Our Leadership
Executive Director
Laura Wood is the Executive Director of Kids In A New Groove, with over 10 years of child welfare experience. During her 6 years at Kids In A New Groove, she has helped the organization grow from serving 30 youth in foster care to its current reach of over 185. She not only carries an intimate understanding of the organization, youth in foster care, the music community, but she also has the experience and vision to lead KING to a brighter and more musical future.
Laura is a member of One Voice of Central Texas, Grant Professionals Association- Austin/Central Texas Chapter, Association of Fundraising Professionals- Austin Chapter and a founding member of Texas Women for Children. She received her Bachelor’s and Master of Science in Counseling Psychology degrees from Abilene Christina University. She enjoys hiking, going to live music concerts, and eating breakfast tacos every chance she gets.
Our Board
Mark Porter
Chairman of the Board
Advisor at Brinson Benefits
Tamsen Cohagan
Secretary
Vocalist
Chris Bauer
Treasurer
Managing Partner at Bauer & Company, LLC
Elizabeth Rogers
Compliance Officer
Shareholder, Privacy & Data Security at Greenberg Traurig
Clint Strait
Vice President, Strait Music Company
Dana Keeven
Senior Contract Divisions Manager, C3 Presents
Dorian Colbert
Instructor of Psychology at Huston-Tilloston University
Hector Beltran
Program Committee Chair
Systems Analyst, Managing and Reporting Statistics, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Jenna Reblin
Staff Attorney, Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Julie Fiore
Director of Audience Experience, Austin Opera
Founder and Producer, One Ounce Opera
Karyn Scott
Founder of Kids in a New Groove & Lifetime Board Member
Kelly Conway
President of Fleming & Conway Insurance Agency, LLC
Lowell Keig
Division Director for Texas Workforce Commission, Civil Rights Division
Mitch Flax
Committee Chair
Managing Director, Emerging Markets at MassMutual Workplace Solutions
Misty Pennock
Digital Sales Manager, Austin Monthly
Nicole Watson
Product Marketing Manger, Grants Management, Salesforce.org