The Fiesta San Antonio Commission elected new officers yesterday to lead the organization through Fiesta 2010. They are:

• President Mary Begia. She was president elect for 2009 and has served in previous officer positions. She is a past president of the Miss Fiesta San Antonio Scholarship Pageant.
  
• President Elect Sam Bell Steves II. He was senior vice president for 2009. Steves reigned as King Antonio in 2004.
  
• Senior Vice President Susan Reed. For 2009 Reed was a vice president. She chaired the carnival committee and the Fiesta Fiesta event committee.
  
• Vice President Penny McCutchen Gardner. She was also vice president in 2008. Gardner is a former president of the Miss Fiesta San Antonio Scholarship Pageant and Queen of Soul Inc.
  
• Vice President Marilyn Eldridge. She served as treasurer for 2009 and is a past president of the Battle of Flowers Association.
  
• Secretary Cristina Gonzalez. A newcomer to the Fiesta Commission executive committee, Gonzalez was president of Lo Bello de San Antonio Women's Club, a Fiesta participating member organization. She also served as an elected commissioner.
  
• Treasurer Fernando Reyes. He was a Fiesta elected commissioner and reigned as el Rey Feo in 2008.

Charles Barrett Jr., the 2009 president, will remain on the executive committee as immediate past president.

The new officers will begin their terms June 1.