Board of Directors

After 20 years in retail operations leadership, Megan is pursuing a second career, now on the corporate side, supporting program development for new and emerging operations leaders. She has a passion for music and its transformative abilities, most recently performing with the Dallas Symphony Chorus before relocating to San Antonio. Megan and her husband Adam, have one daughter and the entire family – grandma and grandpa included – thoroughly enjoy Music Together with CCSA.

Samantha Coleman is the Site Director of NPower San Antonio, a national tech training
organization, rooted in community, and on a mission to advance racial and gender equity in the
tech industry. Samantha has spent her career advocating for the underserved in the nonprofit
sector. She has worked with sexual assault/domestic violence shelters, child welfare
organizations, bereavement, as well as substance use and mental health facilities. Having
worked in direct service, fundraising, administration and more, she brings a unique perspective
to each role she takes on. As a leader, she works to build a trauma informed workplace.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Master of
Science degree from Texas State University-San Marcos. She has a Certificate in Nonprofit
Leadership and Management from Nonprofit Austin at ACC, Fundraising Certificate from San
Antonio Area Foundation, as well as several Mental Health Facilitator Certifications (AS+K?
Suicide Prevention; Youth Mental Health First Aid) and Results Based Accountability
Facilitator. She enjoys traveling and beekeeping.

Liz Forster is a Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist and currently works as the Pediatric ICU Clinical Pharmacist at Methodist Children’s Hospital. She is a proud Texas A&M University Aggie and University of Houston Cougar. As a volunteer with the Junior League of San Antonio, she was a founding member of the Funding Arts and Music Education (FAME) program, which awards grants to high school performing arts programs during its annual FAME Awards Competition. Music has been one of her passions since the ripe age of 3 and she has enjoyed introducing her 3 children to music through participation in the Music Together program.

Tom is a retired senior executive from USAA, with leadership experience across many disciplines including sales, service, marketing, product management, and culture transformation.  A BBA and MBA graduate of St. Mary’s University, he currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees, and Vice Chair of the Greehey School of Business Advisory Council of Executives.

Vincent Alvarado, CPA, has been an integral part of Sea Island Development Company, Inc. since 2007,
serving as the Controller and Director of Accounting. In this role, Vincent is responsible for overseeing
the Finance, Accounting, and Payroll functions across eight restaurant locations, including the Sea Island
Shrimp House and Tiago’s Cabo Grille restaurant concepts. Before joining Sea Island, Vincent was
employed at Ernst & Young (EY), where he worked as a Financial Auditor from 2000 to 2007.
Vincent holds both a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and a Master of Professional Accounting
(MPA) from the University of Texas at Austin. Vincent enjoys a fulfilling personal life with his wife and two children. Outside of his professional
responsibilities, he is passionate about community service, supporting the arts and cheering for the San
Antonio Spurs.

Lexi Bachran brings over a decade of multidisciplinary leadership to the board of the Children’s Chorus of San Antonio. She currently serves as Chief of Programs & Grants at the Texas Diaper Bank, where she leads a portfolio of high-impact services, partnerships, and educational initiatives that benefit over 48,000 residents annually across Bexar County and surrounding communities. In this role, Lexi oversees program evaluation, strategic planning, and revenue generation, guiding a team that distributes millions of essential healthcare items annually to families in need.

A master social worker and accomplished community strategist, Lexi’s career spans key leadership roles in nonprofit organizations, municipal government, and the Texas Legislature. She has led large-scale operational reforms, secured significant public investments, and directed initiatives that prioritize equity, sustainability, and family well-being. Her strengths lie in building collaborative solutions across sectors and partnering with elected officials, funders, and grassroots organizations to drive measurable and lasting impact.

Lexi currently serves as the District 9 appointee to the City of San Antonio’s Commission on Strengthening Family Well-Being, where she advises on citywide strategies to enhance financial stability, housing access, and quality of life for San Antonio families. She has also completed leadership training through the Latina Leadership Institute (Cohort 5), the Women’s Campaign School at the LBJ School of Public Policy (Cohort 3), and Social Venture Partners San Antonio (Cohort 5).

A proud alumna of the Children’s Chorus of San Antonio and parent to a current Chorale member, Lexi serves on the organization’s Executive Committee as Fundraising Chair. She is passionate about ensuring that children from all backgrounds have access to exceptional music education experiences that inspire confidence, discipline, and creative expression.

Dr. Jordan D. Boyd (he/him)  is the Assistant Director of Choral Activities for the University of Texas at San Antonio. He also serves as the Artistic Director for IlluMen Vocal Ensemble. Originally from South Carolina, Dr. Boyd has worked with numerous ensembles including K-12 schools, university choirs, community/professional ensembles, and symphonic choruses. He holds an undergraduate degree in vocal performance and music theory/composition from the College of Charleston and graduate degrees in choral conducting from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and the University of North Texas. He currently resides in San Antonio with his wife, Sara, and their two fur babies Cooper and Goose. They enjoy traveling and exploring new restaurants around town.

Cara, a native of Durham, North Carolina, has deep family roots in San Antonio through her Tejano heritage and has proudly called the city of San Antonio home for over 25 years. She holds a degree in Vocal Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and brings her enduring passion for music to her role as a board member of CCSA.

Professionally, Cara spent over two decades at USAA, most recently serving as Executive Director of HR Business Partnerships. She currently serves as Principal HR Business Partner Director at First Citizens Bank, where she continues to demonstrate her leadership and expertise in human resources.

Dr. Mabry brings a wealth of experience to the CCSA team having been a member of the UTSA Department of Music faculty since 1991 where he founded and conducted both the UTSA Women’s Choir and the UTSA Men’s Glee Club. He has served in a leadership capacity for the Texas Choral Directors Association and is an active member of the American Choral Directors Association. Dr. Mabry is a former Artistic Director and Conductor of the San Antonio Choral Society and served several years as Chorus Master of the San Antonio Opera. His choirs have presented European performances in Salzburg, Vienna, and Prague and his Yellow Rose Singers performed in 2012 and 2017 at the International Festival of the Aegean in Syros, Greece, an event for which he also served as Chorus Master. This ensemble will perform in England and Ireland during the summer of 2019. With over forty years of leadership experience in church music, he currently serves as Minister of Music for Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in San Antonio.

A native of San Antonio, Marcie has over 15 years of experience in developing, implementing, and managing public relations, communications, and marketing initiatives for non-profit, government and public entities; building relationships with community partners, stakeholders, and the media to promote the mission, vision, and values of the organizations she represents. She is a graduate of Incarnate Word High School where she was heavily involved in music and theater programs and received her Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications- Public Relations from Texas State University. A passionate animal advocate, avid reader, movie buff and patron of the arts, she enjoys spending her free time with her husband, three rescue dogs and rescue cat, and niece and nephews.

Rob Shaw-Meadow has lived in the San Antonio area since 1986. After a 20-year career with the U.S. Department of Justice as an Assistant United States Attorney, Rob has pursued a second career as a play-by-play broadcaster, calling baseball, basketball, soccer, and volleyball for St. Mary’s University and the University of the Incarnate Word. He loves choral music and is a former member of the Madison Square Presbyterian Church choir. Rob and his wife Susan have four children and three grandchildren.