Staff & Leadership
STAFF
Anya Grokhovski, DMA
Diana M. Osborne, MPA
Chief Operating Officer
Suhail Arastu
Advancement Director
Elena Portnaya, DMA
Artistic Coordinator
Artistic Director of The Gurwitz
Sean Kithas
Marketing Director
Erika Hicks
Development Director
Jennifer Reed-Martinez
Community Engagement Director
Casey Winkelman
Administrative Assistant
Diana Roberts
Art Gallery Director
Caleb Gonzalez
Educational Outreach Director
Brandon Mccormick
Development Manager
Preston Saenz
Marketing Manager
Yvonne Freckmann
Artistic Liaison
Emily Myers
Development Assistant
Linda Wasserman
Volunteer Coordinator
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Eric Miller, MD
Board Chair
Founder, The Spine Group
Vernon Haney
Board Vice Chair
Sr. Program Leader, Construction Division HEB Facility Alliance
Suzanne Rostomian, CPA
Board Treasurer
President, Suzanne Rostomian CPA PC
Adriana Flores
Board Secretary
Vice President, Alamo Music Center
Aaron Asel, CPA
Partner, Asel & Associates
Amanda Dominguez
Owner, Digital Pro Lab
Susan C. Franklin
Co-Founder, Franklin Companies
Faisal Khan
Principal and Wealth Advisor, Southwestern Money Management LLC
Robert B. Leckie
Lawyer & Business Executive (Retired)
Carlos Miranda
President, PAC Aviation International, Inc
Kumar Parakala
President of GHD Digital
Stephen T. “Tim” Quigley
President of Sister Cities International, Commanding Officer – U.S. Navy (Retired)
Awilda I. Ramos, MD, FAAP, COL (Ret.)
Pediatrician (New Braunfels, TX), Colonel – U.S. Army Reserve (Retired)
Abbas Selgi
Owner, Terra Nova Violins
Fa Winsborough, MA, LPC, NCC, LMA
Founder, Luminous Counseling Center
Kimberly S. West, CFRE
Assistant Vice President for Development, The University of Texas at San Antonio
BOARD EMERITUS TRUSTEES
GLOBAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Honorable Phil & Linda Hardberger
First Lady and Mayor (2005-09)
City of San Antonio
Co-Chairs
Francisco G. Cigarroa, MD
Former 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
Lori Houston
Assistant City Manager
City of San Antonio
Maestro Sebastian Lang-Lessing
Music Director Emeritus
San Antonio Symphony
Steve Nivin, PhD
Chief Economist (2002-08)
City of San Antonio
Mayor Ron Nirenberg
(2017-Present)
City of San Antonio
Erika Prosper Nirenberg
First Lady of San Antonio
H-E-B, Senior Director of Community Insights
Leticia R. Van de Putte, RPh
President of Andrade-Van de Putte & Associates
Former TX State Senator
Maestro Karim Wasfi
Conductor
Iraqi National Symphony Orchestra
The Honorable Judge Nelson Wolff
Bexar County Judge
(2001-Present)
BOARD ALUMNI
- John A. Acosta
- Mary Frances Agnello
- Dominic Anderson
- Suhail Arastu
- Yurii D. Borshch, MD
- Jenifer Brown
- Judy Crabb*
- Jaime Len Cooke
- Diana A. De La Torre
- Alba M. Diaz
- Susan Dunis
- Aspasia Erian
- Richardson B. Gill, PhD
- Caleb Gonzalez
- Fred Grasso
- Arseni Grokhovski
- Kevin Hall, MD
- Kelly Hamilton
- Luci Harty
- Bess Hieronymus
- Bruce E. Houston, JD
- Crisarla Houston
- Mariya Houston, RN
- Anne Johnson
- Ben Jones
- Waheeda Kara
- Bradley Kayser, MD
- Barbara Lind
- Veronika Liskova
- Gustavo Medellin, MD
- Analisa Mendiola
- Gladys Miller
- Kevin Moor
- Sebastian Mora, MD
- Jan Puckett, MD
- Stephen T. “Tim” Quigley
- Luis Ramos, MD
- Marleen Richardson
- Sharon Romer*
- Suzanne Rostomian, CPA
- Rachel Ruiz
- Reema Shroff, JD
- Frank Stenger-Castro, JD
- Sheila Swartzman, MD
- Leticia Van de Putte
- Sujata Venkateswar, CPA
- Rafa J. Veraza, PhD, MPH
- Daniel Webster*
- Connie White
- Mary Ann Winden
- Stan Zebrowski, DDS
*Deceased
Independent Contractors
Certified Public Accountants – Erin Lecce, Reed J. Smiley
Curriculum Specialist – Corinna Quintanilla
Grant Writers – Tabitha Dunham, Lesley Ramsey
Graphic Design – Coral Díaz
Photographers (In-Kind) – Kenneth Mahnke, Robert Michaelson, Steve Wheeler
Publicist – Nancy Cook-Monroe
Video/Audio Production – Steve Peterson, PR Story Studios, ArtsDrive™️, Brandon Kimack, Catholic Television of San Antonio, SymbioHush, Framework Productions
Website Design & Digital Marketing – Dryden Labs, LLC