I Live Here, I Give Here

Courtney Clark
Director of Community Engagement

(512) 432 - 1936

In addition to her role as Director of Community Engagement at I Live Here, I Give Here, Courtney Clark is also the Founder and Executive Director of Austin Involved, where connecting young professionals to meaningful philanthropic opportunities is her passion.  Courtney beat melanoma at age 16 and survived brain surgery at 31, and the causes dearest to her heart are cancer awareness, humane treatment of animals, and children aging out of foster care.

She has previously held development and marketing positions at Planet Cancer and the Houston Humane Society, and has consulted on programs for LIVESTRONG and the Austin Community Foundation.  A recovering actress, Courtney spent 8 years in New York City studying theatre at NYU and producing television segments for a public relations firm.  Courtney created and produced live interview segments with Cal Ripken, Jr., Christina Applegate, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and the training department of NASA.

Courtney currently serves on the board of directors for the Animal Trustees of Austin and the Coats for Kids committee of the Junior League.  Her time is also spent on the advisory boards of GivingCity magazine and the mayor’s Cities of Service project.

Karen Frost
Director of Non-Profit Relations

(512) 432 - 1946

Karen Frost is principal and owner of Frost Media Relations.

Prior to launching her own agency in 1998, Karen was director of publicity for a national publishing company, a member of the media consulting team for Senator Ted Kennedy and former Senator Chuck Robb, Congressman Richard Gephardt, and Speaker of the House, Thomas Foley.  Karen also worked for CBS News and Fox News Service, and managed the pressroom for the Perot ’92 campaign in Dallas, Texas.

Following the tragedy of September 11th, 2001, Karen collaborated with one of her clients – Jackie Waldman – and together they co-authored America, September 11th; The Courage to Give, which ultimately raised over $100 thousand for the American Red Cross.

Karen currently serves as Director of Non-Profit Relations for I Live Here, I Give Here, is a member of the board of Leadership Austin and serves on the executive committee for CreateAustin. Karen also served as alumni president of the Bob Schieffer School of Journalism at Texas Christian University.  In 2006 Karen was honored with Austin Business Journal’s Profiles in Power Award and in 2008 she received the Austin Under 40 Award for business entrepreneurship and philanthropy.  Karen was raised in Houston, but  spent a number of years living in Dallas, Fort Worth and Washington, D.C.  Since April 2002, she has claimed Austin as home and lives in the central part of town with her long red dog, Hogan.

Patsy Woods Martin
Founder and Executive Director

(512) 432 - 1900

As founder and executive director of I Live Here, I Give Here, the Central Texas Campaign for Philanthropy, Patsy Woods Martin leads a collaboration of individual philanthropists, Non-Profit organizations, family foundations, local businesses and religious leaders. The group is working to increase awareness of the needs in Central Texas and the role each of us can play in creating solutions to those needs. This pioneering movement to deepen and expand the culture of personal philanthropy in our community by inspiring Central Texans to give more and more Central Texans to give is built on public awareness, nonprofit mobilization, and donor education. The public awareness campaign includes an interactive and informational Website, area-wide advertising and a grassroots outreach program led by over 100 volunteers from around Central Texas.

Before assuming her role at I Live Here, I Give Here, Patsy was the vice president of resource development for United Way Capital Area. She has been a key fundraiser and volunteer for a wide range of Austin nonprofit organizations for over twenty years. Patsy currently serves on the board of the Long Center for the Performing Arts, the Women’s Fund of Central Texas and the advisory board of the newly created Legacy of Giving, an initiatives to expose children to philanthropy. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Junior League of Austin, Leadership Austin, and is a founding member of Impact Austin and UWCA’s Women’s Leadership Council. She has also co-chaired galas for the Helping Hand Home for Children and Hospice Austin and was a member of the Board of Regents at Texas Tech University. Patsy has been recognized by Ballet Austin as a “Woman on Her Toes”; by the Junior League of Austin as “Volunteer Extraordinaire” and by the Girl Scouts of Central Texas as a “Woman of Distinction.”

A fourth generation rancher in Montague County, Texas, Patsy is active in her family ranching and oil business. 

Patsy and her husband Jack have three grown children and have called Austin home for over 30 years.

Loralee Martin
Event Coordinator

Loralee Martin has been with I Live Here I Give Here since it's launch at Austin City Hall in September 2007. That inaugural event and luncheon marked the start of her creative association as Event Coordinator for the I Live Here I Give Here team.She combines a strong background in catering and restaurants with her love for Austin and the desire to serve the community in which she lives. From weekly Team Meetings to monthly Community Needs Spotlights and the annual Big Give, Loralee provides the attention to detail and logistics that supports the mission of I LIve Here I Give Here and all it's many programs and outreaches.