Ginger Mullaney
CEO, Healthy Futures of Texas (HFTX)
1. What do you love most about your work?
I love seeing youth light up when they realize they’ve found an adult who cares about them, who listens, and they can talk to. Many are craving that attention, and I feel privileged we get to be the light in their day and a supportive presence on their journey.
2. What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
Work for an audience of one, and take full responsibility for yourself.
3. What was the most inspirational book you read over the past year?
Leadership from the Inside Out – Kevin Cashman
Assigned reading by the Holt Value-Based Leadership cohort, this book changed my life as a leader. The quotes still live with me and have changed me from the inside out, just as the title promises.
4. Who has influenced you the most in your life or career?
My faith shapes my life the most, but as a leader, I’m driven by constant learning through books and podcasts. Radical Candor by Kim Scott is a favorite I often recommend for its practical, day-to-day insights about the human parts of leading. Two mentors – Evelyn Delgado, Former CEO of HFTX, and Dr. Adelina Silva, Vice Chancellor of Student Success at Alamo Colleges, Emeritus – inspired me with their bold, trailblazing leadership as Latina Women, rising to key leadership roles in San Antonio and the state. They taught me to confidently take a seat at the table while also lifting others, and permitted me to lead authentically myself, which sometimes can be a bit jaggedy, but is honest and humble.
5. What’s your favorite holiday event in San Antonio?
Since childhood, and now with my own young family, I’ve loved the tradition of grabbing hot chocolate to go, packing the car with snacks, and driving through Windcrest to enjoy the neighborhood’s decades-old holiday lights display tradition.
6. What do you do to relax outside of work?
I unwind from work with my four kids. Between soccer games and keeping up with our energetic 4-year-old twins, it’s not exactly restful, but it keeps me grounded and clears my mind from the complex issues we face at work. To truly relax, though, I sit by the pool in the evenings with good music and snacks.
7. What would people be surprised to know about you?
I am obsessed with all things historical nonfiction and military fiction.
Healthy Futures of Texas
We are headquartered in San Antonio and have offices in Dallas, Austin, and Houston
(210) 223-4589 | hftx.org and hftxclassroom.org
