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G.A.P. Board

Meet G.A.P.'s talented and dedicated board of directors.

Jay Otto

Jay Otto has lived and worked in the Austin area since the late 1970's. A graduate of The University of Texas, Jay works as a real estate investor and serves as worship leader for Grace Covenant Church. He and his wife, Dayne, have been married for 18 years and have two children ­ Spencer, a junior in high school and Lily, an eighth grader.

Jay spends as much time as he can writing music, riding horses and motorcycles, enjoying his garden and faithfully following the UT Longhorns.

Shelley Schreyer

Shelley Schreyer has a love of artwork that began as a child playing with Playdough. She is self taught and loves to paint anything, play with clay and teach adults and children to do likewise!

While her talent in clay was recognized in High School, she got an education many years later in painting through participation in a folk art club; The Heart of Texas Tolers. Any one want Ribbons and Ivy painted anywhere? She has painted commissioned murals for homes and businesses for 15 years and also loves watercolor.

Shelley is a Business Owner, Jazzerciser, hiker, Soccer Coach, Women’s Bible Study Group Leader, Stephen Minister, After School Bible Club Leader, and Gardener.

She considers her marriage of 30 years to Bill and the three lovely persons that have grown up (one still in process) in her Pflugerville home, her crowning masterpiece.

Jamee Kennedy

Originally from southern Connecticut, Jamee graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a BFA in Theatre. She has since gone on to complete a Masters Degree and a doctorate also in Drama. She feels blessed to have continually worked in the theatre world in Austin for over seventeen years. She has enjoyed directing such shows as Brighton Beach Memoirs, Wings, Shadow Box, Godspell, Grease, The Crucible as well as many other classics and original productions. She was a long time Theatre instructor for both AISD and Austin Community College and is the author of a text on beginning acting titled, The Process of Acting: The Beginning Steps.

Jamee is also an active participant in the Austin film industry producing and directing a documentary called Swimmer Girls, a short called The Story o f Grace, and serving on the board of Reel Women, a local non-profit organization for women in the film and video industry. Jamee was excited to debut Swimmer Girls at the Reel Women showcase at SXSW.

In her off time, she tries to keep up with her active family in the pool, at the beach, on the slopes, and supporting the San Antonio Spurs. Jamee would like to thank God for the opportunity to serve on the Grace Arts Project.