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Chambers Welcome New Members of Leadership San Antonio Class 38

The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce and the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce held a reception last week to welcome the 56 individuals who will make up the 38th class of Leadership San Antonio (LSA). The AT&T Center hosted the group for their first meeting, where the new class met Chamber leadership and LSA Alumni.

Since 1975, the jointly-sponsored program has provided a unique learning experience for leaders in the San Antonio metropolitan area. Members meet monthly to hear from industry experts and elected officials about the many aspects of what makes the business community, the city, and the county function.

“The application and interview process provided us with a very talented pool of current and up-and-coming leaders, and while the selection of LSA 38 was painstaking and complex, we are humbled by the high caliber of individuals who now compose LSA Class 38,” said LSA 38 Co-Chair Murray H. Van Eman, Attorney at Law with King & Sommer, LLP.

LSA is an educational experience that provides a forum for leaders to examine the nature and inner workings of San Antonio, and discuss the issues, challenges, and problems facing our community.  Participants gain in-depth knowledge of the San Antonio community, awareness of its institutions, and familiarity with its leadership and structure.

The members of the LSA Class 38 Steering Committee are:

Murray H. Van Eman, Attorney at Law, King & Sommer, LLP – Co-Chair
Gavino Ramos, Senior Director of Communications, Time Warner Cable – Co-Chair
Priscilla Camacho, Associate, Plunkett & Gibson, Inc.
Joe Clark, Vice President of Sales & Service, Spurs Sports & Entertainment
Yvonne de la Rosa, Government Relations Officer, SACU
Mike DeNuccio, Associate, Winstead, P.C.
Shawn Eddy, Senior Director Enterprise Facilities & Asset Management, CPS Energy
Roberto Espinosa, Financial Advisor/Field Director, Northwestern Mutual
Noah Garcia, Senior Vice President, Vantage Bank
Kim Gresham, President, Anderson Marketing Group
Debra Guerrero, VP of Texas Development, NRP Group
Dr. Tim Palomera, Physician, Sports Medicine Associates of San Antonio
Rob Rodriguez, CEO, Vita Navis Group
Wayne Terry, Supplier Diversity Manger, H-E-B

The members of LSA Class 38 are:

• Shannon Albert, Senior Director, Call Center & Customer Billing, CPS Energy
• Noah Almanza, CEO, March of Dimes
• Jeffrey Arndt, Interim CEO, VIA Metropolitan Transit
• Mark Barrera, Attorney/ Shareholder, Cox Smith
• Todd Braulick, Senior Vice President & Market Trust Director, Bank of America
• Sara Brouillard, Marketing Communications Specialist, Broadway Bank
• Jose Manuel Bulas Montoro, Strategic Advisor, MATT
• Melissa Burnett, Director of Communications, Downtown Alliance San Antonio
• Tracy Carter, Dean of Academic Advancement, TMI - The Episcopal School of Texas
• Claudia Castillo Gonzalez, Director of Strategic Planning, The Atkins Group
• Lauren Ciminello, Associate Attorney, Jackson Walker, LLP
• Claudia Coleman, Director of Network Services, AT&T, Inc.
• Kelli Cubeta, General Counsel, Billing Services Group
• James Eisen, President, Visionworks of America, Inc.
• Bryan Erickson, Project Manager, HDR Engineering, Inc.
• Robert Garza, Vice President of Student Affairs, Palo Alto College
• Omar Gonzalez, Director of Planning, Operations, and Development, Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corp.
• Roger Graham, Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
• Stephen Graham, Assistant General Manager, San Antonio River Authority
• Aaron Hackney, Network Security Engineer, Rackspace Hosting
• Julia Hamon, Wealth Advisor, Wells Fargo Bank
• Melba Harris, Communications Manager, Time Warner Cable
• Christine Hinchey, Public Affairs Account Supervisor/Government Relations Specialist, KGBTexas Communications
• Manish Kapoor, Senior Vice President of Information Systems, NuStar Energy
• Glenn Kloos, Vice President, Zachry Holdings, Inc.
• Cynthia Lee, Anchor/Reporter, KABB-TV
• Megan Legacy, Executive Director, San Antonio Christian Hope Resource Center
• Melissa Ludwig, Senior Account Supervisor, The DeBerry Group
• Gary McDaniel, Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
• Amit Mehta, Vice President/Chief Medical Officer, South Texas Radiology Group/Intrinsic Imaging
• Richard Milk, Senior Planning & Policy Manager, San Antonio Housing Authority
• Nieves Montemayor, Commercial Sales and Estimating, Preferred Landscape & Lighting
• Lisa Montoya, Associate Dean, University of Texas at San Antonio
• Leo  Munoz, Senior Manager of Consulting, Padgett Stratemann & Co.
• David Neugebauer, Senior Vice President/Director, Project Control of Texas
• Jason Nelson, Director, AECOM
• Samuel    Newman, Manager, Customer Insights, HEB
• Julie Novak, Vice Dean of Practice and Engagement/Director Student Health Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
• Tim O'Krongley, Assistant Aviation Director, City of San Antonio
• William Peche, Manager of Intergovernmental/External Relations, San Antonio Water System
• Stacy Pozza, Vice President, Frost Bank
• Adrian Reyes, Owner and CEO, Adrian Reyes Agency, LLC
• Adam Rocha, Executive Director, SAFILM - San Antonio Film Festival
• Sylvia Rodriguez, Vice President, Valero Energy Foundation
• Zaida Saliba, Vice President/Corporate Relationship Manager, BBVA Compass
• JoQuese Satterwhite, Senior Operations Supervisor, Medtronic Diabetes
• Christopher Scott, Director, Business Development, WestEast Design Group, LLC
• Ryan Snider, Director of Business Operations, Spurs Sports & Entertainment
• Michael Sowry, President/Owner, Virtuoso Builders
• William Steele, Vice President , Sundt Construction, Inc.
• Gretchen Stepke, Business Systems Manager, HOLT CAT
• Emma Georgina Tello Rodriguez, COO, Beading 2 Go
• Jesse Travis, Managing Partner, Travis-Martin Financial Services, LLC
• Edward “JR” Trevino, Business Development Manager, Treco Enterprises, Inc.
• Roberto Trevino, Architect, Roberto Carlos Architect, PLLC
• John  Ximenes, President, L(5) Services, LLC

For questions or more information about the program, contact Michelle Whitlow, Director of Leadership San Antonio for The Greater Chamber, at mwhitlow@sachamber.org or (210)229-2161.