Stephanie Reyes

City Manager, San Marcos

Stephanie Reyes was named the first female San Marcos City Manager in February 2023, and has worked for the City since June 2001. The City of San Marcos, Texas has a population of approximately 75,000 people, and Reyes oversees an organization of 862 employees with an operating budget of $371,102,562.00. Prior to becoming City Manager, Reyes served as Assistant City Manager, Chief of Staff, Assistant Director of Human Resources, Interim Economic Development Director, and Assistant to the City Manager. 

Erik Walsh

City Manager, San Antonio

A native of San Antonio, Erik Walsh began serving as City Manager on March 1, 2019.  As the chief executive officer of the municipal corporation, Walsh oversees over 13,000 employees, manages an annual operating and capital budget of over $4 billion and serves 1.5 million residents.  Prior to being appointed City Manager, Walsh worked as Deputy City Manager and Assistant City Manager for the City of San Antonio. 

His core focus is to serve the residents of San Antonio through exceptional customer service, strong financial management, data-driven decision making and leading an employee first culture.   

Steve Williams

City Manager, City of Schertz

Steve Williams, ICMA-CM, MPA, CGFO is the City Manager of the City of Schertz, Texas. Prior to joining the Schertz team, Steve served as the Assistant City Administrator for the City of Conroe, the Director of Budget & Research for the Town of Flower Mound, and as a Sr. Budget Analyst for the City of Dallas. His 30-year career in municipal government includes a wide variety of experience and his tenure has been defined by taking on new challenges and opportunities, with most of his time being spent in progressively responsible senior executive leadership positions. He attended the University of North Texas, earning Master of Public Administration and Bachelor of Arts degrees. Most recently, he is serving as an Adjunct Professor in the St. Mary’s University MPA program.

Patricia Mejia

Spurs Chief Impact Officer

Patricia Mejia is the Chief Impact & Inclusion Officer for San Antonio Spurs & Entertainment where she oversees youth programming, community leadership development and sets philanthropic strategy for the organization across all franchises. She leads the strategy for place-based community and civic engagement through collaboration with community and the entire SS&E organization to be champions, by building leaders and legacies where we live, learn, work and play. Previously as the Vice President of 
Community Engagement and Impact at the San Antonio Area Foundation, with 1 billion dollars in assets, she led transformational organizational change to more intentionally target investments to create more equitable communities, creating a national model for other philanthropic organizations. Patricia has been afforded her the opportunity to step into some of this region’s most defining moments of crisis through COVID-19 and the tragedy in Uvalde, where she led her team in securing and channeling resources to families most in need. Patricia’s 20 plus years as an executive in both the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors allow her to center community voice in the leadership of her teams to implement trust-based practices and authentic engagement. This approach allowed her to be featured in a new book Latina Leadership Lessons: Fifty Latinas Speak. Patricia has an MA and BA, both cum laude, from St. Mary’s University and completed the Executive Leadership Program at Harvard as a National Hispana Leadership Institute Fellow. Patricia was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. Away from work, Patricia is the proud mom of Karolina who she enjoys making memories alongside.

Helen Ramirez

Director of Economic & Local Business Development - San Marcos

Helen Ramirez, AICP is the Economic and Local Business Development Department Director for the City of San Marcos leading a new department dedicated to supporting economic growth, business retention,  and local business development including Main Street/Downtown redevelopment. Ramirez leads efforts focused on business recruitment, retention and expansion, public-private partnerships, workforce collaboration, and incentive strategies aligned with shaping a sustainable community. Ramirez brings over 25 years of both public and private leadership experience spanning urban planning, economic development, strategic planning, infrastructure investment, historic downtown revitalization and organizational leadership. Most recently, she has served as City Manager for the City of Brownsville, Texas, where she led major economic development initiatives including implementing a philosophy of organizational culture, downtown revitalization, health initiatives, infrastructure projects, broadband and smart city initiatives, supporting the expansion of aerospace, medical, and manufacturing, fostering public-private partnerships, and long-term growth strategies supporting job creation and community investment. 

Ramón Batista

Assistant City Manager, City of Austin 

Ramon Batista is a veteran law enforcement leader with nearly four decades of experience in public safety, policing reform, and community engagement. Born in 
Los Angeles and raised in Tucson, Arizona, he joined the Tucson Police Department in 1986 at age 22, driven by a clear ambition to serve the public and seek better 
outcomes.

Sarah Gonzalez

Assistant City Manager, City of Schertz 

Sarah Gonzalez was hired by the City of Schertz in 2008. She began her employment in the Public Works department and has progressively advanced her career throughout her 16-year tenure she has been with the City. She has served in multiple roles and in 2023 she was promoted to Assistant City Manager. The departments and functions that fall under Gonzalez' purview are: Finance, Library, Parks & Recreation, Public Affairs and Human Resources.

Alex Lopez

Assistant City Manager, City of San Antonio

Alejandra "Alex" Lopez was appointed Assistant City Manager for the City of San Antonio on March 22, 2021. In her role, she oversees the Economic Development Department, Convention & Sports Facilities, Pre-K for SA, Arts & Culture, Office of World Heritage.

Lopez has over fifteen years of service to the City of San Antonio. Before becoming Assistant City Manager, she served as Director and Deputy Director of Economic Development and as the City's Interim Chief Equity Officer.