Authors

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Jude Galligan is Publisher of Downtown Austin Blog (aka. “DAB”) and Broker-Owner of RE/MAX Downtown Austin. He is a veteran sales professional assisting buyers and sellers of downtown Austin condos.  A resident owner in downtown Austin and an active community stakeholder, Jude serves on the Board of Directors of the Downtown Austin Alliance (DAA), Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association (DANA), and holds a chair on the Waller Creek Citizens Advisory Committee (WCCAC).

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Amber Gugino is a downtown stakeholder who has an avid interest in all things fun, funky, and food-related. She currently enjoys an existence unencumbered by car ownership, and embraces an urban, density focused lifestyle. She is an active board member of the Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association (DANA), a member of the Cap-Metro Customer Satisfaction Advisory Committee, and she occasionally scores a small acting gig around town.

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Fred Schmidt is co-owner, with wife and business partner, Shelley Meyer, of Wild About Music Art & Gift Gallery - now celebrating 20 years in Downtown Austin. Concurrently he is also CEO of Austin mobile-social online games company, Portalarium. Fred resides in a vintage waterfront condo on the “Eau Fore Riviera” (south shore of Lady Bird Lake) with his kayak close at hand. He serves as a board member of the Downtown Austin Alliance (DAA) and is a past Vice Chair of 6ixth Street Austin. He thinks this is one of the best places in the world to live, work and play! Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and do not reflect the positions of any affiliated organizations.

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Nicole Sanseverino is a junior at the University of Texas at Austin majoring in Broadcast Journalism and Business Foundations. She has interned for KUT radio and the City of Austin’s Communications & Public Information Office. Nicole is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, maintains a spot on the Dean’s list at UT and has been recognized by the Belo Foundation, Texas Association of Broadcasters and the Lone Star EMMY Foundation. Although she’s not a native Austinite, Nicole fell in love with the city immediately after moving here from Dallas.

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Michael McGill is involved in the downtown Austin community where he has lived happily for several years.  He is the Downtown Parks Chair for the Austin Parks Foundation, Vice-President of the Downtown Austin Neighborhood Association and sits on the city’s Downtown Commission.  In addition, he is also active on boards or committees of the Downtown Austin Alliance, The Heritage Society of Austin, Catayst8 for the Long Center, and The Trail Foundation.  Michael is also active with Quiet Design Records and is the Community Outreach Director for the Hideout Improv Theatre, located….yep….downtown.  

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Chris Bradford is an Austin attorney and a graduate of the University of Mississippi and the Yale Law School, where he was an Olin Fellow in Law and Economics. He has written about Austin development, zoning and economics since 2006 on his blog, Austin Contrarian.