Staff and Board BIOs
Matt Kouri, Executive Director
Tara Kirkland, Director of Consulting Services
Tara Levy, Senior Consultant
Julie Macalik, Service Excellence Specialist
Monica Maher, Office Administrator
Taylor Overstreet, Consulting Fellow
Ann Starr, Director of Education
Kim Wilson, Director of Development
Haila Yates, Marketing and Outreach Manager
Greenlights’ Staff
Matt Kouri - Executive Director
Matt Kouri is the Executive Director of Greenlights for NonProfit Success where he leads the organization’s efforts to strengthen Central Texas through extraordinary nonprofit performance, consults directly with a number of nonprofits, and develops leading-edge research and best practices in nonprofit management. Matt joined Greenlights in 2007 after spending more than 11 years working to improve the public and nonprofit sectors in Austin and across the country.
Prior to joining Greenlights, Matt worked as a Senior Manager with Deloitte Consulting’s Austin office where he helped to lead a management consulting practice focused on serving nonprofit and governmental clients. While with Deloitte, he launched a K-12 education nonprofit in Dallas, oversaw transformations of two state Medicaid programs, and guided the largest government agency consolidation in Texas history. Prior to Deloitte, Matt worked on educational policy issues for the Chicago Public School System.
Matt’s expertise spans a number of functional areas, including board governance, organizational assessment and improvement, strategic planning and execution, financial and operational management, human capital talent development, leadership development and coaching, technology adoption, and K-12 educational achievement. He is a published author and speaker on community engagement, generational leadership, and health and human services program transformation. He also serves as board president of Austin LifeCare, serves on the advisory board of Austin’s Campaign for Philanthropy, and regularly works with the Kiwanis youth leadership development program.
Matt is personally passionate about orphans and adoption (he and his wife adopted two boys from Russia), mentoring teenagers, and living out his faith through his work. He and his family attend Grace Covenant Church where he leads an orphan and adoption ministry and serves as a youth group leader. In January 2010, Matt was appointed by Gov. Perry to an Adoption Review Committee. The committee is tasked with reviewing the Texas foster care system to identify obstacles that impede the department’s ability to find permanent placement for children, and search for ways to improve the foster care system.
Matt holds an MBA and a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of Chicago and an undergraduate degree in economics from Oklahoma State University.
Read Matt's blog posts on Greenlights' blog, Mission Driven.
Tara Kirkland - Director of Consulting Services
Tara Kirkland (M.P.A. from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University) loves her work as the Director of Consulting Services. Tara brings to Greenlights and our consulting clients the experience she has gained from building the capacity of people, organizations and communities in diverse nonprofit, government and for-profit settings over the past sixteen years. An Austin native, Tara returned to Central Texas in the fall of 2004 after spending several years in the northeast - including two years as a Presidential Management Fellow for the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Southwest Border Initiative in Washington, DC. She joined the Greenlights team in 2005.
Tara is a proud graduate of both the Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs of Syracuse University and the Plan II Liberal Arts Honors Program at the University of Texas at Austin. A recipient of the John Ben Snow Fellowship in Nonprofit Management from the Maxwell School, Tara focused her Master of Public Administration work on executive leadership transitions and board governance. Tara’s Austin area nonprofit experience includes designing, managing and evaluating programs and projects with Family Forward and the Charles A. Dana Center at UT Austin, grassroots institution-based organizing with Austin Interfaith, and leadership and team development consulting with Highest Vision, Inc., where she became certified to administer and interpret the DISC Behavior Profile. Tara is a graduate of the 2009 Leadership Austin Essentials class.
Read Tara's blog posts on Greenlights' blog, Mission Driven.
Tara Levy - Senior Consultant
Tara Levy serves as Senior Consultant at Greenlights for Nonprofit Success. Prior to joining Greenlights, Tara served as the Executive Director for YouthLaunch from 2003 to 2005, during which time she managed all aspects of the youth empowerment nonprofit, including supervision of multiple youth service programs throughout Texas. Additionally, Tara served as Director of Human Resources for Enspire Learning from 2005–2006, where she developed, implemented and managed recruitment, orientation, personnel strategies, and performance review systems for one of the fastest growing companies in Central Texas. She also served as the Interim Executive Director of CASA of Travis County for more than seven months; she brings that experience to her practice specialization on executive transitions and organizational development. Tara holds a JD from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.A. with Special Honors from the University of Texas at Austin’s Plan II Honors Program. Tara is a graduate of the Leadership Austin class of 2005 and served on the organization’s Board of Directors.
Read Tara's blog posts on Greenlights' blog, Mission Driven.
Julie Macalik - Service Excellence Specialist
Julie Macalik has achieved her dream position, working as the Service Excellence Specialist on the Greenlights team. She is responsible for ensuring that all Greenlights members, and others in the nonprofit community, consistently experience a high level of customer service in all of their interactions with Greenlights. Additionally, she manages the membership program and oversees registration and logistics for all of Greenlights' events. She joined the Education Department in November 2009, bringing six years of professional experience in event planning, education and fundraising. Her experiences come from nonprofit and for-profit organizations, including the McCombs School of Business, Collin County Children’s Advocacy Center, and Countrywide Home Loans.
Julie serves as the Communications Chair for YNPN's Board of Directors. She is a proud graduate of the University of Texas at Austin where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies, focusing on Corporate Communications and Business. When Julie is not at the office she enjoys listening to live music, watching Longhorn football, and spending time with her black Labrador Kalli.
Read Julie's blog posts on Greenlights' blog, Mission Driven.
Monica Maher - Office Administrator
Monica Maher joined Greenlights in September of 2009 as the part-time Office Administrator. Monica comes to us with over 10 years experience of providing administrative support to nonprofit organizations. Prior to joining Greenlights, she worked from 2006 to 2009 as the Operations Manager for Conspirare, a professional, four-time Grammy Nominated vocal ensemble based here in Austin. From 1997 to 2006 she was employed by Workers Assistance Program & The Texas HIV Connection, a nonprofit organization that offers statewide HIV and substance abuse prevention trainings for healthcare professionals. She served as the Events Director and Support Services Manager, overseeing four national conferences and supervising the administrative support team. She is currently attending classes at Austin Community College to become a certified bookkeeper.
Taylor Overstreet - Consulting Fellow
Taylor Overstreet joined Greenlights in 2009 as a Consulting Fellow. In addition to providing direct consulting to nonprofit and public sector clients, she also coordinates the business development, tracking and evaluation functions of Greenlights consulting. Taylor is a recent graduate of the Master of Science in Social Work program at The University of Texas at Austin and the Portfolio Program in Nonprofit Studies at the RGK Center for Philanthropy & Community Service. While in graduate school, Taylor interned with the Downtown Austin Community Court, the ACLU of Texas, and Psychology Beyond Borders. She completed a B.A. in International Studies and French from Texas A&M University in 2004.
Taylor enjoys serving as a volunteer caseworker for the St. Vincent de Paul Society and serves on the executive planning committee for the Friends of the Poor Walk. Taylor also serves as a lead volunteer, board member and Education & Outreach Committee chair at Ten Thousand Villages of Austin. In addition to her passion for fair trade and social justice, Taylor enjoys reading, playing the piano, foreign languages, her plants, National Geographic, and anything outdoors.
Read Taylor's blog posts on Greenlights' blog, Mission Driven.
Ann Starr - Director of Education
Ann Starr has served Greenlights since 2005, as a member of the educational staff until 2006 and later as a frequent workshop presenter, volunteer and member of the Development Committee. She rejoined the Greenlights staff in 2009 to lead the organization's educational and membership programs and to serve as a member of the consulting team, specializing in fundraising.
In 2007 and 2008, Ann served as Director of Development for Texas Appleseed, a public interest law center addressing systemic injustice, where she launched the organization's first individual giving program and more than double grant funding. For nearly six years, she managed The St. Edward's Fund at St. Edward's University, where she raised $1 million annually and was a key member of university's successful $65 million comprehensive campaign. Ann's expertise in educational programs comes from more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector as a trainer, curriculum developer, and adjunct professor for St. Edward's New College.
Ann is the Development Chair of the SIMS Foundation Board of Directors. She holds a bachelor's degree in education from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio and a Master of Arts in Human Services from St. Edward's University.
Read Ann's blog posts on Greenlights' blog, Mission Driven.
Kim Wilson - Director of Development
Kim Wilson (MPIA with a concentration in Economic and Social Development from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh) brings to Greenlights 11 years of diverse experience as both a funder of nonprofit and for-profit initiatives, as well as a fundraiser and director of nonprofits in the humanitarian aid, economic development, and philanthropy education sectors. Kim spent the four years prior to joining Greenlights working with an international federation of philanthropic organizations that builds capacity of select nonprofits through a combination of grants and targeted pro bono business expertise (Social Venture Partners).
Kim is a former board member of Camp Fire USA - Balcones Council and currently serves as the Treasurer and Marketing/Communications Chair of Austin Flyers Women's Cycling. When not working (in either a paid or volunteer capacity), Kim can most likely be found east, south or west of Austin on her bike, or in her backyard vegetable garden.
Read Kim's blog posts on Greenlights' blog, Mission Driven.
Haila Yates - Marketing and Outreach Manager
Haila Yates (@hailayates) joined Greenlights in October of 2009, bringing with her a five-year history of professional communications experience from two Austin nonprofits: Helping the Aging, Needy and Disabled, Inc. (HAND) and Girl Scouts of Central Texas. At HAND, Haila served as the Outreach Coordinator, creating and implementing the agency’s first marketing and fundraising plans. She launched new marketing, outreach, volunteerism and fundraising activities to increase the visibility and capacity of the organization. At Girl Scouts of Central Texas, Haila served as the Communications Director, in which she managed all marketing and communication activities for an organization serving more than
30,000 members across 46 Central Texas counties. She also participated as a member of their executive team, assisting with the development of organizational goals and strategy, and addressing challenges.
Haila is a board member of TreeFolks and has a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication–Advertising from Texas State University, graduating with Cum Laude honors.
Read Haila's blog posts on Greenlights' blog, Mission Driven.
Greenlights' Board - 2009
Dave Shaw - Chair
President - Russell Shaw
Prior to co-founding Russell/Shaw, Dave was vice president at TateAustin where he directed account service and business development for the firm. Dave has a broad range of marketing experience that spans advertising, branding, public relations and public affairs work with a number of household-name companies such as Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, AT&T, AOL, Seton Family of Hospitals, James Avery and H-E-B. His work at Russell/Shaw has been featured in PRWeek, the national trade magazine for public relations. His work has also been recognized with industry awards from PRSA, Advertising Federation, Texas Public Relations Association and International Association of Business Communicators.
In the community, Dave is a board member of Greenlights for NonProfit Success and the Austin Public Library Foundation, where he served as board president and is currently a member of the executive committee. He has also served as a board member of Leadership Austin and YouthLaunch, and as PR Committee Chair for the Texas Book Festival. Dave earned his M.A. in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.S. in Communication Studies from the University of Texas at Austin.
Kristen Wicke - Chair-Elect
Partner - Maxwell, Locke & Ritter
Kristen received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Master of Professional Accounting from the Professional Program in Accounting at the University of Texas at Austin in 1996. After graduation, Kristen worked as an auditor for the Houston office of Ernst & Young. After participating in the audit of a non-profit organization for the first time, she knew she had found her calling. She found the concept of being motivated by something greater than profit very compelling.
Before joining Maxwell, Locke & Ritter, Kristen worked for Hood & Strong, a California based public accounting firm, and Montemayor & Associates, an Austin public accounting firm that focused most of its practice on non-profit clients. Kristen joined Maxwell, Locke & Ritter in August 2005 to continue her professional goal of serving non-profits by providing quality audit services. She is on the board of the Heritage Society of Austin and is a member of the Girlstart Finance Committee. Kristen believes that if we all treat each other with honesty, respect, compassion and selflessness, the world would be a better place.
Manuel Azuara, CPA - Treasurer
Consultant - Bridgepoint Consulting
Manuel’s primary focus at Bridgepoint is growing business in the small and mid-sized company segment across Texas. Manuel has spent a significant portion of his career helping businesses in this segment and understands the unique challenges that business owners face. Prior to joining Bridgepoint, Manuel served as the President of Texas Corporate Advisors, LLC, a firm dedicated to providing financial leadership to small and mid-sized companies; as well as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Public Strategies, Inc.; and began his career working for KPMG, LLP, providing attestation and accounting services for a variety of entities, including hospitals, health care suppliers, city governments and school districts. Manuel has provided financial services for a broad spectrum of both public- and private-sector clients. He received his Accounting degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1994.
Manuel is a National Board Member for the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) and a former President of the Austin TX chapter. ALPFA currently has over 30 chapters nationwide and membership exceeds 8,500 members. He has also participated in the Junior Achievement Program and the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program throughout Central Texas.
Kay Kirchner - Secretary
Program Manager - Applied Materials
Kay is the Executive Communication Program Manager for Applied Materials' Austin Community Affairs Department. She coordinates internal fundraising and volunteer projects, and manages Austin's civic sector grants and the company's North American grants programs. In addition, she serves as the community relations liaison for the company's Japan and South Korean offices. Prior to Applied Materials, Kay spent 18 years working in high-tech start-ups establishing marketing communication functions for the companies. Before that, she had a freelance writing career for six years. She currently serves on Community Action Network's Assessment and Planning Committee. Kay has a Journalism/Public Relations degree form the University of Texas. She is a native Texan who is married and has five sons.
Suzy Balagia
Assistant Director of Development - The University of Texas Longhorn Foundation
Suzy has a long history of community leadership and engagement. Prior to joining The University of Texas Longhorn Foundation, she was the Executive Director of the Colorado River Foundation, and also worked for the Children's Hospital Foundation of Austin. Suzy is a Sustaining Member of The Junior League of Austin, and serviced as the group's President from 2003-2004. She has served on several other nonprofit boards, including Girl Scouts Lone Star Council, Junior Austin Woman's Club, and SafePlace, and has volunteered with an even larger number of organizations including: Ballet Austin; Breast Cancer Resource Center; Children's Miracle Network; Hospice Austin; I Live Here, I Give Here; Leadership Austin, Lifeworks, Ronald McDonald House; and Women's Symphony League of Austin. Suzy has a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of Texas at Austin.
Drew Beckley
Principal - Deloitte Consulting
Drew has more than 25 years of business consulting and executive management experience, in both public sector and private sector assignments. As a Principal for Deloitte, he leads Deloitte’s Medicaid and Public Health Practice. He regularly consults with states on a broad range of Medicaid program, administrative, and technology issues. At the same time, Drew also leads the Deloitte’s Austin consulting practice, consulting with Texas state government agencies as he has for a number of years. In previous executive positions, Drew led a major public sector health care business for a large outsourcer, a role which also included developing and implementing new health care models and a major information system. He also has served as the Chief Financial Officer for a large government-industry consortium, creating a unique collaborative business model among long-standing business competitors. In previous consulting positions, Drew founded and led a national consulting practice for a major systems integrator and outsourcer, a practice which was used to restructure their traditional customer business relationships. He also, at one point, actively advised higher education and non-profit boards on strategy, governance and operations.
Drew holds an undergraduate engineering management degree from the United States Air Force Academy, and graduate business degrees from Georgia State University and the University of California at Los Angeles.
Suzanna Caballero - Past Chair
Business Banking Leader - Wachovia Bank, N.A.
Suzanna Caballero is Business Banking Director and Senior Vice President of Wachovia Bank, N.A. (a Wells Fargo Company) in Austin, Texas. She has more than 35 years of banking experience in the Austin area. Born in Victoria Texas, Suzanna was raised in Austin, received her BBA in Business Management from the University of Texas, and has remained in Austin for her career.
As an active member of the Central Texas community Suzanna is past chair of Leadership Austin, past Chair of Greenlights for Nonprofit Success, Chair-Elect of Communities in School of Central Texas and Advisory Director of Caritas. She is also active in her church. A focus of her interest is promoting community service and philanthropy, and she serves as a Voice for the I Live Here, I Give Here Campaign. In the past Suzanna has served as president of the Central and South Texas Minority Business Council, founding director of Del Valle Adopt-a-School, chair of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce Education Committee, and director of Austin Partners in Education.
Rob Bridges - Past Chair
Wortham Insurance & Risk Management
Rob is a partner with Wortham Insurance & Risk Management in Austin, Texas. Rob is a native Austinite and graduate of Texas Christian University. He started his career in the property and casualty insurance business, ten years ago, in Atlanta as an underwriter for Chubb Insurance Company. Rob is active in the community as a board member of Greenlights for Non-Profit Success, PLUS (Professional Liability Underwriting Society), a member of the Seton Forum, and a past member of the TCU National Alumni Board. Rob and his wife Elise have two boys, Robert and Blake.
Vernon Bryant
Partner - TGF Management
Vernon is a Partner with TGF Management, one of the longest established and most active middle market private equity investment firms focusing on the southwest region. He joined TGF Management in July 2000. Prior to his tenure with TGF Management, Vernon spent a number of years investing in private equity transactions as a Director at The Beacon Group, LLC (now JP Morgan Chase Capital Partners) in New York, and was responsible for the development and execution of strategic alternatives for the largest portfolio companies of a $2 billion private equity fund. Prior to Beacon, he was an Associate at Sandefer Capital Partners, managing investments for an Austin, Texas-based $500 million private equity oil and gas fund, and a Certified Public Accountant with Ernst & Young and Deloitte & Touche.
Vernon received his B.B.A. degree in accounting from Texas Christian University and M.B.A. from The University of Texas at Austin.
Susan P. Burton
Shareholder - Graves Dougherty Hearon and Moody
Susan is a Shareholder with Graves Dougherty Hearon and Moody. She has been Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law since December 2000. Susan has 20 years experience advising and representing businesses and executive-level employees on human resources and employment law issues, and extensive experience in Texas and federal courts in employment litigation. She also has civil litigation experience in non-employment matters.
Susan’s very active in the community, participating in a variety of professional and community associations. She has served the State Bar of Texas as a member of the Labor and Employment and Litigation Sections, and the Austin Bar Association as director from 1999-2001 and executive council for the Litigation Section from 1999-2003. Susan has served the Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas as former board president and current board member and officer emeritus. She serves as current board member and president-elect for Travis County Women Lawyers Association. Additionally, Susan is a Leadership Austin graduate, former board president of Extend-A-Care for Kids, and current board member for Austin Public Library Friends Foundation.
Scott A. Carr
Broker and Developer - Carr Development Inc.
Scott was born and raised in Austin, Texas and graduated from The University of Texas at Austin. Following graduation, Scott was hired by one of the premier commercial real estate firms in the country, then known as Cushman Realty Corporation, which later merged with Cushman & Wakefield, Inc; focusing primarily on tenant representation in Texas and throughout the country. While in Houston, Scott represented many prominent companies and successfully negotiated leases on their behalf for nearly one million square feet of space.
Scott frequently worked for and with his father, Kenneth D. Carr, while at The University of Texas and decided to move his family back to Austin and work with Carr Development Inc. as a broker and developer.
Actively involved in the community, Scott is a past or current member of: the Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA); RECA’s Leadership Development Council (LDC); Young Men’s Business League (YMBL); Seton Forum; Big Brothers Big Sisters; the Austin Breakfast Group; International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC); and the Urban Land Institute (ULI). As an avid outdoorsman, Scott is also a member of Austin Woods and Waters Club, Coastal Conservation Association, and Ducks Unlimited. Scott and his wife Kim have two young children, Jack and Caroline.
Dori Flores
Executive Director - Seton Fund
Dori is the Executive Director of The Seton Fund, a fund development and endowment arm of the Daughters of Charity healthcare ministry of Central Texas. In this role, she provides leadership and direction for all of The Seton Fund’s fundraising initiatives. Prior to The Seton Fund, Dori worked at the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Austin, Brackenridge Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Austin, and Clear Channel Radio. She received her BS in Communications from the University of Texas. Dori currently serves as the Treasurer on the Board of Directors of the Junior League of Austin, and was a finalist for the 2008 Austin Under 40 Awards.
John Grimes
Past President - Austin Ribbon & Computer (ARC)
John became Vice President of ARC in 2003 and was promoted to President in early 2007. Since graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree from McMurry University, John has guided companies ranging from new start ups to corporations with annual revenues over $750M. ARC is the largest reseller of Dell computers to state and local government agencies in Texas. From 2003 to 2006 ARC experienced a 261% jump in revenue and was recognized as the fifth fastest-growing company in Central Texas (Austin Business Journal, September 2005) and the largest woman-owned business in Central Texas (Austin Business Journal, August 2006 & 2007).
John currently sits on several boards including those of major IT manufactures, the Texas Association of State Systems for Computing and Communications, and was a founding member of the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) HUB Advisory Board.
Janet Harman
President and Founder - KDK-Harman Foundation
Janet serves as president of KDK-Harman Foundation, founded December 2004 with an initial endowment of $26 million. Her involvement in philanthropy spans years of commitment and service. She has been involved at the leadership level at Center for Child Protection and Children's Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas, plus supported St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Lifeworks and Girlstart. Through 25 plus years of living in Austin, Janet has volunteered in numerous organizations, actively participating in Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Eanes Elementary, Hill Country Middle School and Austin Civic Orchestra, among others. She served on the Program Committee for the 2008 Conference of Southwest Foundations, and currently serves on the Advisory Committee for KIPP Austin College Prep Academy.
Janet, who holds degrees from Cornell and Stanford, lives in Austin, Texas, with her three children, Kevin, David and Kelly — the namesakes of the family philanthropy (KDK).
Patricia V. Hayes
Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations and Educational Policy - Texas State University System
Patricia began as Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations and Educational Policy at the Texas State University System Office in September 2006. In this role, she serves as the primary liaison to the Texas Legislature and other state agencies for the TSUS Board of Regents, the System and its component institutions. Prior to joining TSUS, Patricia served as the Associate Commissioner for Educator Quality and P-16 Initiatives at the Texas Education Agency and as the director of the P-16 Coordination Office within TEA.
Patricia has served the state in a variety of capacities including, as a Legal Intern in the Office of the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and as Director of the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education. Her most recent position in the Legislature was as the Special Assistant for Education to former Lieutenant Governor Bill Ratliff. A licensed attorney, Patricia earned her bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin and her law degree from the George McConnell School of Law at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
Hector Silva
Chief Financial Officer - LatinWorks
Mr. Silva has overseen the evolution of LatinWorks into one of the fastest growing advertising agencies in the United States. He played a dynamic role in its launch as a new creative agency model to focus on the ever-changing client/agency relationship. In this role, he stewards the operating and financial strategy of LatinWorks. He holds an MBA from Our Lady of the Lake University and a Finance degree from the University of Texas San Antonio School of Business.
Hector is a strong believer in the life changing impact of the local church. As such, he serves in several capacities at Southwest Hills Community Church in SW Austin. He lends his time and leadership to the mission of Greenlights.
Nikhil Sinha
Chairman - Works Inc. & Director - HCL Infosystems
Nikhil Sinha was, until recently, founder President and Co-CEO of EMR Technology Ventures, a leading provider of business process and technology outsourcing services to the financial services and healthcare industries. Before founding EMR, Nikhil was Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining UT, Nikhil served as Executive Vice President and CEO of eFunds Corporation, a leading provider of payment management and global outsourcing solutions.
Nikhil is currently non-executive Chairman of Works Inc., an Austin based payment management company, and is a Director of HCL Infosystems, a global provider of information technology solutions. He is a Director Emeritus of the US-India Business Council, the principal private sector organization representing US companies doing business in India, is a Charter Member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE Austin Chapter) and serves on the advisory board of Global Equations, ProspX and Adams Capital Management. Nikhil is a member of the Advisory Board of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and serves on the Board of the Heritage Society of Austin. Nikhil has an M.A. and Ph.D. from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi.
Nikhil is married to Dr. Laura Stein, Associate Professor of Radio-Television-Film at The University of Texas at Austin. They have three children.
Greg Talley
Capitol Advisors, LLC
Greg brings nearly two decades of experience in government agencies, nonprofit associations and trade organizations to work on behalf of corporation and association clients seeking to build community relations, outreach activities, and cohesive public affairs programs. Greg's background is in building grassroots constituency groups, which can be mobilized to form coalitions and help companies achieve a public agenda. He has also worked in the offices of elected officials in both Washington and Austin. In addition, he has served as the ED of the Texas Legal Reserve Officials Association and Putting Children First. Currently, Greg is the principal owner of Capitol Advisors, LLC, where he directs coalition campaigns and community relations activities on behalf of selected clients.