The St. Mary’s University Board of Trustees meets four times a year during the academic year.
Rev. Oscar Vasquez, S.M.
- Chancellor, St. Mary’s University
- Provincial, Marianist Province of the United States
Lynda Ellis (B.A.S. ’81)
- Chair, St. Mary’s Board of Trustees
- Owner and CEO, Capitol Concierge, Inc.
John Vaught (J.D. ’78)
- Vice Chair, St. Mary’s Board of Trustees
- Retired Attorney
Brother Thomas “Tom” Giardino, S.M.
- Vice Chair, St. Mary’s Board of Trustees
- Executive Director, Association of Marianist Universities
Thomas M. “Tom” Mengler, J.D.
- President, St. Mary’s University
Rev. Dennis Arechiga
- Pastor, St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church
Martin “Marty” Beirne (J.D. ’69)
- Senior Partner, Akerman, LLP
Ray E. Berend (B.B.A. ’67)
- CPA and Consultant
William Douglas “Doug” Bineham (J.D. ’90)
- Attorney, Bineham & Gillen, PLLC
Leland T. Blank, Ph.D., P.E. (B.S. ’67)
- Dean Emeritus, American University of Sharjah
- Professor Emeritus, Texas A&M University
Brother Edward “Ed” Brink, S.M.
- Vice President for Mission and Rector, Chaminade University
Leticia “Leti” Contreras (B.A. ’89)
- Executive Vice President, Texas Security General Insurance Agency LLC
Joseph Diaz, M.D. (B.A. ’79)
- President and Physician, Allergy Asthma & Immunology Associates of South Texas
Sara E. Dysart (B.A. ’74, J.D. ’81)
- Attorney, Dysart Law
Rev. James “Jim” Fitz, S.M.
- Vice President for Mission and Rector, University of Dayton
Brother Francisco González, S.M., M.D.
- President, Colegio San José, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
George B. Hernández Jr. , J.D. (B.A. ’74)
- President and CEO, University Health System
David Herrmann (B.B.A. ’88, J.D. ’90)
- CEO, Columbia Realty Limited
Sister Laura Leming, F.M.I., Ph.D (B.A. ’79)
- Associate Professor, The University of Dayton
Lauro Lopez Jr. (B.B.A. ’76)
- CPA and President, Lopez and Associates, P.C.
Sandra Nannini (M.A. ’07)
- Retired, Senior Vice President, Branch Banking Business Initiatives, Wells Fargo Bank
Ellen F. Manzullo, M.D., FACP (B.S. ’82)
- Professor of Medicine and Deputy Division Head of Internal Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The Honorable Sandee Bryan Marion (J.D. ’80)
- Chief Justice Retired, Fourth Court of Appeals and Retired Judge, Bexar County Probate Court
Michael “Terry” Martin (B.B.A. ’81)
- Owner and President, Anodyne Wool, Inc.
Brother Jesse O’Neill, S.M.
- Assistant for Education, Marianist Province of the United States
Joseph Ojile, M.D. (B.A. ’80)
- President of Caduceus Corporation, and Founder and CEO of Clayton Sleep Institute
Steven “Steve” Peña Sr. (J.D. ’94)
- Attorney and Shareholder, Davidson Troilo Ream & Garza, P.C.
Brother Bernard Ploeger, S.M., Ph.D.
- Assistant Provincial, Marianist Province of the United States
Katherine Resteiner (M.S. ’94)
- Managing Director/COO, Corporate Development, Intel Corporation
Michael “Mickey” Schott (B.B.A. ’68)
- President, The Gorman Foundation
Yava Scott (B.B.A. ’77, J.D. ’80)
- Board Chair and CEO, The Tagos Group, LLC
Gaston Sosa de la Torre (B.A. ’92)
- Chairman, Aktiva Capital SC
Mary Brennan Stich (B.A. ’78 and J.D. ’81)
- Former Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Rackspace
Joe Louis Vela Jr. (B.A.M. ’06)
- Owner of the Vela Group, Inc.
St. Mary’s University Trustees Emeriti
Albert B. Alkek
Charles Barrett Jr. (B.B.A. ’62)
David W. Biegler (B.S. ’68)
Jack Biegler (B.B.A. ’65)
Raymond Caravajal, R.Ph.
Charles L. Cotrell, Ph.D. (B.A. ’62, M.A. ’64)
St. Mary’s President Emeritus
David Dickson (B.A. ’68)
Brother Richard Dix, S.M. (B.S. ’52)
Stephen M. Dufilho (M.A. ’69)
Robert L. Elizondo (B.S. ’67)
Ruben M. Escobedo (B.B.A. ’60)
Bill Greehey (B.B.A. ’60)
Edward B. Kelley (B.B.A. ’64)
Rosemary Kowalski
Pat A. Legan (J.D. ’46)
The Rev. John A. Leies, S.M., S.T.D.
St. Mary’s President Emeritus