Staff + Leadership

The Real Estate Council of San Antonio is governed by officers, supported by committees, and staffed by professionals dedicated to advancing the real estate industry in the region.

Officers +
Executive Committee

chair-Elect

Bernardo de La Garza

IBC Bank

chair-Elect

Bernardo de La Garza

IBC Bank

Vice chair of Government Affairs

Aaron Parenica

Kimley-Horn

Secretary / Treasurer

Alicia Wakely

Frost

Committee MEMBERS

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS - State

Michael Moore

Ironstone Development

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS - State

James McKnight

Ortiz McKnight

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS – Construction

Clayton M Henson

Whiting-Turner

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS – Multi Family

Brian Vita

Embrey

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS – Office

Chad Case

Worth & Associates

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS - retail

Britney Schindler

Merit Commercial Real Estate

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS – Residential

Paul Basaldua

Versa Terra Development

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS – Infill

Hunter Kingman

Hixon

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS – Industrial

Ben Pilgrim

Milam Real Estate Capital

Membership Chair

Laura Gilliland

Embrey REFD Program/UTSA Alvarez College of Business

Programs Chair

Crystal Acker

Kruger Carson

Community relations chair

Joyce Watson

Cleary Zimmerman

Ldp alumni

greg Gibson

Endura Advisory Group

Ldp alumni

Tres Murry

Hixon

At-Large Members

AT-LARGE MEMBER (RGA)

Scott Farrimond

Farrimond, Castillo & Bresnahan

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Caleb Chance

Pape-Dawson Engineers

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Harry B. Adams, IV

McCombs Properties

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Mesha Milsap

Pearl Real Estate Company

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Fernando Diego

Metropolitan Contracting

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Thad Rutherford

SouthStar Communities

AT-LARGE MEMBER

George Peck

KCI Technologies

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Laurie Griffith

Independent Financial

AT-LARGE MEMBER

Erin Bley

Onyx Political Affairs

AT-LARGE MEMBER
Past President

Carrie Caesar

Cushman & Wakefield

Of Counsel

OF COUNSEL

Rob Killen

Killen, Griffin & Farrimond, PLLC

OF COUNSEL

Mignon McGarry

Mignon McGarry & Associates

2023-2024 Leadership Development Co-Chairs

CO-CHAIR

Brad Carson

Kruger Carson

CO-CHAIR

Ashley Nelson

Guido

RECSA Staff

Executive Officer

Stephanie Reyes

DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL EVENTS & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Casey Weed

DIRECTOR OF MEMBER ENGAGEMENT

Lauren Gonzalez

DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OPERATIONS & ADMIN SUPPORT

Magda Coronel

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