Staff & Leadership

STAFF

Anya Grokhovski, DMA

Chief Executive Officer

Sogand Solgi

Chief Operating Officer

Suhail Arastu

Advancement Director

Elena Portnaya

Elena Portnaya, DMA

Artistic Coordinator
Artistic Director of The Gurwitz

Sean Kithas

Marketing Director

Caleb Gonzalez

Educational Coordinator

Preston Saenz

Marketing Manager

Clara Bryant

Development Manager

Emily Myers

Development & Grants Assistant

Yvonne Freckmann

Artistic & Community Liaison

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Eric Miller

Eric Miller, MD

Executive Chair
Founder, The Spine Group

Vernon Haney

Chair
Sr. Program Leader, Construction Division HEB Facility Alliance

Adriana Flores

Secretary
Vice President, Alamo Music Center

Aaron Asel, CPA

Treasurer
Partner, Asel & Associates

Lizzy Aranibar

Director of Development, Cofield Group

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Erin Camp

Lawyer

Crystale Cruz, DO

Cruz Interventional Gastroenterology, LLC

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Amanda Dominguez

Owner, Digital Pro Lab

David Ellis

Co-President, Black Feather Funding

Susan C. Franklin

Co-Founder, Franklin Companies

Faisal Khan

Faisal Khan

Principal and Wealth Advisor, Southwestern Money Management LLC

Robert B. Leckie

Robert B. Leckie

Lawyer & Business Executive (Retired)

Carlos Miranda

President, PAC Aviation International, Inc

Elizabeth Morales

Co-Owner, Rudy’s Feed Store

Kumar Parakala

CEO (North America) – Tabhi + Founder and Chairman – Thriveco

Awilda I. Ramos

Awilda I. Ramos, MD, FAAP, COL (Ret.)

Pediatrician (New Braunfels, TX), Colonel – U.S. Army Reserve (Ret.)

Jiwon Choi Song

Jiwon Choi Song

Managing Director, Axle Companies

Fa Winsborough

Fa Winsborough, MA, LPC, NCC, LMA

Founder, Luminous Counseling Center

Kristina Zhao

Culinary Director – DASHI Sichuan Kitchen + Bar, Co-Owner – Sichuan House

BOARD EMERITUS TRUSTEES

GLOBAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

General Juan Ayala

Major General (USMC Retired)
Director, Military and Veteran Affairs Department (2015-Present)
City of San Antonio

Francisco G. Cigarroa, MD

Chancellor (2009-14)
University of Texas System

Shahrzad Dowlatshahi

Chief Diplomacy & Protocol Officer
City of San Antonio

The Honorable Charles Gonzalez

Texas State Representative (1999-2013)
U.S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Phil & Linda Hardberger

First Lady and Mayor (2005-09)
City of San Antonio
Co-Chairs

Maestro Sebastian Lang-Lessing

Music Director Emeritus
San Antonio Symphony

Steve Nivin, PhD

Chief Economist (2002-08)
City of San Antonio

Ron Nirenberg

Mayor (2017-2025)
City of San Antonio

Erika Prosper Nirenberg

First Lady of San Antonio (2017-2025)
Senior Director of Community Insights of H-E-B

Leticia R. Van de Putte, RPh

President of Andrade-Van de Putte & Associates
Former TX State Senator

Lionel Sosa

Marketing & Advertising Executive
Founder of Sosa & Sosa

The Honorable Judge Nelson Wolff

County Judge (2001-2024)
Bexar County

BOARD ALUMNI

John A. Acosta Luci Harty Luis Ramos, MD
Mary Frances Agnello Bess Hieronymus Marleen Richardson
Dominic Anderson Bruce E. Houston, JD Sharon Romer*
Suhail Arastu Crisarla Houston Suzanne Rostomian, CPA
Yurii D. Borshch, MD Mariya Houston, RN Rachel Ruiz
Jenifer Brown Anne Johnson Reema Shroff, JD
Judy Crabb* Ben Jones Abbas Selgi
Jaime Len Cooke Waheeda Kara Frank Stenger-Castro, JD
Diana A. De La Torre Bradley Kayser, MD Sheila Swartzman, MD
Alba M. Diaz Barbara Lind Leticia Van de Putte
Susan Dunis Veronika Liskova Sujata Venkateswar, CPA
Aspasia Erian Gustavo Medellin, MD Rafa J. Veraza, PhD, MPH
Richardson B. Gill, PhD Analisa Mendiola Daniel Webster*
Caleb Gonzalez Gladys Miller Kimberly S. West, CFRE
Fred Grasso Kevin Moor Connie White
Arseni Grokhovski Sebastian Mora, MD Mary Ann Winden
Kevin Hall, MD Jan Puckett, MD Stan Zebrowski, DDS
Kelly Hamilton Stephen T. “Tim” Quigley*

*Deceased

Independent Contractors

Audio/Video ProductionArtsDrive™️, Catholic Television of San Antonio, Content on Call, Framework Productions, PR Story Studios, Sound City Productions, Sound Crane Audio, Joey Aleman, Steve Peterson, Marius Perron, Rob Viera
Certified Public Accountants
– Erin Lecce, Reed J. Smiley
Curriculum Specialists – Corinna Quintanilla, Kayli Beaver
Grant Writers – Tabitha Dunham
Graphic Design – Coral Díaz
Photographers (In-Kind) – Robert Michaelson, Steve Wheeler
Publicist – Nancy Cook-Monroe
Website Design & Digital MarketingDryden Labs, LLC