ABOUT US
In 2021, our Founder, Henry Cisneros wrote an Op Ed in the San Antonio Report making the case for an Arboretum on the South Side of San Antonio. As Henry describes it “An arboretum is a special category of park featuring the trees that grow in a region. Trees are spaced along paths or encircle open meadows in ways that invite admiration, study, and repose”. After a year of taking that mission under wing we have assembled both a highly engaged board of directors and an informed set of subject matter expert advisors that will guide us to the realization of a world class Arboretum for San Antonio. This effort will be a long-term investment for the San Antonio region that will take some visionary investments as trees will take some time to grow into the flourishing museum of trees that we envision.

OUR VISION
Our Trees:
A living heritage branching generations
OUR MISSION
Create momentum to establish a special place to celebrate our heritage through native trees

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Founder
Henry Cisneros
Former Mayor and
HUD Secretary, Chairman and Co-Founder of American Triple I
Chair
Evangelina Flores
Immediate past Chair Tobin Center for the Performing Arts
Vice Chair/CEO
Thomas Corser
Retired Technology Executive,
Juniper Networks
Treasurer
Andrew Anguiano
CEO of Southside Craft Soda
Secretary
Fred Jones
Lawyer at Langley & Banack, Incorporated
Jane Macon
Partner at Bracewell,
Former COSA City Attorney
Leo Gomez
President and CEO Brooks
Development Authority
Suzanne Scott
Texas State Director at The Nature Conservancy
Juan Solis
Community Manager for Texas, Truist
Mary Jane Verette
CEO of the San Antonio Parks Foundation
Rebecca Viagran
CEO South Texas Business Partnerships
Our Advisors
Luisa Casso, Toyota
Mark Bird, COSA Arborist
Dr. Kelly Lyons, Prof Trinity University
Dr. Rodolfo Barillas, Prof TAMU-SA
Tom Carter, SVP Pape-Dawson
Mike Frisbie, SVP RABA-Kistner
Alex Gonzalez, RLA, MPStudio
Brandon Logan, Founder & CEO, Urban Capital Partners
Peter Pierson, Sr Natural resource Mgt Specialist, SARA
Carla De La Chapa, Sr Manager Climate and Sustainability, CPS