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🌟 The Quintana Empowerment & Resiliency Summit 2025
Connect. Inspire. Lead with Vision.
Join us for an inspiring half-day summit designed to empower local leaders, changemakers, and community members.
Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: The REC (Rendon Entrepreneurial Center)
Address: 2612 W. Southcross Blvd, San Antonio, Texas 78211
Phone: 210-957-9635
This year’s summit invites you to connect with your community, be inspired by local voices, and lead with vision as we build stronger, more resilient neighborhoods together.🟩 A RevitalizeSA Corridor Leadership Program Initiative.
Lunch Provided
AGENDA
9:30 – 9:40 a.m.
Welcome & Summit Overview
Peter Onofre, New Life Christian Center
Jesus & Judith Rendon, Founders, The REC – The Rendon Entrepreneurial Center,
Andy Castillo, Southside First Board Member
9:35 – 9:45 a.m.
Remarks
Councilwoman Teri Castillo
9:45 – 10:05 a.m.
RevitalizeSA Quintana Project Report
Ramiro Gonzales, City Impact Partners
10:05 – 10:30 a.m.
Corridor Small Business & Nonprofit Economic Development
Geremy Landin, ED Maestro Center
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Environmental Sustainability & Green Corridor Development
Laura Patino, Director, Resilience & Sustainability, City of San Antonio (COSA)
11:00 a.m.-11:15am
Community Social Capital
Sarah Woolsey, ED Impact Guild,
11:15 – 12p.m. Lunch Councilman Edward Mungia
Health Empowerment Zone, Center for Health Empowerment in South Texas, (CHEST)
Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia, CEO, CHEST Moderator
Dr. Lyssa Ochoa, CEO, The SAVE Clinic
Mary Wooldridge, Director Helping Hands for Mental Wellness
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Corridor Planning Process & Southwest Community Plan
Krystal Jones, Director, COSA Arts and Culture
Erica Benavides, Colao Group
Kate Jaceldo, Resilience and Sustainability
Ramiro Gonzales, City Impact PartnersBridgette White, Director COSA Planning Department, SA Tomorrow
Summit Focus Areas:
- Corridor Small Business & Nonprofit Economic Development
- Health, Social Capital & Resilience Hub
- Environmental Sustainability & Green Corridor Development
- Corridor Planning Process & Southwest Community Plan – SA Tomorrow
The Summit will bring together community stakeholders, working group partners, and subject matter experts to deliver capacity-building resources and share funding opportunities aimed at supporting corridor small businesses and nonprofits. A key outcome of the Summit will be the launch of a stakeholder-driven strategic planning process for the revitalization of the corridor.
Project:
This event is part of the Quintana Empowerment and Resiliency Project, a City of San Antonio COSA RevitalizeSA Corridor Leadership Program Initiative. Through a partnership with
Main Street America, the 2025 COSA Program offers a nine-month leadership development program for community members, including access to grant funding for corridor improvement projects.
The project will engage a consultant to help deliver tangible benefits to small businesses and to establish a realistic and actionable strategic vision for a vibrant and prosperous Quintana corridor. The focus will be on economic empowerment and long-term resiliency for small businesses and nonprofits through collaborative planning, capacity building, and access to vital resources.
Background:
This effort builds upon the foundation laid by previous initiatives, including:
- The South San Main Street Project, facilitated by Andy Castillo and Gilbert Morales
- The Opportunity Zone Report by Southside First, Judith Canales
- COSA Office of Resilience and Sustainability Community Action Grant Fund
- The RevitalizeSA 2024 Cohort Revive Quintana Project, led by Erica Benvides, which concluded earlier this year and featured marketing outreach and corridor façade improvements for local businesses
Once the heart of the former City of South San Antonio, the Quintana corridor boasts a rich cultural history and classic Main Street architectural charm. Today, it stands as a hidden gem of San Antonio, now experiencing a renewed wave of energy and investment.
Join us as we connect, inspire, and lead with a shared vision for a revitalized Quintana.