CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AUSTIN WOMAN MAGAZINE

Shuronda has led teams from public, nonprofit, and private sector organizations for nearly three decades through processes designed to improve communications and teamwork. Shuronda is the president and CEO of Adisa Communications, an award-winning communications and community engagement firm based in Austin. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the Small Business of the Year, Austin Women Women’s Way Finalist, and Rosa Parks Diversity Award from the Women In Transportation Seminar. She recently received a Key to the City recognition for her community service work and civic leadership.

In January, she took the helm of Austin Woman magazine, a 20-year-old publication that empowers women in Austin and across the country. As a former professional singer, Shuronda published “This is Her-Story“ Austin Woman’s first music issue just this month. She is an award-winning journalist who believes in the power of storytelling as a way to create change and improve lives.

Shuronda is a champion for the empowerment of women and girls - and all marginalized populations to become agents of change.

PRODUCER, SONGWRITER, ENGINEER

Mark Hallman is an American producer, songwriter, engineer and multi-instrumentalist.

He has worked with Carole King (appearing on six of her albums as a performer and producer), Ani DiFranco, and Eliza Gilkyson. Hallman relocated to Austin, Texas with King in 1980.

He later opened The Congress House, now the longest continually-operating recording studio in Austin. In 1990 and 1991, Hallman won Best Producer at the Austin Music Awards, held during the South By Southwest Music Conference

In the mid-'70s, Hallman was one of the two principal singer-songwriters for Boulder, Colorado-based rock band Navarro.

A feature-length film, The Shopkeeper: A Documentary about Mark Hallman & the Music Business, produced by Rain Perry, was released in 2016.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS & PRESIDENT
HERIZON MUSIC FOUNDATION

Thea has over 30 years experience in the corporate and start-up worlds with an emphasis on female empowerment and music. She decided it was time to “shift back and give back” in 2018 and the foundation and podcast became a reality within six months thanks to her diverse expertise and ability to pull together a lean but mighty group of experts. Career highlights include:

Content programmer to executive level, working with record labels, national music magazines, Viacom, and more.

Managing Editor and contributor for newspapers and international trade magazines

Publisher/Owner of SheSpark (an international digital magazine for women)

TEDx speaker

Certified image consultant

Thea tinkers on the piano and guitar, sings joyously in the car (much to her family’s dismay), and supports live music.

VETERAN WRITER/DESIGNER/PRODUCER OF CHILDREN'S MEDIA, GAMES, AND MUSIC.

Jan Bozarth is a nationally recognized content creator and producer of positive programs for children and family with a special emphasis on tween and teen girls. Jan has been on the cutting edge of entertainment technology for twenty years as a leader in digital entertainment content and music. She is a published author of the 6 book preteen fantasy fiction series, The Fairy Godmother Academy, published by Random House Kids. She has written and produced music and designed award-winning games and interactive media for Mattel, Disney Imagineers, Viacom, Universal and others for their biggest brands like Barbie, Disney Princesses, Clueless, Diva Starz and more. Jan is currently the Founder and CEO of Aventurine Studio One, producing a Roblox game, original music, NFT’s, and AR/VR experiences based on her original franchise for tweens and young teens, Aventurine.

Lisa Machac is the Founder and Director of Omni Sound Project and a Music Producer with Little City Sounds.

After recording her own album in 2010, Lisa became interested in audio engineering and took courses from Women's Audio Mission in San Francisco. Upon returning to Texas, Lisa started dreaming about creating a community of women+ in audio in Austin. In February of 2020, Omni Sound Project was launched with over 20 local, in-person events scheduled for the year. Just a couple of months later, all of our classes were shifted to an online format to respond to the pandemic. Overnight, Omni became a global community of musicians, producers, and engineers who identify as female, GNC, trans, and allies.

Lisa believes that the frequency and quality of Omni's classes taught by welcoming, inclusive teachers makes the organization a genuine community that is steadily increasing gender representation in the audio industry.

GENERAL MANAGER OF ANTONE’S AUSTIN

Mallory is the General Manager of the historic venue, Antone's Nightclub. She is a service industry professional of 13 years, spending the last seven as a founding member of Antone's downtown location. Mallory has devoted her efforts at Antone's to create a direct route into the music + entertainment industry for service professionals and creatives. With her platform, she aims to create a safe space for community based events, expanding beyond traditional live music shows at the club, such as Dopamine Disco dance classes and Yoga.

Her favorite moment in music: talking over lunch with Soul Queen, Betty Harris, before her performance at Antone's 47th anniversary celebration.

About Antone's: Named Austin's Home of the Blues, Antone's has been serving the Austin community for 47 years in continuing the tradition of supporting local musicians with a focus on Blues, Soul, Funk, and R&B.