Souvenir is the first Black woman to lead the San Antonio Area Foundation, one of the largest community foundations in the country.
than those downtown and on the South, East, and West sides of town. About 20% of the Hispanic or Latino population in San Antonio lives at or below the federal poverty line compared to 10% of white residents and poverty affects more women than men, according to the city’sSouvenir, a Chicago native, previously worked for the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation for eight years, serving as its chief operating officer for two years.
A trial is the big game for lawyers, but I had a year with four trials and two months at the city attorney’s office. And my response to that was: It’s OK. And I thought: It’s time for me to look for something else. SAR: Your resume includes bachelor’s degrees in Communications and Liberal Studies with an emphasis in dance from Iowa State University — what kind of dance were you interested in? Is there a parallel universe where your career lands you on a stage?I was trained in modern dance. As much as I enjoyed dancing, choreography was my true love. Not sure if there’s a parallel universe in which I’m a choreographer, but I honestly feel like I use those skills all the time in strategy work.
If you think about that personally — about yourself, about your family, about your children — you don’t want that either. You want everyone to have an opportunity for a successful path, a productive life, happiness, wellness and community. The reality of equity is not about privileging one person over another. It’s about getting all of us access to the opportunities so that we can chart our own course. Being centered in community and doing things for the beneficial long term good of the community; that is not a political act. That’s just who we are.Well, the delightful thing about community foundations is that they’re deceptively complex. There are probably hundreds of things happening here as we speak.
Right now the Area Foundation is in pretty much smack dab in the middle of a five year strategic plan. I think it would be foolish to abandon that without spending time learning and understanding.
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