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Partners & Team

2026 SPONSORS

Program Partners

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Lead Partner

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Matthew C. and Catherine A. 
Reedy Charitable Fund

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SPECIAL FINALS SPONSOR

SA Smart Steering Committee

 

Dr. Cliff Zintgraff, SAMSAT, Founder & Chair

Dr. Natasha Wilkerson, Vivify STEM, Founder

Gladys Gonzalez, Geekdom

Dr. Carol Harle

Gavin Nichols, San Antonio Area Foundation

Steffi Ockenfels

Matt Reedy, San Antonio Tech Industry Veteran

Emily Rew, San Antonio River Authority

Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia, Center for Health Empowerment in South Texas

Jowie Walker, Education Service Center-Region 20

Mari Zavala, Geekdom

SA Smart K-12 Advisory Board

Charles Hernandez, Harlandale ISD

Dr. James Hernandez, Edgewood ISD

Michael Gossett, STEM Academy, NEISD
Tracy Jordan, John Jay Science and Engineering Academy, NISD

Tracy Thomas, Space and Engineering Technologies Academy, NEISD

2026 JUDGES

 

Kristin Flores

Data Governance Manager, VIA Metropolitan Transit

 

Frank Isasmendi

Technical Director and Senior Civilian, 688th Cyberspace Wing, Sixteenth Air Force

Lauren Tarin

Research Lead, City of San Antonio

PAST JUDGES

2025

Stephanie Garcia, Business Development Specialist, Port San Antonio; Founder, Women in Robotics

Joseph Millhouse, Senior Vice-President, PNC Private Bank

Shane Siebenaler, Head of Fluids Engineering, Southwest Research Institute

Thank you to Leadership San Antonio. Our judges are graduates and leaders in LSA Classes 47, 48 and 49.

2024

Juan Garcia, President, Disco Learning Media

Gavin Nichols, Senior Program Officer, San Antonio Area Foundation

Dr. Al Taylor, CEO, Systems Integration; SAMSAT Board Member

 

2023

Tremell Brown, Deputy CEO, VIA Metropolitan Transit

Christopher Chadwell, Director, Automotive Propulsion Systems Department, Southwest Research Institute

Matt Reedy, San Antonio Technology Veteran

Mari Zavala, Director of Partnerships, Geekdom

2022

Donovan Burton,, Vice President, Water Resources and Government Relations, San Antonio Water System

Robert R. Puente, J.D., President/CEO, San Antonio Water System
Matt Reedy, San Antonio Technology Veteran
Dr. Davida Smyth, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-San Antonio

Phillip Hernandez, Chief Operating Officer, Geekdom

2021

Erik Azulay,, President, ACIR Foundation Executive Director, Nexus Startup Incubator, US Embassy, Delhi, India

Eduardo Bravo, Co-Founder and CFO, Irys
Minverva Defee, Climate Program Manager, City of San Antonio, Office of Sustainability
Mitch Hagney, CEO, LocalSprout

Songhee Han, Educational Data Scientist and UT Connect Fellow, The University of Texas at Austin

Arisa Larios, Registered Dietician, Community Nutrition Division, Metro Health Department, City of San Antonio

Andi Littlejohn, Chief of the EPIcenter Energy Incubator and Accelerator
Dr. Simi MehtaCEO, IMPRI-Impact Policy and Research Institute, Delhi, India
Dr. Divya Rajput, India Lead, Texas Global, The University of Texas at Austin; President, Association of Women in Business

Matt ReedyCTO, Addiction Resource Systems, Inc.
Glenn RobinsonInterim Director, Global Programs and Innovation, Texas Global, The University of Texas at Austin

Liz ThompsonChief of Advisory Services, EPIcenter

Charles WoodinCEO, Geekdom

 

2020

Heather Angel-Chandler, Founder and CEO, The IMG Studio

Itai Dadon, Global Head of Smart Cities, Itron

Brian Dillard, Chief Innovation Officer, City of San Antonio

Eva Mendoza, CIO, SAISD; and representing the Digital Inclusion Alliance of San Antonio

Matt Reedy, Data and Analytics Leader, USAA

Dr. Rudy Reyna, Chair, Alamo STEM Ecosystem, Board Member, SAMSAT

Councilwoman Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia, City Council District 4, San Antonio

2019

Brian Dillard, Chief Innovation Officer, City of San Antonio

David Monroe, Founder and Chairman, San Antonio Museum of Science and Technology

Ravae Shaeffer, Strategic Partnerships and Innovation, Education Service Center-Region 20

Chris Wilcut, Climate Program Manager, City of San Antonio

Natasha Wilkerson, STEM Project Director, Communities in Schools of San Antonio

Charles Woodin, CEO, Geekdom

2018

 

Yvonne Addison, StandardAero

Jose De La Cruz, Chief Innovation Officer, City of San Antonio

David Monroe, Founder and Chairman, SAMSAT

Hitish Nathani, Chief Innovator Alamo Colleges District

Kristina Tomasetti, Strategic Innovation Director, USAA

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