Waterloo Greenway

  About the program and speaker:

  More information coming soon!

  Agenda:
  

  6:45am - Coffee & Networking

  7:10am - Breakfast Buffet

  7:25am - Introductions & Announcements

  7:50am - Speaker Introduction

  8:20am - Q&A

  8:30am - Leave inspired or curious!

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