Dr. Edwards brings a wealth of organizational, teaching and leadership experience to the Travis County Republican Party. She taught Management and Organizational Development graduate courses at St. Edwards University, taught high school students to prepare for the SAT for 10 years and has developed a medical management consulting business with her husband, Richard. She has been a Travis County Party activist since winning her first election (as a write-in candidate) by ONE VOTE! Not deterred by the slim margin, she dove into grassroots county politics and worked tirelessly to defeat the inflated Round Rock School Bond, create local support of the Texas Constitutional Amendment for the definition of marriage between one man and one woman, and block walked for every local, state and federal candidate on the ballot in the past 8 years.

Dr. Edwards volunteered in the Headquarters Office of the Mighty Texas Strike Force, the first nation-wide 72 hr strike force for re-electing President Bush in ’04. She was selected as the Precinct Chair of the Year, served as the Volunteer Coordinator of Travis County Victory ’06 Coalition and conducted training sessions for Precinct Chairs. She has attended Senatorial Conventions, serving on the Nominations Committee and participated in State Conventions.

She brings broad experience of working with neighbors, parents and friends to the table and has proven her self to be a catalyst for making things happen.  One of Dr. Edwards’ favorite quotes from President Ronald Reagan is “There is no limit to what we can accomplish as long as it doesn’t matter who gets the credit”.  She ran her campaign on a theme of building our party and unifying the party for a New Day in Travis County.  There is a new enthusiasm about Republican Politics in Travis County under her leadership!

Jeff Fleece currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Travis County Republican Party.  Jeff has been an active conservative leader in the county party, both as a candidate for public office and as a member of numerous support clubs.  Jeff was the Republican nominee for the Texas House of Representatives, District 50, in 2006.

Jeff Fleece is a 1994 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point with a degree in mechanical (aerospace) engineering. In 2003, he earned a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Texas in Austin. Fleece served as an officer in the U.S. Army for five years and attained the rank of Captain, including service in Kuwait with the 1st Cavalry Division. His leadership roles included the following: Secretary of the General Staff, 1st Cavalry Division; cavalry squadron plans & operations officer; cavalry troop executive officer; scout platoon leader; and M1A2 tank platoon leader.  Jeff served in various leadership positions over nine years at Dell, Inc., where he led cross-functional, global product development teams.  Currently, Jeff serves the State of Texas as the deputy chief information officer of a major state agency.

Jeff Fleece worked as a volunteer on the policy staff for the George W. Bush Presidential Exploratory Committee in 1999. He also volunteered on the policy staff for the Bush-Cheney 2000 campaign from 1999 to 2000.  He has also served as an adviser to numerous local political campaigns and served as a delegate to multiple county and state party conventions.

Jeff has been happily married to Nicole Creed for ten years.  Nicole is a technology executive, a national ambassador for a major multiple sclerosis advocacy organization, and the Communications Director of the Travis County Republican Party.  Nicole and Jeff are the proud parents of two Quarter Horses and a miniature Yorkshire terrier.  In his free time, Jeff enjoys running and cycling.  He has completed four marathons, including the 2008 AT&T Austin Marathon, and multiple 100+ mile cycling events, including the National Multiple Sclerosis Society MS150 and the Lance Armstrong Foundation Ride for the Roses and LiveStrong Challenge.