Executive Committee and Staff

Executive Committee

Mary Begia, president
Sam Bell Steves, president elect
Susan Reed, senior vice president
Marilyn Eldridge, vice president
Penny Gardner, vice president
Fernando Reyes, treasurer
Cristina Gonzalez, secretary
Charles Barrett, immediate past president
Erwin DeLuna, presidential appointee
Tony Alvarado, Fiesta Flambeau Parade Assoc.
Alison Boone, Battle of Flowers Association
Lila Cockrell, San Antonio Parks Foundation
John Park, The Order of the Alamo
Claus Heide, Beethoven Maennerchor
Bill Mitchell, Texas Cavaliers
Lindsey Musch, Miss Fiesta San Antonio Scholarship Pageant
Helen Pohly, Military-Civilian Club
Tom Sandoval, Rey Feo Scholarship Committee
Rollette Schreckenhost-Smith, San Antonio Conservation Society
Larry Taylor, San Antonio Zulu Association

Fiesta San Antonio Commission staff

Full-time staff

Chuck Blische, CFEE, executive director
Fernando Villarreal, assistant director
Tim Nakata, controller
Anne Keever Cannon, APR, public relations manager
Patty Gonzales, projects manager
Linda Skop, creative coordinator

Seasonal staff

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