Board of Directors

 
 

President 2026

Stephanie Knapp

Cousins Properties
Vice President, Operations
303 Colorado St, Suite 2600
Austin, TX 78701
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Vice President

Amanda Freche

JLL
Senior Project Manager
1703 W 5th Street
Austin, TX 78703
Phone: 512-771-4245
Email
 

 
 

Secretary Treasurer

Sylvia Ruiz-Garcia

The RMR Group
Senior Property Manager
13620 FM 620
Austin, TX 78717
Phone: 512-340-1317
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Past President 2025

Amanda Hersztek

JLL
Senior General Manager
1703 W 5th St.
Austin, TX 78703
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Director 2025-2026

Chad Williams

GW Partners
Chief Operating Officer

Austin, TX
Phone: 512-
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Director 2025-2026

Morgan Smith

Cousins Properties
Property Manager
2901 Via Fortuna
Austin, TX 78746
Phone: 512-306-9093
Email
Web: cousins.com/market/austin
 

 
 

Director 2025-2026

Sam Whiteside

Hull Supply Properties
Director of Business Development and Services
5117 East Cesar Chavez
Austin, TX 78702
Phone: 512-385-1262
Email
Web: hullsupply.com/campus-map/
 

 
 

Director 2025-2026

Kirsty Onwukaife

Cousins Properties
Property Manager
111 Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: 5127444777
Email
 

 
 

Director 2025-2026

Shannon Christensen

SELECT Commercial Services
Business Development Lead
7000 N Mopac Expy Ste 2074
Austin, TX 78731
Phone:
Email
 

 
 

Director 2025-2026

Beth Tidwell

Prologis
Real Estate Customer Experience Coordinator
600 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
Email
Web: Prologis.com
 

 
 

Director 2025-2026

Krista Zahtila

ACT Security Group
Regional Director of Business Development
5555 N. Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78751
Phone: 210-264-6400
Email
Web: www.actsecuritygroup.com
 

 
 

Director 2025-2026

Kirk Golinghorst

St. Elmo Flier
President
2401 E. St. Elmo Rd.
Austin, TX 78744
Phone:
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