What Makes a Good Board Member?
Board Member Application
Our Board Contract
Board Member Role Description
Board Member Application
Our Board Contract
Board Member Role Description
Sarah Figueroa, President, Past Treasurer
Sarah was born and raised in Germany and moved to El Paso, Texas just in time to attend college at UTEP, where she earned her Marketing degree. Sarah runs her own advertising agency, The Davis Group, specializing in paid media strategy and placement for non-profit, commercial businesses and government agencies. Sarah is passionate about connecting people with experiences, especially within their own backyard and once her son had his first adventure with ATX KIDS CLUB, there was no going back! Sarah joined the ATX KIDS CLUB board in 2023 to be a part of bringing this amazing organization closer to more kids in the Austin area than ever!
Sarah was born and raised in Germany and moved to El Paso, Texas just in time to attend college at UTEP, where she earned her Marketing degree. Sarah runs her own advertising agency, The Davis Group, specializing in paid media strategy and placement for non-profit, commercial businesses and government agencies. Sarah is passionate about connecting people with experiences, especially within their own backyard and once her son had his first adventure with ATX KIDS CLUB, there was no going back! Sarah joined the ATX KIDS CLUB board in 2023 to be a part of bringing this amazing organization closer to more kids in the Austin area than ever!
Ryo Shiono, Board Member
Ryo has been an engineer, manager, and director in 5 NXP Semiconductors wafer fabs in Austin since
graduating from MIT with Materials Science and Engineering BS and MS degrees in 1989. He is presently
the leader of the Program Management Office in the NXP ATMC Wafer Fab. Away from work, Ryo runs
and bikes around his Circle C neighborhood or on the Lady Bird Lake trails, and also volunteers his time
to several local non-profit organizations. ATX KIDS CLUB links his passion for public transportation that
began as a child growing up in Pittsburgh with teaching awareness and urban life skills to our city’s
youth in a fun, adventurous way.
Ryo has been an engineer, manager, and director in 5 NXP Semiconductors wafer fabs in Austin since
graduating from MIT with Materials Science and Engineering BS and MS degrees in 1989. He is presently
the leader of the Program Management Office in the NXP ATMC Wafer Fab. Away from work, Ryo runs
and bikes around his Circle C neighborhood or on the Lady Bird Lake trails, and also volunteers his time
to several local non-profit organizations. ATX KIDS CLUB links his passion for public transportation that
began as a child growing up in Pittsburgh with teaching awareness and urban life skills to our city’s
youth in a fun, adventurous way.
Akash Bhatt, Board Member
Originally from the Atlanta area, Akash Bhatt is a Georgia Tech graduate with a passion for expanding transit access and fostering community connections. Akash currently serves as a Transit Analyst at Kimley-Horn, where he applies his expertise in transit planning and engineering to enhance mobility and connectivity for communities. With a focus on light rail infrastructure, he has contributed to key projects including the Blue Line Extension in Minneapolis, MN, the Benning Streetcar extension in Washington, DC, and the South End Infill Station Project in Charlotte, NC. Akash has also spent time abroad in Dublin, Ireland analyzing micromobility as a solution to last mile challenges and transit-trail connectivity. He joined the ATX KIDS CLUB board to inspire the next generation of city explorers by helping children explore and connect with their city through transit.
Originally from the Atlanta area, Akash Bhatt is a Georgia Tech graduate with a passion for expanding transit access and fostering community connections. Akash currently serves as a Transit Analyst at Kimley-Horn, where he applies his expertise in transit planning and engineering to enhance mobility and connectivity for communities. With a focus on light rail infrastructure, he has contributed to key projects including the Blue Line Extension in Minneapolis, MN, the Benning Streetcar extension in Washington, DC, and the South End Infill Station Project in Charlotte, NC. Akash has also spent time abroad in Dublin, Ireland analyzing micromobility as a solution to last mile challenges and transit-trail connectivity. He joined the ATX KIDS CLUB board to inspire the next generation of city explorers by helping children explore and connect with their city through transit.
Bridget McKinley, Board Member
Bridget is originally a Texas transplant from the midwest, but may be considered a Texan after decades in the state, and Austin. She received her B.S. in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M and her J.D. from UT Austin, so her team always wins the rivalry football game. She has been a trial attorney and Health Law attorney in the public sector for decades. ATX KIDS CLUB first showed up on her radar during one of the camp’s first years when her (now adult) children were little. They attended for years and their self confidence and sense of adventure grew as a result. Since those kids are now in college (one is an ATX KIDS CLUB camp leader), Bridget was honored to have the opportunity to give back to the camp that gave her kids so much by serving on the camp’s Board with her newly regained “free time”.
Bridget is originally a Texas transplant from the midwest, but may be considered a Texan after decades in the state, and Austin. She received her B.S. in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M and her J.D. from UT Austin, so her team always wins the rivalry football game. She has been a trial attorney and Health Law attorney in the public sector for decades. ATX KIDS CLUB first showed up on her radar during one of the camp’s first years when her (now adult) children were little. They attended for years and their self confidence and sense of adventure grew as a result. Since those kids are now in college (one is an ATX KIDS CLUB camp leader), Bridget was honored to have the opportunity to give back to the camp that gave her kids so much by serving on the camp’s Board with her newly regained “free time”.