Dennis currently serves on the Board of Trustees for Austin Opera and is one of the original founders of Vive Les Arts Theater in Killeen, TX. He also served as Vice President for an insurance company, AMMEST Services, where he also was a board member, and has served on two bank boards and one water district board. Dennis currently owns a real estate development company, Dennis Eakin Kia, and Nolan Creek Vineyard. He is also currently a member of Knights of the Vine and Wine and Food Foundation in Austin and supports the Mailista Foundation, an orphanage in Tanzania, as well as several wildlife conservation nonprofits in Africa. As a lover of music and theater and former Vietnam helicopter pilot, Dennis meaningfully engaged with Songwriting with Soldiers, a nonprofit to create a safe and inspiring environment to help veterans work with professional songwriters to share their experiences through music. Dennis also shares his life with his wife, Kandace, who has also served on the Development Foundation Board for Central Texas College and One World Theater.
