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Guys to Know: Richard Aste
Richard Aste Director, McNay Art Museum Last August, the McNay Art Museum appointed Dr. Richard Aste to serve as its new director, only the third person to hold that title since the museum opened in 1954. Born in Lima, Peru, Aste grew up in Miami and developed an...
Guys to Know: Dennis Trammell
VP AND GENERAL MANAGER, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE By JASMINA WELLINGHOFF Photography by Candace Schaddelee After graduating from college with a degree in English, Dennis Trammell took a temporary holiday job with the Parisian department store in his hometown of Birmingham,...
Guys to Know: Sean McNelis
ATTORNEY, RETAIL ENTREPRENEUR A graduate of St. Mary’s Law School, Sean McNelis is the founder/owner of McNelis & Associates, a firm that specializes in construction/real estate law in relation to commercial and public projects. He has recently represented...
Guys To Know, Starring: David Holmes CEO of Santikos Entertainment
David Holmes had just started working as the chief investment officer for the San Antonio Area Foundation in late 2014 when movie theater mogul John Santikos died, leaving $605 million to the foundation. It was the largest single donation in San Antonio’s history and...
Guys To Know: Michael Baumholtz, MD
Dr. Michael Baumholtz is a board-certified plastic surgeon whose practice encompasses both reconstructive and cosmetic surgery. Originally from Philadelphia, where he earned his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College, he chose a career in surgery that required...
Guys to Know: Rodney Gray
President and CEO, Wave Healthcare LLC After a long career as a respiratory therapist, Rodney Gray founded Wave Healthcare in 2007 to provide services, equipment and education for families with children with serious respiratory problems. Today, Wave has offices in San...
Guy to Know: Gerald Wilmink
Gerald “Jerry” Wilmink, Ph.D., M.B.A., CEO Founder of WiseWear BY JASMINA WELLINGHOFF PHOTOGRAPHY BY ELIZABETH WARBURTON Dr. Gerald “Jerry” Wilmink earned his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University and, more recently, an M.B.A. from...
Guys to Know: Marty Roos
Marty Roos is an equity partner with Strasburger & Price, LLP, one of the largest law firms in Texas with offices in Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio and satellite offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Mexico City. With 25 years of experience, he...
Guys to Know: Mark Richter
He envisions a production about the Alamo Music has been part of Mark Richter’s life since he was a boy growing up on the South Side. During his school years, he excelled as a viola player but later transitioned into vocal performance and musical theater. Blessed with...
Guys to Know: Darryl Byrd
After serving as the founding president and CEO of SA2020 since its inception in 2011 until a few months ago, Darryl Byrd has recently launched ULTRAte, a consulting firm that aims to help clients with the vision and strategies for business or community development....
Guys to Know: Dr. Delio Ortegon
Dr. Delio Ortegon Plastic Surgeon, Listed among Texas Top Docs. Dr. Delio Ortegon is a board-certified plastic surgeon and the founder of the San Antonio Cosmetic Surgery clinic in the new Christus Santa Rosa hospital complex near Sea World. After getting a degree in...
Guys to Know: Morris Miller CEO, Xenex Disinfection Services
Their germ-killing robot is a scientific breakthrough Before my interview with CEO Morris Miller, Xenex technical director Rachael Sparks volunteers to show me Eden, the company’s innovative disinfecting robot that emits high-intensity UV light to kill germs in...
Guys To Know: Barclay Anthony: CEO of Sea Island Shrimp House
Barclay Anthony’s parents, Dan and Chrissy Anthony, opened the first Sea Island Shrimp House restaurant in 1965 with the help of their friend Henry Reed. Today there are six locations across San Antonio, with the seventh being planned for the near future. The iconic...
Guys to Know: Jeweler Paul Peñaloza
If your thoughts turn to fine jewelry at this time of the year, one of the best places to find it is at Peñaloza & Sons, a family-owned business that’s been around since 1958. Gold, diamonds and sapphires set in beautifully designed bracelets, rings, necklaces,...
Guys To Know: Dirk Elmendorf
Married for seven years, Dirk and his wife, Annie, an amateur triathlete, have two children, and in Dirk’s words, “have happily put down roots in San Antonio.” Though he maintains close ties with Rackspace, Dirk left the company in 2009, ready to take on new...
Guys to Know – John Melleky CEO, Fiesta San Antonio Commission
San Antonians love Fiesta, but they may not realize how much planning, fundraising and hard work it takes to make the annual fest a fun and successful celebration for all who participate. While the individual events are run by various nonprofit organizations –...
Guys to Know: Joseph Perry, DDS
Bringing smiles back to San Antonio Dr. Joseph Perry is modest, but his patients tend to brag about his work and smile whenever his name is mentioned. That’s because of all that this friendly San Antonio dentist and denture expert has done for their smiles — and their...
