Comprised of leadership volunteers dedicated to the Briscoe Center’s unique collections, ambassadors council members assist the director by helping foster a wide understanding of the importance of primary source materials to the study of American history. By serving as a bridge to the broader public, council members help build awareness of, and private contributions for, the Briscoe Center and its five priorities: collection development, research, teaching, programs, and historic sites.
Approximately 35 council members from across the United States, with many members from Austin, Houston, and New York City, serve as ambassadors for the Briscoe Center.
Click on the Ambassadors Council member’s profile to learn more about them.
Alyssa Adams
Jeffersonville, NY
Michael A. Andrews
Houston, TX
Jack Balagia, Jr. PLLC
Houston, TX
David Berg
Houston, TX
Karey P. Bresenhan
Houston, TX
Dolph Briscoe IV
San Antonio, TX
Penny H. Burck
Austin, TX
G. Paul Burns
Austin, TX
Rowena H. Dasch
Austin, TX
Diana Walker
Washington, DC
Griffin Dunne
New York, NY
O. H. Frazier
Houston, TX
Slavka Glaser
New York, NY
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Boston, MA
Larry L. Harlan
Lakeway, TX
Jane P. Hilfer
Austin, TX
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Dallas, TX
Karen Gaines
Valley Village, CA
Kate S. Kirkland
Houston, TX
Michael L. Klein
Houston and Austin, TX
Santa Fe, NM
Terry McDonell
New York, NY
Scott N. Morse
Austin, TX
Nancy O’Bryant Puentes
Austin, TX
Charles R. Porter, Jr.
Austin, TX
Ambassadors Council Chair
Joseph W. Royce
Houston, TX
Lawrence Schiller
Newton, PA
Ivan Schwartz
Brooklyn, NY
Kathryn Leigh Scott
New York, NY
Neal L. Spelce, Jr.
Austin, TX
Amy S. Villarreal
Austin, TX
Ronnie Volkening
Austin, TX
Gully Wells
Brooklyn, NY
Barbara Woodman
Kerrville, TX
Linda Zimmerman
Pebble Beach, CA
Honorary Ambassadors Council members
Katherine J. Adams
Austin, TX
Mark S. Smith
Austin, TX
