Mission Statement

The mission of Health Alliance for Austin Musicians is to provide access to affordable health care for Austin’s low income, uninsured working musicians, with a focus on prevention and wellness.

Keeping Music in Austin Alive & Well

Austin is the “Live Music Capital of the World,” yet many professional working musicians are self-employed and rarely have access to health insurance. Without insurance, they can’t afford preventive health care, including primary medical care, basic dental services and mental health counseling.

The music industry is an important contributor to Austin’s economy:

• Nearly $2 billion in economic activity, more than $38 million in local tax revenue each year.
• It provides 18,148 jobs.
• Austin has more than 9,000 musicians.
• Tens of thousands of visitors from around the world brought annually by Austin City Limits Music Festival and South By Southwest.
• Source: TXP, Inc., City of Austin, 2012

Health Alliance for Austin Musicians Board Members

• Chris Adams
  Partner
  Maxwell, Locke & Ritter
• Marcia Ball
  Musician
  Austin
• Ray Benson
  Musician-Producer
  Asleep at the Wheel
• Olga Campos
  Community Relations Director
  US Money Reserve
• Keith Carmichael
  President, Austin Region
  MHBT
• Keith Donahoe
  Executive Vice President
  Frost Bank
• Scott Gillmore
  Vice President and Market Manager
  Emmis Austin Radio
• Lisa Hickey
  Director of Marketing
  C3 Presents
• John T. Kunz
  President
  Waterloo Records & Video
• Earl Maxwell
  Chief Executive Officer
  St. David’s Foundation
• Diana Resnik
  Senior Vice President, Community Care
  Seton Healthcare Family
• Edward Safady
  Chairman, Central Texas Area
  Prosperity Bank
• Alison Silverstein
  Consultant
  Alison Silverstein Consulting
• Tim Taylor
  Partner
  Jackson Walker LLP
• Richard Topfer
  Topfer Family Foundation
  Managing Director, Castletop Capital
• Liz Watson
  Community Leader
  Austin