Lacy
LaBorde is the Marketing and
Communications Director for the
Downtown Austin Alliance, a
partnership of individuals and
businesses devoted to promoting the
value and vitality of downtown.
Providing private sector leadership,
the Alliance works to develop and
implement programs that enhance the
business, cultural and residential
environment of downtown.
Prior
to joining the DAA, she was the
Consumer Practice leader at GCI
Read-Poland, a global public
relations firm with offices in
downtown Austin. While there, she
supported clients such as Dell, Mr.
Gatti’s Pizza, Darden Restaurant
Group, Seventh Generation, Texas
Council on Family Violence and Farm
Credit Bank.
Lacy
was also one of the founding members
of the Texas Rollergirls, an
all-women roller derby league in
Austin. While serving as Marketing
Director for the league, the Texas
Rollergirls appeared on Good Morning
America and the Today Show, and in
The New York Times, Spin
Magazine and TIME Magazine.
Lacy
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in
Mass Communication from Louisiana
State University.
