Executive Committee and Staff


Executive Committee

  • Evangelina Flores, president
  • Marilyn Eldridge, president elect
  • Fernando Reyes, senior vice president
  • Cristina Gonzalez, vice president
  • Jack Hebdon Jr., vice president
  • Vonzetta Hickman, treasurer
  • Marcie Ince, secretary
  • Sam Bell Steves II, immediate past president
  • Pete Van de Putte, Presidential appointee
  • Suzanne Terry, Battle of Flowers Association
  • Claus Heide, Beethoven Maennerchor
  • Robert Cuellar, Fiesta Flambeau Parade Association
  • Georgia Heath, Military-Civilian Club
  • Lou Simmons, Miss Fiesta San Antonio Scholarship Pageant
  • Stanton Bell II, The Order of the Alamo
  • Baltazar “Walter” Serna Jr., Rey Feo Consent Educational Foundation
  • Tom Sandoval, Rey Feo Scholarship Committee
  • Nancy Avellar, San Antonio Conservation Society
  • Edward Wilson, San Antonio Zulu Association
  • Steve Dutton, Texas Cavaliers
  • Erwin De Luna, United San Antonio Pow Wow
  • John Melleky, chief executive officer

Fiesta San Antonio Commission staff

Full-time staff

John Melleky, chief executive officer
Fernando Villarreal, operations officer
Tim Nakata, controller
Anne Keever Cannon, APR, public relations manager
Patty Gonzales, corporate partners manager
Laura Estela Arriaga, projects manager
Linda Skop, creative coordinator

Seasonal staff

Tina Flatten, merchandise manager
Mary Martha Hernandez, volunteer coordinator
Bob McConnell
Pat McConnell
Alice Kormanik