I have known Art now for about 5 years. My friend, Peter introduced us during the Pandemic. Westlake provided an outdoor place to gather during the Pandemic and I brought different groups of people to Westlake to reconnect and try to keep sane during the Pandemic. Art and I became friends. Fast forward a year or two and our kids started going to highschool together and rock climbing on the Design District Movement Team together and Art and I started spending more time seeing each other. Through it all I've been impressed with how Art has lead Westlake through difficult times and how he continues to build the Westlake community through so many varied opportunities, whether its community yoga, concerts, or donating beer to rock climbing events, he's always out there with a smile and a kind word.