Cover Woman Nadege Souvenir
Written by Dawn Robinette How Nadege Souvenir is redefining philanthropy, leadership, and community impact in San Antonio By Dawn Robinette, APR, Fellow PRSA | Photography by David Teran When Nadege Souvenir, CEO of the San Antonio Area Foundation, arrived in San Antonio, she expected to focus on the work. What she didn’t expect was how quickly the city would embrace her – and how deeply she would embrace it in return. “Less than a year after being here, I had a lovely dinner with three other couples who I consider dear friends,” she says. “I thought, ‘I haven’t even been here a year, and I’ve got this circle of people that I already know, love and trust.’ “That says something about this community and their willingness to sort of adopt and bring new people in, and to truly do it in a genuine way,” she ...