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2025-2026 Board of Directors

Elected Officers

Elected Officers 2025-2026

Lewis Vetter
President
Elizabeth Bueché
1st Vice President
Mark Kusey
2nd Vice President
(Missions, Parks-Plazas, Rivers-Waterways, and All Natural Beauty)
Patricia Seidenberger
3rd Vice President
(Education, Public Relations, and Public Affairs)
Julie Terrill
4th Vice President
(A Night In Old San Antonio® Chairman)
Dolores Guzman-Farias
Fifth Vice President 
(Budget)
Ron Stinson
Treasurer
Kathleen Carter
Secretary

Appointed Officers 2025-2026

Margaret Priesmeyer
Parliamentarian
Patti Zaiontz
Presidential Advisor
DeAnna Keesee
NIOSA® Treasurer
Virginia Van Cleave
Chaplain

Board of Directors

Committee Chairs

Awards: Historic Preservation / Publication AwardsJudith Hartmann, Chairman
BylawsMargaret Priesmeyer, Chairman
Capital ClubGary Cox, Chairman
Endowment/ Resource Development (Grants)Elaine Vetter, Chairman
Grants - Building Kate Ruckman, Chairman
Grants - EducationalGlenda Duffin, Chairman
Heritage Education ToursRick Hernandez, Chairman
Historic Farm & RanchRick Hernandez, Chairman
Historic Preservation Month
Elaine Vetter, Chairman
Hospitality / Special EventsLinda Skop, Chairman
JuniorsTerri Bell, Chairman
Membership Development & VolunteeringThelma Parker, Chairman
Neighborhood LiaisonJoey Groff, Chairman
Parade ActivitiesErwin De Luna, Chairman
Personnel CommitteeJackie Fellers, Chairman
ProgramsCristina Escobedo, Chairman
Properties / Restoration / Easements / Real EstateBob Sartor, Chairman
Publications/Newsletters/YearbookLisa Pierce, Chairman
Strategic Planning & ImplementationWayne Hartmann, Chairman
Yturri-Edmunds Homestead ComplexMonica Savino, Chairman

Former Presidents

Former Presidents of the San Antonio Conservation Society

* Indicates deceased
1924-1926 * Miss Emily Edwards
1927*Miss Anna Ellis
1927-1931 *Mrs. Perry J Lewis
1931-1933 *Mrs. Lane Taylor
1933-1935 *Mrs. Rena Maverick Green
1935-1937 *Mrs. Elizabeth O Graham
1937-1939 *Mrs. Lee U Palfrey
1939-1941 *Mrs. Lane Taylor
1941-1947*Mrs. John F Camp
1947-1948*Mrs. Nat M Kenney
1948-1949 *Mrs. Seth W Temple
1949-1951 *Mrs. Jules W Fontaine
1951-1953*Mrs. Ethel Wilson Harris
1953-1955 *Mrs. John M Bennett, Jr
1955-1957 *Mrs. O’Neil Ford
1957-1959*Mrs. W Grant Bechtel
1959-1961 *Mrs. James V Graves
1961-1963 *Mrs. Dulany Terrett
1963-1965 *Mrs. James T Padgitt
1965-1967 *Mrs. Don F Tobin
1967-1968 *Mrs. J A Reaney
1968-1969 *Mrs. E Humphrey Price
1969-1971 *Mrs. Brooks Martin
1971-1973 *Mrs. Dulany Terrett
1973-1975 *Ms Beverly Blount-Hemphill
1975-1977 *Ms Nancy B Negley
1977-1979 *Mrs. James N Castleberry, Jr
1979-1981 Mrs. William E Parrish
1981-1982 *Mrs. Harvey Penshorn
1982-1984 Ms Lynn Osborne Bobbitt
1984-1985 *Mrs. Sherwood W Inkley
1985-1987*Mrs. Sidney J Francis, II
1987-1989*Mrs. Stanley C Davies
1989-1991 Mrs. Jane Foster
1991-1993 *Mrs. Stewart Schooler
1993-1995 *Mrs. Roland T Jones
1995-1997 *Mrs. Sally Buchanan
1997-1999Mrs. Paula D Piper
1999-2001 *Mrs. Raymond B Ince
2001-2003 Mrs. Jill Harrison Souter
2003-2004 *Mrs. Loretta Huddleston
2004-2006 Ms. Barbara Blount-Johnson
2006-2007Ms Virginia S Nicholas
2007-2009 Mrs. Ray B Ince, Jr
2009-2011Mrs. Rollette Schreckenghost
2011-2013 Ms Nancy Avellar
2013-2015 Mrs. Sue Ann Pemberton
2015-2017Mrs. Janet Dietel
2017-2019Ms. Susan Beavin
2019-2021Mrs. Patti Zaiontz
2021-2023Ms. Kathy Rhoads
2023-2024Ms. Kathy Krnavek
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