Wilbert Austin, Sr. - District One
Term Expires May 2012
Council Representative Wilbert Austin, Sr. was elected to the City Council on May 13, 2006. He has served as the Pastor of the Peaceful Rest Baptist Church in Moody for the past 26 years. Austin previously worked at Owens-Illinois until his retirement.
Austin is a graduate of A.J. Moore High School in Waco. In 1990, he graduated from the Guadalupe Seminary. Austin served as the City of Waco Mayor Pro Tem May 2009 to May 2010.
He continues to volunteer and serve his community through the following organizations:
- Member, Eastern Waco Development Corporation
Board of Directors- Member, Heart of Texas Council of Governments
- Member, Caritas Board of Directors
- Past Equal Opportunity Advancement Corporation (EOAC)
Board of Directors- Past EOAC Head Start Board of Directors
- Past President of the East Brazos Neighborhood Assn.
- Past member for Waco Transit Advisory
- Past board member for United Way
Wilbert Austin, Sr. is married to Pearl, his wife of over 45 years. They have two sons, Wilbert
Austin, Jr. and Edrick Austin, and four grandchildren.
