Make plans to attend the March 28th Membership Meeting: Special Guest Amanda Woog

Amanda Woog joined TFDP in 2018 as Executive Director.  Prior to coming to TFDP, she held research fellowships at the Quattrone Center at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and the University of Texas at Austin.  As a fellow, she co-founded the Texas Justice Initiative, a project and later organization that collects and publishes Texas criminal justice data, while also providing oversight, policy analysis and recommendations for criminal justice data collections.  Amanda was previously a litigation associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and has served as Policy Director for the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence and as briefing attorney to the Honorable Cheryl Johnson of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.  

Amanda is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law and Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.  In law school, she was a member of the Supreme Court and Actual Innocence Clinics and interned at Texas Defender Service and the Office of Capital Writs.

 Volunteers Needed

We are looking for volunteers who would be available to help out with greeting guests or working registration from 9:30am-2:00pm on April 5th – lunch would be provided and you will get to experience an event surrounded by Austin progressives in this pivotal moment in politics. Please contact Jacob@annieslist.com for more information or call 512.481.8100

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2019 Taste of Austin

Taste of Black Austin was launched as a culinary experience to explore the
journey of black economic growth through the historical context of food.
Founded by the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce (GABC), the
event serves as an introduction to the profound history of Black business
and economic success in Central Texas.
Reservations will be opening soon, do not miss the opportunity to enjoy great food and have a lot of fun