Ana Cardenas
Data & Impact Manager
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Ana joined the SAISD Foundation as a Data Specialist in 2021. As an economically disadvantaged and first-generation college student, she decided to shift careers to help students like herself. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and brings over six years of experience in data analytics. Quickly adding value to the work of the SAISD Foundation, Ana was promoted to Data and Impact Manager in 2022.
She has lived in the district for the past 5 years, and is excited for her baby girl to one day be an SAISD student. She enjoys exploring parks with her family and discovering new restaurants.
Judy Geelhoed
Executive Director
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Hired in 2009 to support a dedicated Board of Directors re-launch the SAISD Foundation and rally private support to increase educational excellence in SAISD schools, Judy has served as its Executive Director since that time. Judy earned her MEd in Counseling Psychology from James Madison University and an MA in English Literature from St. Mary’s University. Prior to supporting K-12 education, she launched the Service Learning Center at St. Mary’s where she served as Director and adjunct faculty in the Psychology Department for ten years and earned national recognition. Judy has a background in program development and evaluation as well as fundraising and grant writing. She has served as an evaluator for TEA funded after-school programs in San Antonio, national and international grant programs, and K-16 service-learning education programs in Texas. Judy and her husband Mike have called San Antonio home for the past 30 years and their sons (twins) attend UT Austin.
Carrie Smith
Alumni and Community Engagement Manager
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Stephanie Smith
Office and Scholarships Manager
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Stephanie Smith
Office and Scholarships Manager
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Stephanie joined the SAISD Foundation in 2016. She is the first point of contact for the Foundation and is available to assist Monday-Wednesday from 9 am-3 pm. Stephanie supports the foundation with bookkeeping, donor database entry, and donor stewardship. She also manages the 100+ scholarships awarded annually to our newest SAISD Alumni.
A San Antonio native, Stephanie is a graduate of Trinity University and a former elementary school teacher. Her passions include books, quilting, reading to students in SAISD schools, and her grandson.
Meli Villalvazo-Dick
Development Associate
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