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About Us

Centro San Antonio keeps downtown vibrant, beautiful, and full of life. We’re a nonprofit working to make San Antonio’s urban core a welcoming place to live, work, and explore. Through partnerships, public art, events, and community care, we help downtown shine—because when downtown thrives, our whole city does too.

Our Team

Trish Deberry
President & CEO
Priscilla Lopez
Chief of Staff
Daniel Sakin
Director of Finance
Andi Rodriguez
Vice President of Cultural Placemaking
Jacob Valenzuela
Vice of President of Sponsorships and Events
Jacqueline Lucio
Director of Strategic Outreach
Chris Cortez
Director of Communications + Marketing
Cordero Maldonado
Membership & Sales Coordinator
Connie Garza
Senior Data and Strategy Analyst
Janie Garza
Finance + Administration Manager
Stacy Husted
Project Manager

Our Board

Member
Debra Guerrero
NRP Group
Member
Kim Fischer
Downtown Resident
Member
John Beauchamp
Hixon Properties
Member
Joe Donelly
Spurs Sports and Entertainment
Member
Frank Burney
Martin & Drought Law Firm
Member
Erik Walsh
City of San Antonio
Member
Austin Grauer
Frost Bank
Member
Evan O'Mahoney
CPS Energy
Member
David Heard
Secure Logix
Member
Don Thomas
Espada Real Estate
Board Chair
Mark Jenson
Weston Urban
Member
David Galindo
Wood Forest National Bank
Member
David Adelman
Area Real Estate
Member
Cristina Bali
Guadalupe Cultural Arts
Member
David McGee
Amegy Bank
Member
Andrea Marks
UT Health San Antonio
Member
Beto Altamirano
Irys
Member
Andres Andujar
Consultant
Member
Alice Arnn
Michael G. Imber Architects
Member
Hope Andrade
Alamo Trust
Member
Jelynne Burley
San Antonio Water Systems
Member
Jody Newman
The Friendly Spot
Member
Kay Harig
Office Source
Member
Mario Bass
Visit San Antonio
Member
Thomas McKinney
Baptist Health System
Member
Tim Morrow
San Antonio Zoo
Member
Pete Broderick
Merit Commercial Real Estate
Member
Phill Stamm
Stamm Strategies
Member
Rick Slutter
Zachry Hotels
Member
Robert Thrailkill
Hilton
Member
Russell Yeager
WGI
Member
Steve Garza
Partners Real Estate
Member
Shanon Miller
City of San Antonio

Initiatives

Clean & Safe
Centro Ambassadors are the heart of downtown, providing clean & safe programs such as hospitality, maintenance, and quality-of-life services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Trees Everywhere
Trees Everywhere is Centro’s long-term commitment to a greener downtown. In partnership with the City of San Antonio, the initiative will plant 100 trees each year for the next 10 years, creating shade, improving air quality, and enhancing the downtown environment.
Art Everywhere
Art Everywhere is Centro’s commitment to celebrating San Antonio’s creative spirit. With more than 200 murals completed, the program continues to shape the look and feel of the downtown community.