Panelists:

Stephanie Lee McDonald currently serves as the Chief Infrastructure Officer at Central Health, the Travis County Hospital District. At Central Health, she oversees the built environment and physical footprint of the District including planning, design, construction, and administration of facilities to support a full safety-net health care system in Travis County. Her portfolio includes acquisition and real estate strategy, overseeing Health and Wellness Centers including programming aimed at improving nonclinical health drivers, as well as other support operations as Central Health delivers high quality health care to residents of Travis County. Her experience in public service includes serving as Chief of Staff to Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole at the City of Austin as well as the first Executive Director of the Waller Creek Conservancy. She is the President of Capital City Innovation and has served on the Board of Directors for the Downtown Austin Alliance. 

A graduate of Austin College in Sherman Texas, Stephanie received the Heywood C. Clemons Volunteer Service Award in 2012. She lives in Austin Texas with her husband and their son, a proud AISD Scottie.