One Year Later: The Hill Country's Flood Recovery

Mindy Wendele

A native of Kerrville, Mindy has been involved in Kerr County leadership roles for many years. She studied at Schreiner College, Angelo State University and is a graduate of the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma.

She served on the Kerrville City Council and most recently was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kerrville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Vice-President of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Board and Chair-elect of the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Currently she is the Chairman of the Peterson Health Foundation Board. Mindy is a past trustee for the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country and has served as a board member on the Texas Downtown Association and the Lower Colorado River Authority Regional Council.

Mindy’s past career positions include Director of Business Programs for the City of Kerrville, Director of Schreiner Mansion and Community Engagement at Schreiner University, and immediate past Executive Director of Families & Literacy, Inc. In fall of 2024, Wendele was selected to head the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce as president/CEO, where she manages a staff of four and reports to the 17-member board of directors.

Mindy is married to Chief Raymond Holloway (ret’d), has one daughter, Meredith, and one grandson, Foster.

Austin Dickson

Austin has led the Community Foundation since 2017. Before joining the Foundation, he led several nonprofit organizations in Atlanta, Georgia, and worked for the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Austin serves on the Community Foundations National Standards Board, the accrediting body for U.S. community foundations, and is a board member of Philanthropy Southwest, an association of charitable foundations across eight states.

Austin is originally from Waco, Texas, and graduated from Texas Christian University. He holds master’s degrees in religion from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and Emory University, as well as a master’s in public policy from Georgia Tech. In addition to his civic work, he has dedicated 20 years to higher education, cultivating the next generation of community leaders. Austin currently teaches graduate courses in nonprofit leadership at Emory in Atlanta as well as at the University of Texas at San Antonio.