BARTON CREEK RESORT & SPA
Barton Creek Resort & Spa hosted an Austin resident whose sister (also an Austin resident), Captain Kelly Padden, has been serving in Afghanistan since January and working 15-hour days as an Air Force officer.
Captain Padden grew up in Austin and attended UT for undergrad. She then went on to serve in the Air Force, and is currently stationed in Afghanistan as an Air Force officer. While serving in the Air Force, Captain Padden received her PhD in economics, and has taught for the Air Force.