A Love for Creating Jewelry Becomes a Life's Passion Jalisa Murray – Shetler Fine Jewelers "Crafting Exceptional Jewelry for Discerning Customers" By Meredith Kay There are few people who can say that their first job became a lucrative and life-long career, but Jalisa...
From a Calling to a Career By Meredith Kay Photography by David Teran Although many people can claim that they are blessed to be working in a career that is perfectly suited for them, I don't know how many of us can claim that we felt a "calling" to our current or...
Betsy Buhler Chaplain to the City, Community Bible Church By Meredith Kay Photography by David Teran "Giving Back to the Community with Grace and the Word of God" Born and raised in Lebanon, Tennessee, Betsy Buhler knew that she wanted a deeper relationship with the...
Gabriela de Faria Lira Pediatric Chaplain for the Children's Hospital of San Antonio By Meredith Kay Photography by David Teran "Walking Patients and Their Families Through the Spiritual Journey of Healing" It's not very often that you hear someone say that they felt...
Krystal Charles U.S. Army Reserves Chaplain By Meredith Kay Photography by David Teran "Caring for Our Soldiers Spiritually with Positivity, Love, and Light" Krystal Charles was born in Dallas. Her mother joined the military after high school, and together, the pair...
by Meredith Kay In 1898 St. Philip's College was founded as a sewing school, and today the Alamo Community College District (ACCD) is comprised of five award-winning campuses spread across San Antonio. Throughout its history, ACCD has received many awards, and in 2018...
Dr. Veronica Garcia President of Northeast Lakeview College by Meredith Kay "A Career Built on Tenacity and a Desire to Transform Community College Systems" Growing up in Tucson, Arizona, Dr. Veronica Garcia was told by her high school counselor that college was too...
Dr. Adelina Silva Vice Chancellor for Student Success for ACCD by Meredith Kay "Paying It Forward One Student at a Time" As the Vice Chancellor of Student Success for the Alamo Community College District, Dr. Adelina Silva is tasked with developing programs that focus...
Dr. Adena Williams Loston President of St. Philip's College by Meredith Kay "Inspiring Students to Believe That They Can Achieve Anything" Dr. Adena Williams Loston has had a career that would humble the most successful professional. It has taken her from a small town...
Tiffany Tremont, President & CEO of Silotech One test in high school put Tiffany Tremont on the path that led to her role at Silotech. At 16, she took the Civil Service Exam and was offered a summer job at the National Security Agency. A mentor encouraged her to...
Monica Simpson, Senior Pricing Analyst, Booz Allen Hamilton Monica Simpson's father, an industrial engineer who raised his daughters to value math and science, made sure she dove into STEM head-on. "He had been a math teacher, and he expected us to do well. He would...
Alejandra Zertuche, CEO, Enflux If you're adding a new product line to your business by the age of 12, then expanding again when you're 16, you might have a future as an entrepreneur. That's how Alejandra Zertuche began her path to CEO of Enflux: seeing a need and...
The number of women pursuing careers in STEM, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, is on the rise and San Antonio is home to a stellar line-up of women making names for themselves in the field. Despite working in different tech niches, they all share a lifelong...
By Bonny Osterhage Photography by David Teran Fascinated by "the minutia of politics," Simone De Alba is driven by public service. The Colorado native holds both political science and journalism degrees and has married these two passions into one successful...
By Bonny Osterhage Photography by David Teran Camilla Rambaldi has been a familiar face on the Fox San Antonio reporting scene since January 2016, but her promotion to anchor in September of 2019 has made her a household name. She was born and raised in Los Angeles...
By Bonny Osterhage Photography by David Teran In August of 2020, Stephanie Serna started setting her alarm a lot earlier as she took over the anchor spot on "Good Morning San Antonio." "It's set for 2:30, 2:40, and 2:45 a.m., and I also set my husband's phone as...
By Bonny Osterhage Photography by David Teran As a former high school counselor in her hometown of Houston, Vanessa Croix was always encouraging her students to follow their dreams. After ten years, she finally took her own advice and pursued a lifelong dream of...
Viva San Antonio! How Three San Antonio Women are Working To Rebuild Travel and Tourism By Bonny Osterhage Photography by David Teran San Antonio, with its historic sites, Riverwalk, and family-friendly vibe, has been recognized by both National Geographic Traveler...
