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ANNIKA DINOVI

Annika DiNovi is The Hacienda at Georgetown’s new executive director. She will oversee the opening of the new luxury senior living community near Sun City as well as the community’s five upscale dining options. DiNovi joins The Hacienda with nearly 15 years of experience in the luxury senior living housing and healthcare industries, most recently serving as regional director of operations at Transforming Age in Washington state.

NATALIE NICHOLS, PH.D.

Natalie Nichols has been named Round Rock ISD’s new senior chief of schools and innovation. She oversees the district’s area superintendents as well as the health services, fine arts, and athletics departments. With more than 20 years of experience in education, Nichols spent a decade serving Round Rock ISD as area superintendent of the Stony Point Learning Community and principal of Round Rock High School. Following her high school graduation, she served in the Army where she learned to repair and maintain HVAC systems. She earned her bachelor’s degree while on active duty, finishing her last classes while deployed in a war zone. Today, she continues to share lessons of perseverance and resilience with students.

Google Fiber

Google Fiber will provide residents with another internet service option when the company expands to Round Rock next year. The city will be the third in Texas to receive the high-speed, high-bandwidth internet service, and Google Fiber expects to begin construction by late 2023.

Hacienda at Georgetown

The Hacienda at Georgetown, a new independent living, assisted living, and memory care community, will open in early 2023 near the south entrance to Sun City. The Hacienda features 231 residences with upscale amenities including a spa, fitness center, salon, and gourmet restaurants. The luxury senior community will offer a culinary experience by Stephan Pyles, an award-winning chef, cookbook author, and PBS television series host known as the founding father of modern Texas cuisine.

Hutto Co-op District

Three restaurants are set to open at the Hutto Co-Op District – Top Notch Burgers and Cocina Jalisco at the beginning of 2023 and Jack Allen’s Kitchen in 2024. A hippo splash pad and amphitheater are in the works as well. A mixeduse development, the Hutto Co-Op District is currently home to Southside Market BBQ and Hutto City Hall and Library. It also includes historic structures such as The Gin building and original silos hearkening back to Hutto’s agricultural roots.

TAYLOR RATCLIFF

Dr. Taylor Ratcliff has come on board as Williamson County EMS’s new medical director, the county’s third medical director since founding EMS service in 1975. Dr. Ratcliff is replacing Dr. Jeff Jarvis, who has accepted the position as chief medical officer and system medical director at MedStar in Fort Worth. Dr. Ratcliff began his career in medicine as a paramedic in Lubbock, and has served as an emergency medicine physician at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center – Temple as well as medical director for other local agencies.

Cameron Goodman

Cameron Goodman joined the City of Georgetown’s team as the new economic director. He comes to Georgetown with experience running economic development departments in two fast-growing communities in Texas. Most recently, he served as economic development director in Leander, which, during his time there, was listed alongside Georgetown as one of the five fastest growing cities in the country. He previously served as economic development director in Richmond, a suburb of Houston, as well as in economic development roles for League City and Waco.

Jennifer Guidry

Jennifer Guidry has taken the helm as Tippit Middle School’s new principal. She has 17 years of experience in education, previously serving in a variety of roles including middle school assistant principal, special education lead, elementary school teacher, and aim intervention teacher. A GISD alumna, Guidry grew up in Georgetown and was in the first eighth grade class at Tippit.

Janessa Stephens

Janessa Stephens has taken the helm as director of the county’s new Public Safety Technology Division, which was created by Wilco EMS and the Sheriff’s Office to prioritize and improve technology support for first responders. Stephens brings 12 years of experience in supporting public safety technology systems to her new role. She started with Williamson County in 2010 and was instrumental in implementing a new law enforcement records management system and computer-aided dispatch system. Since 2018, Stephens has been the manager of the applications that are critical to the operations of more than 35 public safety agencies.