Austin Public Facilities Corporation

The Austin Public Facilities Corporation (APFC), established in 2023 as a ‘public purpose' entity under the Texas Public Facilities Corporation Act (Chapter 303), plays a pivotal role in supporting the City of Austin's public facilities initiatives. Its mission is to assist the City in financing, refinancing, renovating, expanding, redeveloping, constructing, acquiring, conveying, leasing, owning, operating, or providing public facilities or facilities related thereto. This mandate authorizes the APFC to employ a range of methods sanctioned by law to achieve its goals, as directed by the City's Governing Body.

Darrell Alexander, Vice President

Darrell Alexander is an accomplished professional renowned for his distinguished career in facility management and public administration. Appointed as the Director of the Building Services Department for the City of Austin on June 8, 2020, he brings a profound strategic vision aimed at maintaining the organization's leadership in energy management, sustainability, and streamlined facility operations.

Prior to his role with the City of Austin, Mr. Alexander held various influential positions at Sodexo Inc. since 2012, most recently providing leadership and guidance in facility management operations for multiple universities across the United States. This encompassed overseeing more than 11 million square feet, 327 facilities, and a workforce of 524 employees.

Before his tenure at Sodexo Inc., Mr. Alexander spent several years with Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR) Government Operations as a Deputy Project Manager, where he played a pivotal role in providing Base Life Support to over a dozen military bases in the Middle East. Notably, he was instrumental in the successful logistical planning and execution of moving KBR personnel and property out of Iraq. Additionally, he managed the final phase of 12 site mergers with a budget exceeding $800 million.

Mr. Alexander is a retired military professional and holds various certifications, including Military Advanced Leadership and Management, Program Budgeting and Execution, Mastering Project Management, and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. He earned a Master of Public Administration from Norwich University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Edward’s University.

Kimberly Olivares, Secretary/Treasurer

Kimberly Olivares is Deputy Chief Financial Officer for the City of Austin, Texas where she oversees the treasury, real estate, strategic facility delivery, and economic development financing functions. Her twenty-year career in local government includes various roles in Financial Services, the City Manager’s Office, and Public Works.

Kimberly received her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, Master of Public Affairs from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, and Master of Business Administration from St. Edward’s University. She has also worked for the City of Southlake, Texas, and the City of Tampa, Florida.

 

 

Jason Alexander, Director

Jason Alexander currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Airport Affairs for the Department of Aviation.  Jason joined the department in March 2023 with 19 years of experience at the City of Austin.  Throughout his career with the City, Jason has worked in several departments, including the Austin Parks & Recreation Department, Human Resources Department, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services Department, Austin Fire Department, and multiple assignments in the City Manager’s Office, and has applied important business and public policy principles in each role he has served.

Most recently, Jason was the Chief of Staff to the City Manager, an executive role where he supported the City’s daily operations and was responsible for numerous staff and administrative functions within the office.  He also provided leadership and oversight to the City’s Equity, Innovation, Sustainability, and Resilience Offices.  

Jason earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a minor in Government from the University of Texas at Austin, and holds a Master of Public Administration from Texas State University.

Stuart Reilly, Director

Stuart Reilly is Austin Energy’s Deputy General Manager of Business Services. In this position, Reilly serves as Chief Risk Officer and Chief Administrative Officer in addition to overseeing the utility’s business functions, including Finance, Technology and Data, Employee Development and Corporate Support Services, which includes Austin Energy’s facilities.

Reilly has previously served as Deputy General Manager and Chief Operating Officer as well as Interim General Manager of Austin Energy. Reilly joined Austin Energy as Chief of Staff in January 2019. Prior to that, he worked as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Austin, specializing in in utility regulations, operations, transactions, customer programs, and renewable energy.

Stuart Reilly holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University Law School.

Michael Gates, Director

Real Estate Officer Michael Gates has led the Financial Services Department’s Real Estate Division since May 2021.  In this role, Michael is responsible for managing the City’s vast real estate needs for the Capital Improvements Program (CIP), voter-approved bond programs, and numerous special projects. This includes the acquisition of property for parkland and open space, conservation easements, and affordable housing, in addition to leasing, property management, and procurement of appraisals/cost estimates.  

Michael joined the City of Austin in 2002 and has served his entire tenure in Real Estate capacities.  During his career, he has successfully managed the acquisition of real estate interests for over $1 billion in capital projects. Notable real estate projects he managed include the Austin Clean Water Program, the South IH‐35 Water/Wastewater Program, the Watershed Protection Department’s multiple flood buyout programs, the 2016 Mobility Program, and the acquisitions to support construction of multiple new fire/EMS stations.

Under Michael’s management, the real estate acquisition component of the Austin Clean Water Program was recognized as one of the Top 10 American Infrastructure Projects of the Past 75 Years by the International Right of Way Association (IRWA). In addition, he provided oversight of the acquisition of five hotels to support the City’s permanent supportive housing priorities and provide a domestic violence shelter.

Michael holds a Bachelor’s degree in Government from the University of Texas, is a licensed Real Estate Broker from the Texas Real Estate Commission, a licensed Realtor, and holds the Senior Right of Way Professional designation from the IRWA.

Dr. Eric Johnson, Director

Dr. Eric Anthony Johnson is an accomplished urban redevelopment leader leveraging over 20 years of experience in business, government, strategy, real estate, economic development, housing, planning, community engagement and public policy to drive organizational success. 

As Assistant City Manager with the City of Austin, Dr. Johnson has leadership oversight for the departments of Economic Development, Planning, Housing, Development Services and the Austin Convention Center. 

In his previous role, Dr. Johnson served as the President/CEO of Aeon in Minneapolis. Aeon is a non-profit affordable housing real estate development company which owns and manages close to 6,000 affordable housing units. Dr. Johnson led Aeon through a period of post pandemic challenges toward a path of sustainability. In 2023, Dr. Johnson was named a Pinnacle Award winner by the Chief Executives Council in the non-profit category.  

With ties to Texas, Dr. Johnson served as Chief, Economic Development, Housing and Neighborhood Services for the City of Dallas, Texas. Dr. Johnson had leadership oversight of housing, urban planning, and design, permitting, historic preservation, and economic development. Dr. Johnson and his team prepared the city’s new economic development policy, created a $100 million dollar fund to support affordable housing, launched the work toward the creation of the city’s comprehensive plan, established the groundwork for the creation of the city’s economic development corporation, and worked diligently to retool the city’s permitting process.   

In 2019-2020, Dr. Johnson was chosen to serve as a Michael Rubiner Community Fellow through the Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) for his innovative work in affordable housing strategy.  

Throughout his career Dr. Johnson has worked on transformative projects and issues in the Northeast, Midwest, South and Southeastern regions of the United States. Moreover, he has managed program budgets in the millions, secured resources for key initiatives, emphasized community based economic development to mirror business retention and attraction strategies, acquired land for key development projects, and built confidence of staff and community organizations to thrive during time of disruption and change to achieve success.  

Dr. Johnson holds a PhD in Urban Affairs and Public Policy from the University of Delaware. He is an alum of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate. He also holds an MBA from the University of Tennessee with an emphasis on strategic leadership. Of further interest, Dr. Johnson is an alum of the Senior Executive Institute at the University of Virginia Weldon School for Public Service and Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business Black Leaders Program and is a Certified Economic Development Finance Professional.  

Dr. Johnson is an international speaker, author and frequently writes for publication in various media outlets and is often called upon to testify before legislative committees, respond to media request and participate in panels across the country and internationally discussing issues related to economic development, urban development, transformational leadership, change and disruption and affordable housing. Dr. Johnson launched his career as a Presidential Management Fellow with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C. 

Joseph Gonzales, Director

Joseph Gonzales is Deputy Director of Business Services for Austin Water. In this position, Joseph oversees the utility’s business functions, including Employee Leadership and Development, Financial Services, Technology and Data and Resiliency Support Services, which includes Austin Water’s facilities and emergency management functions. 

Joseph has previously served as Assistant Director of Financial Services and Finance Director for Austin Energy and the City of Cedar Park. He joined Austin Water as Utility Budget and Finance Manager in January 2015, where he implemented Austin Water’s debt management plan that has resulted in over $600 million in savings since 2016.  Joseph is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.