Meet the Team

Staff

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    Amir Samandi

    Founder/Executive Director

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    Marisa Calder

    Director of Operations

Staff

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    Michelle Garcia

    Program Manager

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    Kristan McIntyre

    Community Manager

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    Monsenet Vasquez

    Development Associate

SOS Board

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    Frank Solis

    Board Chair

    Taco Cabana

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    Christian Valerio

    Vice Chair

    Oliver Wyman Actuarial

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    Derek Schriver

    Treasurer

    Schriver, Carmona & Company, PLLC

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    Lauren McLeaird

    Secretary

    Marathon Petroleum Corporation

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    Christopher Flores

    Member

    HEB

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    Claire Garza

    Member

    Valero Energy Corporation

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    Elizabeth Henderson

    Member

    Microsoft

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    David Johnson

    Member

    TranformEd Consulting

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    Hannah Jones

    Member

    Stirista Marketing Solutions

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    Jennifer Lloyd

    Member

    St. Mary’s Univeristy Thought Bubble Studio

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    Samara Makinsi

    Member

    USAA

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    Julian Mathews

    Member

    Capital Strategies

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    Audrey Milligan

    Member

    Methodist Healthcare

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    Brijal Patel

    Member

    Five Fitness Group

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    Yvonne Schmeidecke

    Member

    Hixon Properties Incorporated

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    Zak Seibert

    Member

    Keller Williams Legacy

Our Sponsors

  • CPS Energy logo featuring a stylized orange and red starburst symbol with the text 'cps energy' in blue and orange.
  • Condor logo with a circle containing a stylized bird logo to the right. Small text below the logo says 'est. 1956'.
  • Logo for Security Service Federal Credit Union with a star and the words 'Security Service' in bold blue text and a smaller inscription 'Federal Credit Union' beneath.
  • Logo of Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union featuring a blue star shooting up.
  • Logo of First Day Foundation with a circular firework design to the left of the words 'First Day Foundation' in blue and gray font.
  • Firstmark Credit Union logo with a stylized triangular graphic and black text.
  • Frost logo with blue snowflake graphic and the word 'Frost' in blue text.
  • H. E. Butt Foundation logo featuring a stylized decorative emblem and the organization's name in blue text on a white background.
  • Logo for the Judge Andy Mireles charitable foundation, featuring a green shield with scales of justice.
  • Methodist Healthcare logo featuring a stylized cross and red wave design.
  • Millennium logo in white text in a blue box.
  • Logo for M. Leslie Palmer Consulting Group featuring a puzzle piece icon and red and blue text.
  • Logo of Oci Energy with red and black text on a white background.
  • A logo for 'RK Cares', featuring a black hand holding a red apple with green leaves, and 'A LEGACY OF SERVICE' below.
  • The Taco Cabana logo with pink background and white oval outline, containing the text 'TACO CABANA' in bold white letters.
  • Logo of Temple Beth-El in San Antonio, Texas featuring a stylized building with a red sun behind it and the name in English and Hebrew
  • Texas Bar Foundation logo featuring a stylized star with red and white colors inside a black star outline. Above the star is a horizontal line with smaller vertical lines at the center.
  • The logo of Texas Cavaliers featuring a man on a horse inside a shield with a border, topped with a star and a ribbon at the bottom that says 'Texas Cavaliers'.
  • Logo for TSAOG Orthopaedics & Spine featuring a green and white star and text noting the company's establishment in 1947.
  • Logo of the United States Japan Foundation with symbols and text.
  • 'VIA' Logo with red letters and an arrow pointing to the right.
  • Wells Fargo logo with red background, white text, and a yellow stripe at the bottom.
  • Logo of Texas Mutual, a workers' compensation insurance company, with the company name in blue and gray text.