Home About Us Departments Enroll Parents Support ADS Contact us Meet the Board Steven Ogle, J.D. Board Chair Seat 2 Steven Ogle, Board Chair, serves as General Counsel for the Texas Sunset Advisory Commission. In addition to managing the agency's legal affairs and providing counsel to staff and the Commission, Steven is also actively engaged in policy work and manages and supervises reviews of state agencies. Steven has worked at Sunset since 2007 and, since then, has participated in 22 reviews, recently including the substantive revision of the Texas health and human services statutes, Texas State Board of Pharmacy, and Texas Historical Commission. After graduating from Baylor School of Law, Steven worked briefly in private practice before joining Sunset. When he's not at the office, he enjoys spending time with his children, Izzy and Gabe, who are students at ADS. In addition to being their soccer coach, he also loves sharing his love of Marvel movies with them. Angela Wolf, MPA Board Vice Chair Seat 8 Angela Wolf taught at Austin Discovery School for nine years, serving in a variety of faculty leadership roles including grade-level team leader, Special Education team leader, and member of the faculty leadership council. She holds a Master’s in Public Leadership from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas and is currently seeking a principal certification through the University of North Texas. She now teaches at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (TSBVI), where she works with teachers and students in local school districts across Texas to provide instruction in core subjects, as well as blindness skills. In addition, she leads the TSBVI Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee and serves as the school’s representative on the Governor’s Council for Women. Elizabeth O'Connor, M.Ed. Board Secretary Seat 5 Elizabeth O’Connor, Board Secretary, works as a training leader at Apple, Inc. Elizabeth holds a Master’s Degree in Education Technology from the University of Texas and Bachelor of Arts from Texas Woman’s University. Elizabeth also holds a Six Sigma Blackbelt certification for process improvement and a PMP certification for program management. Elizabeth and her husband Will have three sons—two ADS alumni and a future ADS hopeful. Elizabeth joined the ADS Board of Directors in 2016 and looks forward to the incredible future of our school community. Lynn Myers Board Treasurer Seat 3 Lynn Myers, Board Treasurer, joined the ADS Board of Directors in December of 2020. Sarah I. Schmidt, CPA Vice President of Strategic Finance Seat 4 Sarah I. Schmidt, Vice President of Strategic Finance, joined the ADS Board of Directors in December of 2020. Roy Rios Seat 1 Roy Rios joined the ADS Board of Directors in August of 2021. Amy D. Benton, Ph.D., LCSW Seat 9 Amy D. Benton, PhD, LCSW, is an Associate Professor and BSW Program Director in the School of Social Work at Texas State University. Prior to academia, Amy worked for many years as a Program Director for LifeWorks (Austin-based nonprofit). Amy brings her work experience and research knowledge of organizational management and grant writing to her work on the Austin Discovery School (ADS) board. Amy is also a co-founder of the ADS Rainbow Families parent group. In her spare time, Amy loves to bake with her twin children, Chloe and Ezra, who have been at ADS since kindergarten. Janet Hutchison Seat 6 Janet Hutchison, joined the ADS Board of Directors in December of 2019. OPEN Seat 7 Are you interested in serving on the Board of Directors? Seat 7 is currently open. We are seeking thoughtful and dynamic individuals to serve on the Board of Directors. Ideal candidates will have skills in any of the following areas: • Non-profit management or organizational management • Finance or accounting • Educational policy • Marketing/Communications If you are interested, please send your resume to board@austindiscoveryschool.org. Governance Board Minutes Governance Documents Audits, Finance, and Academic Reports Meet the Board 2019 Austin Discovery School. All Rights Reserved. (Login) English