The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Advisory Board & Student Ambassadors
2025-26 Advisory Board Members
The Neighborhood Longhorns Program Advisory Board helped establish the program in 1991. The Advisory Board includes community, corporate and University leaders dedicated to the success of the program.
- Nick Ascione, ZBT
- Danny Baker, Formerly with KTBC/Fox 7
- Ted Barnhill, Castleview
- Ricky Brennes, Silver Spurs Alumni Association
- Ricky Brown, Texas Athletics
- Orlando Castillo, Community Leader
- Ed Clements, Radio Personality
- Jody Conradt, Texas Athletics
- Isadora Day, Austin Partners in Education
- Chris Del Conte, Texas Athletics
- DeLoss Dodds, Texas Athletics
- Amir Emamian, City of Austin, Safe Routes to School
- Layton Fields, National Pan-Hellenic Council
- Curt Fludd, Texas Athletics
- Cynthia Harkness, Foley & Lardner LLP
- Clayton Hoover
- Tom Inman, Slingshot Aerospace, Inc.
- Seth Hendricks, Silver Spurs
- Ashley Holcomb, Grad Student, Silver Spurs Sweethearts
- Kenny Jastrow, Founder, Temple-Inland
- Brian Jones, CBS Sports
- Cindy Lind, Community Volunteer/Lind Family Charitable Foundation
- Eryn McMahan, Learfield
- Jose Mejia, Garcia Middle School, Austin ISD
- John Menchaca, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
- Howard Nirken, Dubois, Bryant & Campbell LLC
- Jay O'Meara, Austin Premiums
- Chris Plonsky, Texas Athletics
- Cory Redding, UT Alumnus, T-Association, Community Leader
- Tom Rhea, AIC Industrial
- Shuronda Robinson, Adisa Communications
- Jason C. Schubert, Community Leader
- Rupesh Shah, Southern Energy LLC
- Shelby Sledge, Strategic Mixtape
- Michelle Stanley
- Jill Sterkel, T-Association
- Rhonda Summerbell, UFCU
- Katelyn Turco, Silver Spurs Sweethearts
- Kris Vandenberg, Mission Continues
- Laurie Vander Ploeg, Retired Teacher/Counselor
- Dr. Robin Ward, Rice University
- Amine Yacob, Silver Spurs
2025-26 Student Board Members and Student Ambassadors
University of Texas student leaders serve as Student Advisory Board Members and Student Ambassadors. Student Ambassadors represent various student organizations, sororities and fraternities. Students assist with volunteer recruitment and retention, in addition to special events throughout the year.
- Nick Ascione, ZBT
- Layton Fields, National Pan-Hellenic Council
- Seth Hendricks, Silver Spurs
- Ashley Holcomb, Grad Student, Silver Spurs Sweethearts
- Lindsey Karkowski, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi Gamma Nu, Forty Acres Scholar
- Katelyn Turco, Silver Spurs Sweethearts
- Amine Yacob, Silver Spurs