David is committed to making a positive change in our community through his service and support.  He is a board member of the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium, member of the President's Circle of Peoples Community Clinic, member of the Ambassador's Council of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, as well as other notable charities and foundations.  David also actively supports many local and national political candidates, believing that positive changes can occur through nurturing, educating and electing our officials.

John S. Hogg, M.D., is a physician and partner of the Austin Radiological Association. John S. Hogg, M.D. earned a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from Baylor University and completed his premedical curriculum at Southern Methodist University.  Dr. Hogg earned his medical degree from the Baylor College of Medicine and completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Hogg is a radiologist and partner with Austin Radiological Association and works with 14 hospitals and health centers while serving as the Radiology Medical Director at 4 separate hospitals during his tenure.  Additionally, Dr. Hogg has served on the Seton Cancer Committee and currently serves on the Institutional Review Board with the University of Texas.  He belongs to the American Board of Radiology, Travis County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association, Texas Radiological Association, American College of Radiology and Radiological Society of North America.

Committed to service, Dr. Hogg is a board member of the Hispanic Scholarship Consortium, People’s Community Clinic, and Mexic-Arte Museum  He supports the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and has served on the 2009 Fete Production Committee for Ballet Austin.

Diana M. Maldonado now serves as Texas State Representative for District 52.  Her vision and leadership have served her well in her 20-year career in state government, project management, and policy administration as a supervisor with the Texas Comptroller’s Office. Maldonado has a solid track record of community service and was the first Hispanic female trustee to join the Round Rock ISD school board where she served as board president. During her tenure, Maldonado sat on three working committees for the district: academic, long-range planning, and the Partners in Education Advisory Council.

Maldonado is a community liaison in Round Rock for Amistad Women’s Organization and National Hispanic Institute, helping to promote Hispanic youth leadership programs. As part of her outreach efforts for Hispanic females, Maldonado established Sonrisas Network of Round Rock, a value-added organization of Hispanic business professionals who exchange economic resources and promote social activities while sharing fellowship. As a current member of Executive Women in State Government, Maldonado served on that organization’s communications and public relations committees in 2004. She also served as vice president of development and president elect of the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas in 2002–03 and served on the public relations committee for the Austin Capital Area Community Leadership Council in 2003. Maldonado was the first female president to serve consecutive terms, in 1996–1998, for the Mexican American Comptroller Employees Association (MACEA), a nonprofit organization at the Texas Comptroller’s Office, which awarded approximately $10,000 to youth scholarships.

Maldonado earned her BBA in business management, graduating magna cum laude from St. Edward’s University New College; she was on the dean’s list and inducted into Alpha Sigma Lambda while working full-time. While undertaking this endeavor, she was the recipient of the Personal/Professional Award at the Texas Comptroller’s Office, and she continues her support as an advocate for the St. Edward’s University New College program.

Ruben Olivarez, Ph.D. is a professor and Executive Director of the Cooperative Superintendency Doctoral Program at the University of Texas at Austin.  He is also the holder of the L.D. Haskew Centennial endowed professorial chair in public school administration in the Department of Educational Administration. Dr. Olivarez began his tenure with the university in August of 2006, succeeding Dr. Nolan Estes, who along with Dr. L.D. Haskew founded and pioneered the university's nationally acclaimed superintedndecy doctoral program. 

Dr. Olivárez’s professional career spans a period of thirty-five years in public education.  He has served in various teaching and administrative capacities, in public schools, higher education and the State’s Department of Education.  He served as a teacher, principal and central office administrator in the Ft. Worth, Austin, Dallas and San Antonio Independent School Districts.  In 1987, he joined the Texas Education Agency where he served as Executive Deputy Commissioner for School Accreditation and Accountability.  During his tenure, Dr. Olivarez provided leadership in various functions of the state agency, overseeing the departments of School Financial Audits, Governance Operations of Public Schools, Civil Rights and Equal Education Opportunities, Charter Schools and School Improvement Intervention and Support Services.

In 1996, Dr. Olivárez joined the Dallas Independent School District as the Associate Superintendent for Instructional and Non-instructional Support Services.  In January of 2000, Dr. Olivárez was appointed general superintendent of the San Antonio Independent School District where he served until his most recent appointment at The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education. 

He has served in several statewide leadership capacities as president of the Texas Council of Urban School Districts, officer of the Texas School Alliance, member of the Commissioner’s Advisory Council, and member of the boards of the Texas Public Schools Equity Center, and the Texas Business Education Coalition.  He is also a current member of the Advisory Board of the American College Testing Board. 

As a leader in advancing social justice and equal educational opportunities for all students, he is known for his beliefs, stating that “accountability at all levels of the education system is vital to student success”.  He is perhaps most recognized for his commitment to teachers stating that “the teacher is the most important and only real program in education, and principals are the key to school effectiveness”.

Madge Vasquez, a native of Robstown, Texas, holds a B.A. in International Studies from Southwestern University and a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin, LBJ School of Public Affairs.  In 1995, she served as a Fulbright Scholar in El Salvador, where she worked with non-governmental organizations and women's groups on issues such as health education, coalition building and civic participation.  Madge's work experience has been primarily with non-profit organizations dedicated to Latino public health, education, and community economic development issues, including: Equity Research Corporation in Washington, DC, the National Center for Farmworker Health in Austin, the Chicago Association of Neighborhood Development Corporations, and PeopleFund in Austin.  She also worked as a Government Analyst for Accenture, a global management and technology consulting firm and as the Community Development Officer for Wachovia Bank in Central Texas.  Madge currently serves as the Director of Dental Operations for the St. David’s Community Health Foundation.

Patrick White, MBA holds a B.S. in Finance from Auburn University where he was the recipient of the President's Award.  He also spent a year studying international economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science.  Patrick holds a Masters in Business Administration from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.  He began his professional career with International Business Machines, Inc. in Somers, NY in both Mergers and Acquisitions and Global Finance and Planning. Currently, Patrick is a vice president with Goldman Sachs & Company in Dallas.