San Antonio Rotary - Outstanding Young San Antonian

Do you know someone under 40 who is making a significant impact in San Antonio through service to the community? The Rotary Club of San Antonio wants to meet them! We want to hear your stories of all the unsung heroes under 40 who make a difference in the lives of others.

The Rotary Club of San Antonio is now accepting nominations for the 2010 Young San Antonian Distinguished Service Award. The award, sponsored by the Rotary Club of San Antonio, honors outstanding young San Antonians who exemplify the Rotary philosophy of "Service Above Self" by making exceptional contributions to the communities in the San Antonio metropolitan area.

Past recipients of this award include: Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, former Mayor Henry Cisneros, former Bexar County Judge Cyndi Taylor Krier, Cavender Auto Family's Rick Cavender, NBA Champion Spurs David Robinson and Tim Duncan, Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson, television news anchor Leslie Mouton, Olympic Gold Medalist Josh Davis, cardiologist Fernando Lopez, MD, Rackspace CEO Lanham Napier, Mark Larson, Founder of the KIPP Aspire Academy, and the 2009 recipient Rebecca Brune, Goodwill Industries of San Antonio.

To be eligible for the 2010 Young San Antonian Award (YSA), your nominee must be:

Between the ages of 21 and 39 as of December 31, 2009
A resident of the San Antonio metropolitan area (Bexar, Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Medina and Wilson counties) whose contributions have directly affected the community of San Antonio
Available for an interview during business hours on Wednesday, April 28*
Available to attend the YSA presentation luncheon on Wednesday, June 2^nd

You may begin the nomination process by visiting the Rotary Club of San Antonio's website, www.rotarysa.org to fill out the application for nomination. Once complete, print out the nomination form, and attach your nominee's resume. Please note that both nominator and nominee are required to provide a statement as part of the nomination.

Our nomination review panel will consider each application using the following criteria:

· Resume

· Business & Professional

· Civic & Community

· Nominator's Impact Statement

· Nominee's Vision Statement

*The top three nominees will be interviewed on Wednesday, April 28th, by a panel Rotarians and past YSA recipients.

All 2010 YSA nominations must be received by the Rotary Club of San Antonio staff office by 5:00 pm on Friday, April 9th.

Email to: director@rotarysa.org
Fax to: (210)222-8290
Send to: Rotary Club of San Antonio, 710 McCullough, San Antonio, TX 78215

Although this award is sponsored by the Rotary Club of San Antonio, the nominee need not be a Rotarian. The recipient of the award will be honored at the club’s weekly meeting on Wednesday, June 2, 2010.

We look forward to receiving your nominee's application. If you have any questions, please contact Anne Swift at 210-222-8242, x102.

2009 Outstanding Young San Antonian

Distinguished Service Award recipient

Rebecca Brune

Rebecca was recently hired (February 2009) into a newly created position – Vice President of Alliances at Goodwill Industries of San Antonio – to use her talents and knowledge of the community to build relationships and create opportunities to advance Goodwill’s mission to help change lives through the power of work.

In her previous work experience at United Way, Rebecca was a member of a national United Way of America Strategic Planning Committee which developed a Financial Stability Partnership and Asset Building model that is being implemented across the nation by other local United Ways and non-profit service provides.

In addition, during her career at United Way Rebecca represented United Way at the national level as a trainer, featured speaker, and member of several think tank committees to develop strategies and identify solutions that will address the asset building and financial stability needs of the working poor.

During her tenure at the City, Rebecca started the City’s first IDA savings match program which was one of four in the state of Texas at that time. The objective of the IDA program is to assist people build assets by repairing their credit and helping them save money to buy a home, start a small business, and seek post-secondary education.

Rebecca worked as a consultant for the Corporation for Enterprise Development as part of a national train the trainer team to provide training across the nation on how to design and implement IDA and asset building programs. Rebecca trained in Georgia, Washington DC, Texas, Florida, and California. Through fellowships, Rebecca has spent time in Bangladesh, India and Nicaragua researching micro-lending programs and social enterprise programs.

Throughout her professional career Rebecca has worked deliberately using her skills and talents to create opportunities and improve access to programs and services for working families in our Community.

Affiliations & Positions

• United Way of America, Financial Stability Partnership Committee Member

• United Way of America, IBM Global Business Partnership Committee Member

• Leadership of San Antonio, Class Member LSA 30

• Bexar County Dispute Resolution, Advisory Board Member and Volunteer Mediator

• Sunset Rotary Club, Charter member

• Mission Trails Rotary, Board Member/Secretary

• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, Volunteer Tax Preparer

• United Way – Institute of Cultural Affairs Training, Community Facilitator

• Beacon Hill Neighborhood Association, Board & Newsletter Distribution Committee,
Director

• Douglas Elementary School, Mentor

• Texas Scholars Program, Business Partner

• St. Philip’s College Micro-Business Program, JOLI Program, Business Advisory
Committee Chair

• Habitat for Humanity, Family Selection Committee, Board Member

• San Antonio Police Department, Family Assistance Crisis Team Volunteer Advocate

• Westside Coalition of Churches, ACTS Youth Retreat Director

• Jump-Start Theatre, Community Connections Committee Member

• Our Lady of Guadalupe, CCD Teacher

• First Friday Forum, Board Member

• Annual International Women’s March, Planning Committee Member

Appointments

• Mayor’s Homeless and Hunger Coalition Taskforce, Member

• City of San Antonio Budget Priorities Work Session, Community Representative

• Master Plan Policy Advisory Committee, Committee Member

Accomplishments & Recognition

• Rotary International Group Study Exchange Program, India 1999, Fellow

• Federal Depository Insurance Corporation, Alliance Partner

• National Women’s Law Center, Progressive Leadership and Advisory Committee Member