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

President
Carrie Caesar

Cushman & Wakefield

President-Elect
Trey Dawson

Pape-Dawson Engineers

Vice President of Government Affairs
Aaron Parenica

Kimley-Horn

Secretary / Treasurer
Bernardo de la Garza

IBC Bank

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
Jeremy Williams

Embrey

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS – Office
Chad Case

Worth & Associates

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS - retail
bryan Ottmers

NAI Excel

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS – Residential
Paul Basaldua

Versa Terra Development

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS – Infill
Hunter Kingman

Hixon

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS – Industrial
Andrew Price

CBRE

Membership Chair
Laura Gilliland

Embrey REFD Program/UTSA Alvarez College of Business

Programs Chair
Alicia Wakely

Frost Bank

Community relations chair
laurie Griffith

Independent Financial

Ldp alumni
rob Killen

Killen, Griffin & Farrimond PLLC

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

Of Counsel

OF COUNSEL
Rob Killen

Killen, Griffin & Farrimond, PLLC

OF COUNSEL
Bill Kaufman

The Kaufman Group

OF COUNSEL
Erin Bley

Onyx Political Affairs

OF COUNSEL
Mignon McGarry

Mignon McGarry & Associates

2023-2024 Leadership Development Co-Chairs

CO-CHAIR
Fernando Diego

Metropolitan Contracting

CO-CHAIR
Crystal Acker

Kruger Carson PLLC

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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