AGLCC Board Members

Site Street first joined the AGLCC in 1999 and is the longest-serving member of the chamber. The company was also the first in Texas and the first web services company in the world to be LGBT-certified by the NGLCC. Jimmy previously served on the board from 2001-2009 including as president from 2007-2009. He also served as regional chair at the NGLCC in 2008 and 2009.

Amy has been active in AGLCC since 2002 serving as President, Treasurer, Secretary and Programs. In addition to AGLCC she has served on the boards of aGLIFF, Club Skirt, Austin Women’s Symphony, BNI, HRC, and the Dallas Women’s Business Network. After working in national and large local firms, Amy began her own CPA practice in 1998 serving the accounting needs of individuals and small businesses.

Liz graduated from University of Texas Law school and has been licensed to practice law since 2003. Her practice focuses on LGBT issues, estate planning, probate, and appellate law (civil and criminal). This is Liz’s first year on the AGLCC board.

Rick has been on the AGLCC board since 2009. He was on the board of the Austin Gay and Lesbian Pride Foundation in 2010 and 2011 and co-chaired the Austin Pride Festival both of those years. Rick worked many years in IT Program Management at Motorola and Freescale and now is Managing Director at a local IT start-up in here in Austin.

Ceci has been on the AGLCC since 2001. Her past board positions include: Treasurer, VP-Austin Pride, Membership, AGLCC Pride Parade Chair and Tourism. She is also on the Austin Steering Committee of the Human Rights Campaign. In the recent past, she served on the board of Out Youth.  Ceci started her mobile notary business in October and it quickly took off with referrals from AGLCC members.

Bart Loeser has been a professional educator, coach and trainer for over 25 years. A UT Austin graduate, he began that career as one of the first professional AIDS educators in Houston, and expanded that work after moving to Austin in 1996. Bart later started and managed his own event planning company before moving into the field of staff development. He currently coaches teams and management staff and teaches seminars on the interpersonal and intrapersonal skills that shape leadership, attitudes, productivity, and communication.

A seasoned entrepreneur, Ms. Cannon was the CEO and co-founder of PetsMD.com, the leading online pet health resource. (acquired in 2011), the co-founder of Book-a-Vet, a B2B veterinary appointment application, and the Co-Founder of PreAccelerate, a pre-seed stage startup bootcamp.  Ms. Cannon is the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Texas State University and has been a guest blogger for CBS (BNET.com). Prior to her entrepreneur experience, she was a financial auditor and business consultant in the private sector.

Brian has been a commercial real estate agent for ten years, and has also owned and operated his own restaurants. He obtained his degree in advertising and design, and minored in psychology. These skills make him a good fit for working with any business owner or entrepreneur in the creative, diverse, and wonderful Austin metro commercial real estate market.

Currently working nonprofit fund development, Edgar volunteered with AGLCC through 2008, his last position being Director of Tourism. He has over twelve years of sales, event planning, data, social media and website management experience. Originally from Puerto Rico, he has called Austin home for the last twenty years; where he has given many hours at local nonprofits and helped produce two Austin Pride Parades.

Anna Powell joins the chamber board as part of the membership team. Anna will be responsible for new membership recruitment, a similar position she holds as part of the HRC-Austin membership outreach and community events committee. Anna is a real estate investor and transplant from San Antonio where she was active in the Mission City Business and Professional Women's Club for over a decade.

This is Wes's first time as a board member of the AGLCC. He moved from Chicago in 2008 and is a Realtor with Keller Williams. In the recent past, Wes has worked with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, The Children's Miracle Network, and Adopt A Street and Adopt A Highway organizations.