Downtown Residents Association
San Antonio Texas
The DRA Officers are:
Joan Korte, President
Jana Raschbaum, Vice President
Joanne Walsh, Secretary
Fred Preston, Treasurer
The Board Of Directors are:
Tom DeBrooke
Jana Raschbaum
Joanne Stawicki
Ken Hack
Rose Bonny
Tony Cantu
Joan Amaral
Alyse Garber
Biographies
Brief Biography of DRA Officers and Board
Joan Korte, President
Joan Korte moved to San Antonio in 1970 when her husband was assigned to Kelly AFB as a test pilot. She served 2 years as a 1/LT in the USAF Nurse Corps. After Her husband's retirement in 1974, they made SA their home and raised their 2 children here. They are members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Joan is a member of the Society of Air Force Nurses, the SA Conservation Society, and the Fiesta Commission. She serves on the TIRZ #27 River North Board, the Riverwalk Capital Improvements Advisory Board, the SA Conservation Society's Neighborhood Liaison Committee and the VIA Project Advisory Committee. She has been a member of the DRA for 15 years, serving in every capacity and holding every office.
Jana Raschbaum, Vice-President
Jana
relocated to San Antonio in 2004 from El Paso, Texas, where she raised
her two beautiful children. She is currently employed by TexStar
National Bank as a Vice President and serves as Chairman and Co-Founder
of Zocolocos, a Downtown Social Club. Jana has un undergraduate degree
in Microbiology from Texas Tech University and Masters in Business
Administration from University of Texas at El Paso.
Following marriage to a college sweetheart, she returned to NTSU and earned a MBA in accounting. She became a CPA and a parent of a son while working for Republic National Bank in Dallas. She and her family migrated to Austin in 1976 where she was a banker, a consultant and finally the Director of Strategic Planning for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). She left TxDOT after 21.5 years to become the Director of the San Antonio-Bexar County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in 2002. She soon started introducing herself as an IH35 person since she had lived most of her life within a few miles of that road. She continues that tradition today living in San Antonio, the city of her birth.
Joanne has recently started her own firm, Strategic Urban Planning, and is actively seeking planning, group facilitation, team building training and coaching opportunities.
Joanne is alum of Class 1 of the Masters Leadership Program, a member of Conservation Society and a member of the American Planning Association. She represents DRA on the San Antonio River Authority’s Oversight Committee for the Westside Creeks Restoration Project. She also volunteers as a member of SAWS Community Conservation Committee and the Old Spanish Trail auto highways centennial (OST100). She advocates for preservation of historic structures and more public transportation options. In addition to her Austin based son, her passions are pets, plants and photography.
Fred Preston, Treasurer
Relocating to San Antonio approximately three years ago, Dr.
Frederick Preston has already become active in his new community. Currently,
serving as Treasurer of the San Antonio Downtown Residents Association, he has
also been a class a member of the most recent Masters Leadership Program of San
Antonio and Bexar County. Prior to arriving in the Alamo City he served as Vice
President for Student Affairs at Stony Brook University (NY) for over 25 years.
During that period he also served on numerous boards, including Habitat For Humanity of
Suffolk County NY), United Way of Long Island, and United Way of New York
State. Among his many award citations are proclamations by the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the U.S. Senate recognizing professional excellence and
service to higher
Board Of Directors
Tom DeBrooke
Tom DeBrooke moved Downtown in 1995, well ahead of the current flurry of activity. Tom has been advising company Presidents, Chief Executive Officers, and Corporate Boards since becoming Assistant to the President of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (Katy) Railroad, immediately following his graduation from St. Mary's University. This followed four years of working as a switchman for the Katy while an undergraduate. Tom went on to serve in a similar capacity in the Chairman's Office of the Pennsylvania (later Penn Central) Railroad. After being awarded the Strathcona-Mt. Royal Fellowship in Transportation, the Penn Central supported Tom while he completed the Yale University Graduate School Masters Degree program. Subsequently, he also earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School while serving in an advisory capacity to United Fruit Company. In his latest CEO assignment endeavor, Tom is serving as the Chairman and CEO of CredibilitySharing, LLC, providing professional, confidential, experienced-based and objective decision-making thinking to select owners, executives, and those in the professions.
Joanne Stawicki
Joanne moved to San Antonio in 1981 after attending some college at Buffalo State University and continued her education at SAC and UTSA. She chose to live in San Antonio after falling in love with it in high school when visiting her Mom who also lives here.
She is a graphic artist at Toolbox Studios, Inc. which is a Graphic Design firm located in downtown San Antonio. She has no kids but has 2 cats Shiner Bock and Zima. Shiner is a whopping 27 lb. orange tabby. They love to sit on the balcony overlooking the Riverwalk.
Joanne has lived downtown for the last 6 years and really enjoys the culture and the people who live and work here. And also being able to walk to Fiesta!
Ken is married to Cynthia Hack and they have two sons, Andy age 21, Patrick age 20 and a daughter Missi age 18.
He was born in Red Bluff California. He attended Zaragoza High School in Spain and graduated from Rome Free Academy High School in Rome New York. He was offered several soccer scholarships from colleges but only attending college for 6 months before he departed to play professional soccer on a division 2 team in Holland. He was also on the Olympic Developmental team as a Junior and Senior in HS for the 1984 Olympic trials.
Upon completion of Basic Military Training at Lackland AFB, Texas, he served 22 years in the Air Force all 22 years in hospitality, Fitness, Sports and Recreation. Ken retired in 2008.
Ken is working on his advanced degree in Fitness, Recreation and Hospitality Management. He has received is Masters Personal Training certificate from the Coopers Institution in Dallas and his Air Force Fitness Specialist certification. He is now employed with the DOD as the METC Fitness and Sports Director at Fort Sam. Cindi works for Deloitte Consulting for over 10 years, working government, DOD and State projects.
Ken has family in Rosas Spain 10 miles from the French and Spanish boarder on the Mediterranean side of Spain. They travel to Spain often to visit family. Cindi has family in San Antonio and she has lived in San Antonio for over 26 years. Ken arrived in San Antonio on a military assignment in 1995. They lived at Medina Lake for three years and sold the property and moved to Judson Candy Factory Lofts. They lived at the lofts for a year and then moved and purchased at the Vidorra and have lived at the Vidorra for 6 months.
Ken didn't want to move from Medina Lake. Cindi sold his boat when he was gone on a business trip (TRUE STORY) and the searching for a new downtown resident started. It has been the best thing we have done as a couple!
Rosalinda (Rose) and John Bonny
Rose was born in San Antonio and attended Ursuline Academy. After following her husband, John in his military career, she returned to San Antonio in November 2007. Rosalinda is a resident of the Majestic Towers. She serves as a docent and as the correspondence chair for the Southwest School of Art and Craft, Ursuline Academy Museum.
Tony Cantu has owned Audry's Mexican Restaurant since 1980. This family business was established in 1949. He has lived downtown 58 years and has long committed to supporting downtown interest. Specialized in being a supporter of the San Antonio River: Member of SA River Corridor Committee 1982, SA River Oversight committee and Chair of Museum Reach 1999 to present. Lifetime Member SA livestock Show & Rodeo, past member of SA Chamber of Commerce and Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, past Board Member and current member of SA Restaurant Association. Founder of Madison Square Neighborhood Association which eventually merged to become part of DRA, member of San Fernando Cathedral. Proudest of all-Graduated Southwest Texas State University 1995.
Joan was born in New York City where she raised 5 children. IShe retired from Sperry Corporation after 15 years as Program Control Supervisor and attended Empire State College, graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration.
Joan moved on to the beautiful San Antonio river in 1992 with my husband, after his retirement, to be near my first Grandchild. She returned to work at the Alamo for 12 years as Office Manager. She has been a member of the DRA for 8 years and served on Membership and Planning Committee's.
