CARMEN VIGIL
Carmen Vigil founded Home Austin on the key principles that every child deserves a safe place to call Home. Her passion for life and children have led her to this point. After traveling the world for nine months in 2014 on a trip known as the World Race: Gap Year; the dream of opening up a home for children began. After participating in a discipleship program in 2016 known as Center for Global Action or CGA this dream took shape and formed in to Home Austin.
Carmen has been a Foster Parent for over 3 years. Having had 5 children in and out of her home she has gained an even bigger heart for helping Foster families, children in Foster Care and biological families.
TAYLOR TODD
With us since our founding, Taylor Todd has been one of our biggest cheerleaders. She brings her passion for the Lord and her organizational skills to the forefront in helping our organization grow and succeed.
Taylor went on the World Race: Gap Year in 2015 and continued her ministry training at the Center for Global Action in 2016. Taylor is Kingdom driven and lives her life with a passion and fire unlike anyone else! We are excited to have her as the first addition to the team.
Taylor graduated in May of 2021 with her Bachelors of Science in Christian Leadership and Business Management and hopes to continue on the get her Doctorate. She plans on pursuing her passions in a large way and helping Home Austin for many years to come!
SHELBIE AND CONNOR WALLACE
Shelbie and Connor met on the World Race: Gap Year in 2015. They were married in July of 2017 and moved to Redding, California immediately after. Connor completed two years at Bethel's School of Supernatural Ministry. It was in November of 2017 when multiple people prophesied over them that they realized that Home Austin would be their next steps. They had felt the calling to Foster Care for awhile but the events of this month led them to pursue a life here in Austin with our organization.
Shelbie brings her desire to see our team grow and her vision for the future of Home Austin to the forefront of our ministry. She has over 10 years of experience working with children. Shelbie is currently studying to become a nurse.
Connor has a passion for growth and a desire to see our dreams explode. The two years Connor spent at BSSM have allowed him to step in to a space of freedom with the Lord that encourages us all daily. Connor is a hard worker and has over two years of experience working as a sales associate, which he is amazing at!
MADISON TODD
Madison has always been quietly cheering Home Austin on and after 3 years of supporting in the background, she decided to officially join our team in January of 2020. She has a passion for art and creating, an essential for her role here. She wants to see Home Austin become more and more successful through her innovative approach to social media and marketing.
Madison brings not only her creativity but her gentle spirit and fun energy to our team. She is currently in school studying to become an art teacher.
