Members of the Board:

Richard Anton – NWACA President. Richard is an attorney and a sole practitioner who offices and lives in the NWACA area. He has resided in this area for over 20 years, and he was President of the North Cat Mountain Neighborhood Association for several years.  

Stacey Brewer – NWACA Board Secretary. Stacey is a registered interior designer and architectural accessibility consultant. She and her husband Joel have lived in Highland Hills since 2002. They have two young sons who attend St. Theresa Catholic School where Stacey is an active volunteer.

Tom Coopwood – NWACA Vice President. Tom and his wife Paula have been residents of Northwest Hills since 1970. Tom is a retired surgeon and is past chairman of the Board of Managers of the Travis County Healthcare District. He is active in the Art Alliance Austin and since retirement has become involved in civic issues.

Jen Despins - Member NWACA 4th of July Parade Committee and Membership/Communications Committee. Jen has lived in Northwest Hills since 2006, when she moved to Austin from New York with her family. She has undergraduate degrees in Criminal Justice and Political Science and a law degree from Hofstra Law School. Her son Charlie attends Doss Elementary School, her daughter Kate Marie is in preschool at First Presbyterian Day School, and her daughter Emily Grace is still at home. Since 2010 Jen has worked part-time doing legal work at Dinovo Price Ellwanger & Hardy. Her husband Paul works at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Jen is active on the PTA at Doss and also spends a lot of time volunteering at Kate's preschool. Jen is an avid runner; she has run the Austin Marathon.

Carol Dochen – Co-Chair, NWACA Membership/Communications Committee; Neighborhood Community Garage Sales Event Chair. Carol is the owner of Carol Dochen Realtors, Inc. She has received numerous local, state and national awards for her work. Carol and her husband Sandy have lived in the neighborhood over 30 years. Carol is active with Habitat for Humanity, serves as a Director of the Jewish Community Association of Austin, and with her husband was one of the Founding Families of the Jewish Community Center of Austin. In September 2009 they were honored with the LBJ Humanitarian Award. She was one of the founders of the CDC (Child Development Center at Congregation Beth Israel) in 1989.

Louise Geil – NWACA Treasurer. She is a retired accountant and tax preparer. Louise and her husband have been residents of Northwest Hills since 1968. She is interested in preservation of a safe and pleasant neighborhood way of life for our residents of all ages. She is concerned with protection of our trees against oak wilt, and the proper use of funds on deposit designated for deterring oak wilt. 

Roland Gerth – Member, NWACA Tree and Environmental Stewardship Committee. Roland is a software consultant with more than 20 years experience in human capital operations management and technology strategy. In this role, he is responsible for advising customers on strategic issues relating to their Global Human Resource Management Systems infrastructures and the business processes they address. He and his family have been residents of the neighborhood since 2009. 

Carol Jones – Member, NWACA Crime and Safety Committee and Membership/Communications Committee . Carol has lived in Austin since 1985, and she and her husband Steve Jones have lived in Northwest Hills since 2006. Carol's previous work background was in tax work for the Federal government. Since 2009, Carol has been a professional organizer with her company, A Jones For Organizing LLC. Carol is also Vice-President of NAPO-Austin, the local chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers. 

Don Jones – Chair, NWACA Crime and Safety Committee. Don has lived in Northwest Hills since 1987 with his wife Jean and four children, all graduates of Anderson High School. Don earned degrees in Engineering and Law, and he has worked in petroleum engineering, patent and trademark law, and utility law and regulation. He is currently a Director at Texas Reliability Entity, where his focus is on electric system reliability. When not working, Don enjoys reading, hiking, kayaking, bicycling and geocaching. He has been active as a volunteer with Anderson Band Boosters, Boy Scouts, SafePlace, CERT, amateur radio, and youth sports.

Shannon Meroney - Chair, NWACA 4^th of July Parade and Co-Chair, NWACA Membership/ Communications Committee. Shannon is an in-house attorney for Aetna. Shannon is a proud longhorn who went to law school at the University of Houston Law Center. She is the Past Chair of Leadership Austin’s Board of Directors, a former member of the Junior League of Austin’s Board of Directors, and previously served on the City of Austin’s Commission for Women (appointed by Mayor Will Wynn). She is married to Mike Meroney and is the proud mom of Cal who attends Doss Elementary and Griffin who attends preschool at Northwest Hills Methodist Church. The Meroneys have lived in Northwest Hills since 2004.

Ernest Saulmon – Co-Chair, NWACA Transportation Committee. Ernie and his wife Roberta (Bobbi) have lived in Northwest Hills since 1975. Ernie recently retired from the Federal Aviation Administration after over 40 years in air traffic control. He has served on a number of boards of congregations in Austin and is an active volunteer at KLRU. He also is a member of the Austin Airport Advisory Commission.

Joyce Statz – NWACA Webmaster and NWACA Wildlife Management Committee Co-Chair. Joyce and her husband David Hogan have lived on Valburn Circle since 1984. Joyce is a consultant in project management and business analysis. She teaches at St. Edward’s University and at Austin Community College, as well as working with various IT clients.

Robert Thomas – Member, NWACA Crime and Safety Committee and Membership/ Communication Committee. Robert's family has lived in the Northwest Hills community for over 30 years. He is married to Amy Shaw Thomas and his children attend Anderson High School, where both he and Amy are active. Robert is an attorney and businessman. He has served in leadership roles on the boards of SafePlace and Austin Child Guidance Center. In addition, Robert serves on the AISD Community Bond Oversight Committee (appointed by Trustee Vince Torres) and is active in the Austin Chapter of Entrepreneur Organization (EO).

John Warden – Chair, Tree and Environmental Stewardship Committee. John is a retired city planner and planning consultant. He has served as planning director in several cities and assisted many Texas communities with their master planning, water conservation and drought planning. Most recently John has collaborated with land owners, real estate professionals and conservancies in creating conservation easements to preserve the best of Texas lands. His interests include environmental protection in our neighborhoods, and preservation and enhancement of our wooded areas. He and his wife Debbie have lived in Northwest Hills for over twenty years and are both active volunteers.