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Class V Schedule

2008/2009

Wed, Oct 1
Opening Retreat & Reception

Tues, Oct 14
History & Government

Fri, Nov 7
Military Impact

Wed, Nov 19
Education

Wed, Dec 3
Bioscience & Health Care

Thurs, Dec 11
Holiday Evening Party

Wed, Jan 7
Criminal Justice System

Wed, Jan 21
Growth & Economics

Web, Feb 4
Technology

Wed, Feb 18
Arts & Communication

Wed, Mar 4
Environment

Wed, Mar 25
Human Services

Wed, Apr 1
Engagement & Evaluation

Fri, Apr 3
Graduation Evening

Click here to visit our calendar page for schedule details.

 
 
 

Our Board

Our thanks to our board members for their guidance and support. Our board members plan and host specific class sessions. Their expertise and personal involvement make a difference.


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Ed Kelley- Chair
Wayne Alexander
Stephanie Chandler
William Chiego
Fully Clingman
Bonnie Conner
Don Cook
Tom DeBrooke
Charles Foster
George Hernandez
Dan Jacob
Joe Krier
Bruce Leslie
Tom Mayes
Bill Moll
Howard Nolan
Al Philippus
Norma Rodriquez
Laura Sanford
Reggie Williams
 

 

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Ed Kelley - Board Chair

 

Ed Kelley retired as President and CEO of the USAA Real Estate Company, after serving in that capacity for almost seventeen years. Prior to that, for nine years, Kelley was the President of Barshop Enterprises, a San Antonio-based real estate development and investment firm. His professional experience also includes fourteen years with Dallas-based Southwestern Life Insurance Company, where he held various management positions culminating with Senior Vice President of Mortgages and Real Estate Investments.

 

Kelley has served and continues to serve on a number of corporate and community boards, including past chairmanship of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, North San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, San Antonio Economic Development Foundation and St. Mary’s University. He currently sits on a number of boards including Royalton Real Estate Company of Dallas, Haven for Hope, San Antonio Area Foundation, Dominion Country Club and others. He received his undergraduate degree from St. Mary’s University and his MBA from Southern Methodist University, both degrees in Finance. Kelley is a professionally-certified member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI), and a licensed Texas real estate broker.

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Wayne S. Alexander

 

Wayne retired August 21, 2002, as President, SBC Southwestern Bell (now AT&T). During his 32-year career he held a variety of executive positions in network operations, sales, marketing, and international operations with various SBC subsidiaries. Immediately, prior to his position as Southwestern Bell president, Wayne led SBC’s wireless CATV, long distance, and local telephony operations in Chile and the Asia Pacific from 1995 through 1999.

 

Wayne received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri at Rolla. Wayne has served in leadership positions in Chambers of Commerce, Boy Scouts, Symphonies and various other civic organizations in communities where he has lived. He currently serves as a Director for a number of organizations including The Port Authority of San Antonio, Alamo Area Council of the Boy Scouts, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio Medical Foundation and others.

 

Wayne and his wife, Barbara, have two sons (one in Chicago and one in Boston).

 

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Stephanie Chandler

 

Stephanie is a partner in the Business Transactions section of Jackson Walker L.L.P. and is currently the firm-wide head of the firm's Technology section. Ms. Chandler's practice consists of representing corporate clients in transactions ranging from general corporate representation to private and public offerings of securities and SEC compliance matters. She also regularly represents companies in relation to emerging technology issues.

 

Ms. Chandler is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Family Services Association of San Antonio, where she also chairs their Program Evaluation Committee. She was also the founding co-chair of the agency's largest fundraising event. She is a member of the San Antonio Technology Accelerator Initiative (SATAI) Board of Directors, where she developed the curriculum for the year long SATAI U educational program for technology entrepreneurs when serving as a co-chair for SATAI's Entrepreneur Alliance Committee. Ms. Chandler also serves on the Advisory Council for University of Texas at San Antonio College of Engineering. Ms. Chandler is an active member of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce where her contributions have included serving as a member of the Steering Committee for Leadership San Antonio XXIX and graduating from and serving as Vice President of her Leadership San Antonio XXVIII class. Ms. Chandler is a repeat selection to the Texas Rising Star list (2005, 2006 and 2007), featured in the Texas Monthly magazine, and was one of 5 lawyers in the state featured in the special 2005 Super Lawyers supplement to the magazine. Ms. Chandler was selected by the San Antonio Business Journal as one of "40 Rising Stars Under 40" recognizing her accomplishments in business, community, and career and was recognized by the Scene in SA as one of 13 young professionals under 30 in the San Antonio Community (2004) and by the Scene in SA as a "Rising Star" in the San Antonio Legal Community (2005).

 

Ms. Chandler received her B.S.B.A. in Finance, with highest distinction, from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln where she was selected a member of the university's homecoming court based on her extensive community service as a student at Nebraska. She received her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she served as Articles Editor for Virginia Journal of Law and Technology and Program Director for Action for a Better Living Environment (ABLE), which provides mentoring programs and tutoring to disadvantaged youth. She remains active with the fundraising efforts on behalf of the law school's Foundation. Stephanie and her husband, Chip, have two boys Wyatt (2 years) and Brady, who they welcomed this summer.

 

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Bill Chiego

 

William J. Chiego came to the McNay Art Museum 17 years ago from Oberlin, Ohio, where he served as the director of the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College from 1986 to 1991. Previously, he had held curatorial posts at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, the Portland Art Museum in Oregon and the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio.

 

At the McNay, Dr. Chiego is credited with shrewdly building on the strengths of the museum’s original collections and developing new areas of strength, including art after 1945 and sculpture from the 19th century to the present. As well, he has emphasized documentation and conservation of the collections and has supported greatly expanded educational programming. Dr. Chiego initiated and oversaw the major $7.1 million renovation of the museum’s landmark Spanish Colonial Revival facility in 2001 and has, with the museum’s board of trustees, spearheaded the capital campaign for and construction of the Jane and Arthur Stieren Center for Exhibitions, which opens in June 2008.

 

Dr. Chiego has organized scores of exhibitions and has produced numerous publications. He has written about the French Romantic painters and printmakers Carle Vernet and Théodore Géricault, the Scottish Romantic painter Sir David Wilkie, modern sculpture, and the history of collecting. Among the exhibitions he has organized at the McNay are Auguste Rodin: Selections from the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, O’Keeffe and Texas, and retrospectives on San Antonio artists Reginald Rowe, Carl Rice Embrey and César Martinez.

 

Dr. Chiego received a B.A. in history and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Virginia. He earned a Ph.D. in the history of art from Case Western Reserve University in a joint program with the Cleveland Museum of Art. Dr. Chiego has been a resident fellow at the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut, and a participant in the Museum Management Institute. He is active in the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) and is a former board member of that organization. He has also served as an adjunct professor and lecturer at both Oberlin College and at Trinity University in San Antonio.

 

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Fully Clingman

 

Fully spent his boyhood years in Rockport, Texas. He graduated from Louisiana Tech. University with a BS degree and a minor in Organic chemistry. He spent 43 years in the food industry retiring from HEB after 28 yrs. as President/COO.

 

He is/has served on numerous boards including United Way, Boy Scouts, Carver Academy, HEB, Schnucks Grocery Co., Silver Brands, The University of the Incarnate Word and others.

 

Fully and his wife, Gloria, have been married 45 years and have three married sons: Jay, Scott and Chad. They are the proud grandparents of five grandchildren.

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Bonnie Conner

 

A graduate of Trinity University, Bonnie spent 21 years as a teacher before running for city council. She served from 1999-2003 as the District 8 Councilwoman chairing numerous committees related to quality of life issues, governance and transportation. She also formed the Friends of Medina River that resulted in a 300 acre park.

 

Bonnie is currently the President of Friends of the Parks, San Antonio Parks Foundation, Director of the Edward’s Aquifer authority, the Mayor’s appointment to the San Antonio Mobility Coalition and an advocate for the Aquifer Protection Initiative for public vote.

 

Bonnie believes that public service is an obligation to all who are able to serve the community where they live. She feels we must work to find common principles we can agree on to produce a stable environment for our citizens and a sustainable community for the future. Bonnie and her husband, Charles, a Trustee on the Alamo Community College Board, have a combined family of seven and many grandchildren.

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Don Cook

 

Don retired from the USAF in August 2005 as the Commander, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, TX. During his 36-year career, he held numerous command and high-level staff positions. He was the Vice Commander of both Air Combat Command and the Air Force Space Command. He served tours as the Director, Air Expeditionary Force Implementation, the most expansive reorganization of the AF in recent history; served as a member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, Panel on Professional Military Education; and as the Director, U.S. Senate Liaison Office. He also commanded a flying training wing and two space wings.

 

Since retirement, Don has been serving as an independent director on the boards of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation, the Crane Corporation, USAA Federal Savings Bank, San Antonio Area Foundation, Southwest Research Institute, Hawken Beechcraft Aircraft Co. Additionally, he is a consultant for Lockheed-Martin Corporation

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Tom DeBrooke

 

Tom has been advising company Presidents, Chief Executive Officers, and Corporate Boards since becoming Assista=nt to the President of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (Katy) Railroad, immediately following his graduation from St. Mary’s University. This followed four years of working as a switchman for the Katy while an undergraduate. Tom went on to serve in a similar capacity in the Chairman’s Office of the Pennsylvania (later Penn Central) Railroad. After being awarded the Strathcona-Mt. Royal Fellowship in Transportation, the Penn Central supported Tom while he attended the Yale University Graduate School Masters Degree program. Subsequently, he also earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School while serving in an advisory capacity to United Fruit Company. Depending upon circumstances and corporate needs at the time, Tom moved back and forth between advisory and operating positions throughout his career.

 

In his latest CEO assignment and endeavor, Tom is serving as the Chairman and CEO of CredibilitySharing, LLC, providing professional, confidential, sophisticated, experienced-based and objective decision-making thinking to select owners, executives, and those in the professions.

 

Tom is currently Chairman of the City of San Antonio’s (COSA) Downtown Advisory Board. He is a Member of the COSA “Destination SA” Oversight Committee; of the COSA “The Cultural Collaborative” Implementation Committee; the VIA Metropolitan Transit Downtown Circulator Study; and, the San Antonio River Oversight Committee. These most recent appointments follow a long history of diverse contributions in a wide range of business, industry trade, community, alumni, service and non-profit organizations. Tom and Arleen have four married daughters, two living in San Antonio and two living in Houston.

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Charles Foster

 

Charles graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1961 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Upon graduation, he joined Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (now AT&T) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. During the next forty years, he held various Operating Division assignments in Oklahoma, St. Louis, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. He retired in June 2001 as Group President in San Antonio at SBC corporate headquarters. Upon retirement, he immediately assumed the position of Chairman of the Board, Prodigy Internet Co. He remained in this position until December 2001, at which time the company was acquired by a tender offer. He has served on various United Way Boards, Symphony Boards, Art Museum Boards and Chamber Boards throughout his professional career. He currently serves on the Board of Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, Morningside Ministries, Elm Creek Homeowners Association and Amdocs (a NYSE company), and is an emeritus trustee of the McNay Art Museum.

 

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George Hernandez

 

George is the President/Chief Executive Officer of University Health System, the hospital district for Bexar County. He assumed this role in January 2005 after serving as Executive Vice President/Assistant Administrator for five years and Vice President for Legal Services for 10 years.

 

Prior to joining University Health System in 1990, Mr. Hernandez served as Chief of the Civil Section in the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office and started his career as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of San Antonio.

 

Among his numerous professional and service affiliations, he serves a member of the Code Red Task Force on Access to Health Care in Texas; chair of the board of the Texas Association of Public and Nonprofit Hospitals; vice chair for the Center for Health Care Services, the mental health authority for Bexar County; vice chair for the Daughters of Charity Services of San Antonio, a nonprofit medical and dental care community provider; an executive committee and board member of the Texas Hospital Association; and a board member for the United Way of San Antonio & Bexar County.

 

Hernandez is a native of San Antonio and is a 1970 graduate of Central Catholic High School. He earned his law degree from George Washington University School of Law in Washington, D.C. and a B.A. in political science from St. Mary’s University.

 

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Dan Jacob

 

A 3rd generation Arizonan, while Dan was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona, he moved to Texas as fast as he could. Dan has a Marketing degree from the University of Santa Clara, a Master of Science (M.S.) degree from the University of Arizona, and "PhD" in commercial real estate (he is a Certified Commercial Investment Member CCIM Designee) and is a licensed real estate Broker in the State of Texas. He came to San Antonio in 1982 as broker and consultant for The Robert Callaway Corporation and went out on his own in 1986 as a broker and investor forming Daniel Jacob Interests, Inc., which he currently remains president of. Dan has been involved in over ¾ billion dollars of real estate transactions in various capacities through the years. In addition, Dan has been active in the community through his own direct involvement and through a "tag team" effort with his wife of 72 years, Soonalyn.

 

Dan was a recipient of the SABJ "40 under 40" rising stars business award, has previous Board involvement with the Winston School of San Antonio, Discovery school of San Antonio, he was the former CCIM South Texas Chapter Membership Chair, former Chairman of the San Antonio NWWFF, Current Officer & Board Member of the San Antonio Chapter Chaine des Rôtísseurs, and a Founding Sponsor of the San Antonio Children's Museum.

 

Dan and his 1st wife, Soonalyn, have 4 children (a daughter Jinnyn in Doha, Qatar, and three boys, Danny III and Raymond in San Antonio & Coury in Santa Clara, Ca.)

 

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Joe Krier

 

Joseph R. Krier retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce on May 1, 1987. The Chamber has approximately 2,700 members, and operates with a staff of 36 and a total annual budget of more than $4,000,000.

 

Mr. Krier has previously been a partner with the local law firm of Groce, Locke & Hebdon (now Jenkens and Gilchrist) as a member of the firm's corporate and commercial litigation section. He began his legal career as an associate in the real estate section of the Houston firm of Bracewell & Patterson, where he established the firm's Wills and Estates section.

 

Mr. Krier has also been a member of the local real estate firm of Grieshaber & Roberts. During that time, he developed and managed a portfolio of real estate properties for himself and other investors.

 

Mr. Krier attended The University of Texas, B.A. (1968) - Austin, Texas and The University of Texas School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence (1971) - Austin, Texas.

 

Mr. Krier is married to former Bexar County Judge, former State Senator and current University of Texas Regent Cyndi Taylor Krier.

 

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Bruce Leslie

 

Dr. Bruce H. Leslie assumed the duties of ACCD chancellor on November 1, 2006. As chancellor, he is the chief executive officer of the Alamo Community College District overseeing a $220 million operational budget and a student enrollment of over 52,000 credit students each term. Prior to assuming the chancellorship of ACCD, Leslie served as chancellor of Houston Community College System for six and a half years. Before going to Houston, Leslie served as Chancellor of the Connecticut Community-Technical College System, a system of 12 colleges with an enrollment of more than 40,000 students and as President of Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, New York where he served for 12 years.

 

Leslie earned his bachelor’s degree from Baldwin-Wallace College in Ohio and his master’s degree in European diplomatic and American history from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. He earned a Ph.D. in higher education administration from the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas in Austin.

 

Leslie has been active in the community where he has served as Director of the Greater Houston Partnership, the Houston Technology Center and the Mexican Institute of Houston. His awards include the Phi Theta Kappa Shirley B. Gordon Leadership Award, a Pinnacle Award for service to Hurricane Katrina Evacuees, the Leadership Award from the Hispanic Educational Leadership Committee and the President’s Recognition from the African Americans in Higher Education in Connecticut Association. Leslie was also named a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Texas at Austin in 1990.

 

Leslie and his wife, Cheryl are the parents of three children and five grandchildren, and enjoy walking, boating, the theatre and reading.

 

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Thomas C. ("Tom") Mayes, M.D., M.B.A.

Tom currently serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and also as Physician-in-Chief of CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital. A member of the UTHSCSA Faculty since 1994, he has served in a number of key leadership positions within the University and School of Medicine including Interim Dean of the Medical School, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, President/CEO of University Physicians Group, and as Medical Director of the Pediatric ICU’s at University Hospital and CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital.

 

A native of El Paso, Texas, Tom received his B.S. in Biology from Baylor University, his M.D. from Georgetown University, and his M.B.A. from the University of Texas in San Antonio. Prior to joining the Health Science Center, Tom served as an active duty Air Force physician at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio. He has served on the Board of Directors of several non-profit organizations including the Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas, the University Health System Foundation, and the Board of Governors of the Cancer Therapy and Research Center. He was an inaugural class member of the Master’s Leadership Program of San Antonio and Bexar County.

 

Tom and his wife Dr. Minnette Son, a pediatric intensive care specialist at UTHSCSA, have four children: Colin, Aaron, T.J., and Meredith.

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Howard Nolan

Howard graduated from Providence College with a BA in Economics. He began his career with the United Way of Rhode Island as an Area Director in 1965. In 1968, he joined the United Way of Los Angeles and subsequently held various positions culminating in the position of Campaign Director, which he held from 1973 to 1977.

 

In 1977, Howard became President of United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County. For the past 30 years, he has helped transform this organization into one of the most innovative, effective and efficient United Ways in the country.

 

He is past Chairman of United Way of America’s National Professional Advisory Council and currently serves as a member of Mutual of America Investment Corporation’s Board of Directors.

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William (Bill) G. Moll

 

William G. Moll is Chairman of Clear Channel Television, a division of Clear Channel Communications headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. He served 5 years as President & CEO of Clear Channel Television in San Antonio and 10 years as President of WKRC-TV, CBS affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio.

 

Bill’s wide-ranging experience includes positions as President/GM of WNBC-TV in New York, President/CEO of the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) in New York, President/CEO of Harte-Hanks Broadcasting in San Antonio and President/GM of KENS-TV in San Antonio. Current service positions include Chairman of the World Board of the USO, Trustee of the University of Incarnate Word, Board of Directors of the San Antonio Zoo, Trustee of The Broadcasters’ Foundation of America and Vice President of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, USA, headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

 

Mr. Moll is former Chairman of The Television Bureau of Advertising and the Dan Beard Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Former Chairman of the San Antonio Art Institute and has served on the national boards of the Advertising Council, Media Partnership for a Drug Free America, the National Association of Broadcasters, IRTF (International Radio-TV Foundation), Boy Scouts of America-Greater New York Council, CBS Television Network Affiliates Board and numerous other positions.

 

He holds a Masters degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelors degree Education from Southeast Missouri University in Cape Girardeau, MO.

 

Married to Marilyn L. Moll, he has 2 adult sons, 2 daughters-in-law and 3 grandchildren.

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Al Philippus

 

Al Philippus has served as the Director of Corporate Security at Valero Energy Corporation in San Antonio, Texas since 2002.

 

Prior to assuming his position, he held the position of Chief of Police for the San Antonio Police Department where he served from 1975 until 2002. Al is a native of San Antonio, Texas. As Director of Corporate Security for Valero Energy Corporation, Mr. Philippus is responsible for securing a safe and secure environment for Valero’s employees and customers. Valero Energy Corporation, the largest refiner in North America, is a Fortune 500 company based in San Antonio, with approximately 22,000 employees and annual revenue of more than $80 billion. In his position, Al directs all security functions for Valero’s extensive refining system with a throughput capacity of approximately 3.3 million barrels per day. The company's geographically diverse refining network stretches from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast and West Coast to the Caribbean. In addition, he oversees security for more than 5,000 retail and branded wholesale outlets in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean under various brand names including Valero, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, and Beacon. The company markets on a retail and wholesale basis through a bulk and rack marketing network in 42 U.S. states, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.

 

Al has played a national leadership role for security issues in the energy industry where he works closely with many federal agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Energy, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the FBI. In addition, he is a leader within the petrochemical industry where he served as Chairman of the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) Security Committee. He currently serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Oil and Natural Gas Sector Coordinating Council and as Chairman of the Energy ISAC.

 

Al holds a Masters degree from Sam Houston State University and a Bachelors degree from Texas State University. He is a graduate of the FBI National Executive Institute and the ISMA-Senior Executive Leadership Program at the prestigious Kellogg School of Management. He has been certified as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) through the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) and holds a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) certification through the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

 

Al believes his strongest assets are his faith in God and his family. He is married to Jeanne Theresa Philippus, and has three children; Mary; and twins Hallee and Holden. He also has two children from a previous marriage, Dawn and Jason.

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Norma Rodriquez

 

Norma S. Rodriguez, CMC, retired as City Clerk of San Antonio, Texas. She served in that capacity since December 1979 (23 years). Prior to her appointment by the City Council, she had served as Assistant City Clerk since 1975, and worked a total of 32 years for the City. Mrs. Rodriguez is the first woman, the first Hispanic, and the longest tenured City Clerk in the history of the City of San Antonio. In January of 2005, The Mayor and City Council named her City Clerk Emeritus and also renamed the Municipal Council Chamber in her honor as the Norma S. Rodriguez Municipal Council Chamber. During her tenure as City Clerk, she completed a Conservation/Preservation process for historical City records, (200 volumes) which date back to the late 1700’s; initiated the successful transition of city records from a manual system to a computerized system, and developed an in-house records inventory and retention schedule for all city records thereby saving the City millions of dollars. In addition, this accomplishment resulted in San Antonio being recognized as the first City in the State of Texas to complete such a project and it was ultimately adopted as the model for the rest of the cities in Texas.

 

She also served as President of the International Municipal Clerks Association, an organization comprised of 11,000 plus members and was inducted into the San Antonio Woman’s Hall of Fame – Public Service Category, 2001.

 

Mrs. Rodriguez is a native San Antonian, a graduate of the University of North Texas Certified Municipal Clerks Program; Mrs. Rodriguez is married to Arthur S. Rodriguez, and has two sons, A.J. and Michael Rodriguez, and three grandchildren, Alexandra, Arthur John and Isabella Carolina.

 

She has been a member of the San Antonio Parks Foundation since May, 03, and serves on the Municipal Clerks Education Foundation as Vice President.

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Laura Sanford

 

Laura Sanford is President of the AT&T Foundation, the philanthropic arm of AT&T Inc. and its family of companies. AT&T has garnered the No. 1 spot on Fortune magazine’s Most Admired Companies list more than any other telecom company since the rankings were first published. The AT&T Foundation has also been ranked by Forbes magazine as one of the top 30 corporations for Corporate Citizenship. In addition, the AT&T Foundation provided just under $83.3 million in 2007 in charitable contributions, thereby placing it among the top ten largest corporate foundations in the country.

 

Ms. Sanford oversees AT&T’s grant and employee giving programs. The Foundation's primary interest is in funding programs that support college and workforce readiness, with an emphasis on high school retention initiatives.

 

In addition to the Foundation, Ms. Sanford is responsible for oversight of the AT&T Pioneers, the nation’s largest company-sponsored volunteer organization that includes almost 350,000 employees and retirees. In 2007, they donated more than 10 million hours of personal time to community service activities with a value of more than $187 million in volunteer time.

 

Ms. Sanford is actively involved in the San Antonio community, where the AT&T Foundation is headquartered. She serves on the board of the Masters Leadership Program and Los Compadres de San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. She is also on the board of regents of Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas.

 

On the national level, Ms. Sanford serves on the board of the Tiger Woods Learning Center and the Corporate Board of Advisors of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR).

 

In her 28-year career with AT&T, Ms. Sanford has held a wide variety of positions in Operations, Marketing, Advertising, and External Affairs. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco and a Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Leadership from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

 

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Clarence (Reggie) Williams

 

Reggie Williams is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the San Antonio Area Foundation. He leads the Area Foundation in its effort to help donors achieve their charitable goals for the greater benefit of the community. The San Antonio Area Foundation has assets totaling over $145 million and distributes over $14 million per year in scholarships and grants. Prior to assuming leadership of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Reggie was Senior Vice President, Information Technology Operations for the United Services Automobile Association (USAA). Before joining USAA, Reggie was a career military officer in the United States Air Force, retiring in the grade of Colonel.

 

Reggie has wide community interests. He has served as President of the Rotary Club of San Antonio, Chair of the San Antonio United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Advisory Board, College of Wooster Board of Trustees and the Board of Christus Santa Rosa Regional Hospital.

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