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ABC leadership


Get to know the amazing Austin Bat Cave team!

Katie Haab

Interim Executive Director

Katie Angermeier Haab has worked 20 years mostly in the literary field as a business developer, writer, community organizer, marketing and events director, and past Executive Director of the best nonprofit in history: Austin Bat Cave, which she’ll do again in an interim position before stepping back into her regular role as the Vice President of Austin Bat Cave’s Board of Directors.

katie@austinbatcave.org

Heather Jones

Program Director

Heather holds a master’s in social work from UT Austin and is passionate about developing programs that teach writing as a tool for healing and social change. Prior to joining ABC, she worked in the areas of publishing, youth mental health, and restorative practices. 

heather@austinbatcave.org

Leticia Urieta

Regional Program Manager

Leticia is a proud Tejana writer from Austin, TX. She is a graduate of Agnes Scott College and holds an MFA in Fiction writing from Texas State University. She has been a teacher and teaching artist in the greater Austin area for ten years and loves working with folks to help them tell their stories.

leticia@austinbatcave.org

Tammy Beard

Grants Manager

Tammy earned a BBA from Texas A&M University and MS in Psychology from Texas Tech  University. She is passionate about the ways that nonprofit development can make real changes in a community by helping organizations grow stronger and fulfill their missions. Before joining Austin Bat Cave, Tammy served as the Director of Development at 826CHI.

tammy@austinbatcave.org

Emily Chammah

Adult Program & Fundraising Manager

Emily has worked as a ghostwriter, editor, bookseller, and immigration paralegal. In 2019, as a Fulbright Fellow in creative writing, she conducted research for a novel in Amman, Jordan. She is an assistant editor at American Short Fiction, where she co-organizes The Insider Prize, a contest for incarcerated writers in Texas. 

emily@austinbatcave.org

Xochitl Gonzalez

Program Intern

Xochitl is an Austin native and lives with her two dogs. Her first experience with a nonprofit was Austin Bat Cave, and it was so impactful she decided to major in business and pursue a career in the industry of giving back. Working as an intern for the people who started it all for her is a dream come true. 

Board of Directors

  • Deborah de Freitas, President
  • Katie Haab, Vice President
  • Jack Kaulfus, Secretary
  • Yvonne Adams
  • Dalia Azim
  • Sindya Bhanoo
  • Timothy Braun
  • Joel Gross
  • Gerson Gutierrez
  • Kyle Hawley
  • Rachel McElroy
  • Katherine Moore
  • Matthew Patin
  • Simone Pollard

Associate Council

  • Chris O’Connell, President
  • Roberto Ainslie
  • Matthew Burgin
  • Emilie Crimmins
  • Chris Friedrich
  • Adam Lefton
  • Sofia Sokolove
  • Susan Johnston Taylor
  • Jared Walls

Advisory Council

  • Wendy Carnegie
  • Claudia Chidester
  • Doug Dorst
  • Spike Gillespie
  • Tom Grimes
  • Syed Ali Haider
  • Michael Hall
  • Shaun Jordan
  • Keith Kreeger
  • Richard Linklater
  • James Magnuson
  • Naomi Shihab Nye
  • James Pennebaker
  • Ruth Pennebaker
  • Lara Prescott
  • June Rodil
  • Evan Smith
  • Ana Stapleton
  • S. Kirk Walsh
  • Simone Wicha


Volunteer with Austin Bat Cave

Every year, Austin Bat Cave is fortunate to work with an amazing team of volunteers who provide one-on-one and small-group writing support. They inspire students to undertake and complete writing projects which they proudly share. Students emerge from our programs with edited and polished written projects, greater confidence in their voices, sharpened writing skills, and a lifelong appreciation for writing. 

If you’re interested in learning more about volunteering, please contact our Program Director or join our volunteer list. 

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