Staff & Leadership

STAFF

Executive Office

Anya Grokhovski, DMA

Chief Executive Officer
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Diana M. Osborne, MPA

Chief Operating Officer
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Artistic Department

Anya Grokhovski, DMA

Artistic Director
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Elena Portnaya, DMA

Artistic Coordinator
Artistic Director of The Gurwitz
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Diana Roberts

Art Gallery Director
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Yvonne Freckmann

Artistic Liaison

Development & Institutional Advancement

Suhail Arastu

Advancement Director
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Erika Hicks

Development Director
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Brandon McCormick

Development Manager

Emily Myers

Development Assistant
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Marketing & Administration

Sean Kithas

Marketing Director
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Preston Saenz

Marketing Manager

Casey Winkelman

Administrative Assistant
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Community Engagement

Jennifer Reed-Martinez

Community Engagement Director
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Caleb Gonzalez

Educational Outreach Director
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Linda Wasserman

Volunteer Coordinator
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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

Kristina Zhao

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

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

Bookkeeper – Lynda Alston
Certified Public Accountants – Erin Lecce, Reed J. Smiley
Curriculum Specialist – Corinna Quintanilla
Educational Researcher – Kimberly Salazar
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
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