Steering committee members are chosen from the previous class to lead the next class through a successful Leadership experience.
Meet the Leaders of the 2011-2012 Leadership Lake Travis Class 003.
Bridge Bertram has been an entrepreneur for more than 19 years. She launched Pampered Pets & Property in Denver, Colorado in 1993 and in a short two years grew it to the largest pet sitting company in the Denver Metro area. After selling the company she opened Onsite Business Coaching, a business training and consulting firm serving several fortune 100 and 500 companies. After accepting a position as Corporate Vice President of Training and Customer Service for a 2 billion dollar a year residential builder, she decided to transistion out of the consulting business. In 2007, she and her husband Michael moved to Austin and purchased a Papa Murphy's Take 'N' Bake Pizza franchise, she has been a pizza baroness ever since, accepting the 2009 Business of The Year Award. The Bertrams also accepted the business opportunity as Austin’s Authorized Dealers for the coveted Traeger Electric Wood Pellet Grills/Smokers. Bridge has served in many leadership roles since moving to Texas including; Membership Chair for Lakeway Newcomers, Event Chair for Greater Lakeway Wine Club, Chamber of Commerce Executive Board of Directors 2010 and Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Director 2011. She also Co-Chaired Leadership Lake Travis in 2010-2011 and is Chairperson for the 2011-2012 class. Finally, in her spare time she serves as a Lakeway Parks & Recreation Commissioner and as a Greeter at her Church.
With over 25 years of experience in local media, Phyllis Campos serves as General Manager for the Lake Travis/Westlake edition of Community Impact Newspaper. "I take a great deal of personal responsibility in providing our community with relevant and useful information. The best part of my job is learning the stories of local business owners and community leaders, and sharing what motivates them to do what they do every day."
Lake Travis area native Renee Cunningham is Vice President for , Regions Private Banking with responsibilities that include serving as the primary point of contact to affluent and high net worth clients. She works closely with a team of experienced specialists to offer financial planning, trust and estate services, investment management, brokerage, insurance and customized lending solutions.
Mike Kershaw was a member of the Leadership Lake Travis 002 class and is the owner of Kershaw Insurance Agency in Lakeway. He is an active member of the Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce as well as in other community organizations. Mike received his undergraduate and Masters degree from Delta State University.
Lynne W is a nationally certified Interior Designer, an Instructor for professional builders, architects and interior designers, owns Draco Designs Interiors, and is the Founder of "Living In Place" home certification program which is redefining how homes are designed because while your lifestyle may change, your address doesn’t have to.
Karen Reich is the Assistant Principal at Lake Travis High School. She is entering her twenty-seventh year in education. She taught in Spring ISD. She taught Computer Programming, Entrepreneurship and Marketing. She was an assistant principal at Spring High School for seven years. She was an assistant principal at Carl Wunsche High School, an academy in Spring ISD, for one year. She served as the High School principal for Summer School for the Spring District. Then, she became the principal of Beneke Elementary School. She started working at Lake Travis High School as the Associate Principal in 2008. Mrs. Reich earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business and her Master’s Degree in Education from Sam Houston State.
Paul L. Quinn, Aerospace Engineer, retired Corporate President and CEO. Graduate of Leadership Lake Travis 2010/2011. Past Director and Chair of several corporate boards, including American Microelectronics, Aeronics, East/West Manufacturing and Quinn Quest Engineering. Past President of Austin Endowment Society, a major fundraiser of scholarships for central Texas youth. Past director, sponsor and fundraiser for the Battered Women’s Society of California, Junior Achievement and Rotary Club of Dana Point California. Currently Marketing, Sales and Client coordinator for LakeRidge Custom Homes and active Realtor ® with new Home Austin Real Estate. Active Ambassador with Lake Travis chamber of Commerce and Chairman of Business Development and Government affairs. Happily married to Ginger with 4 grown sons, two granddaughters and 1 great granddaughter.
As a recent transplant to Austin, Texas, Jason Williamson brings 17 years experience in the real estate and finance industry providing exceptional analytical and problem solving skills. As a Residential Mortgage Banker with Prime Lending, a Plains Capital Company, Jason’s excellent attention to detail and prioritization ensures efficient loan closings while maintaining a positive attitude that ensures his clients come first. As a participant in the Leadership Lake Travis 002, Jason and his team received the award for Leadership Lake Travis Day of the Year in Retail and Economical Development. When not involved with his professional outings, Jason coaches the LT Thunder Select Softball Team.