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Executive Director
Ramon Vasquez Born in San Antonio and later moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he worked as a gang specialist for Centro De La Comunidad Unida, a position he dedicated himself to for five years. During his tenure at Centro, he specialized in the development and implementation of intervention projects amongst Latino Street gangs. In 1991, he and his family moved back to San Antonio and he joined the Good Samaritan Center as Program Director for the Youth in Conflict Gang Program. Ramon was instrumental in the establishment of a 5 year Peace Truce between 6 of San Antonio most notorious street gangs. In 1998, he was appointed and currently serves as Executive Director of the American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions. Ramon has spent the last 6 years specifically working on community mobilization and Community/Academic partnerships. Primarily focusing on the mobilization of men in the areas of domestic violence, promoting positive images on fatherhood and confronting male stereotypes and falsehoods. He is the Co-Founder and Vice President of the Land Heritage Institute Foundation, Co-Founder of the American Indians in Texas Institute and Co-Founder of the National Urban Indian Family Coalition.
 Director of Programs
Isaac Alvarez Cardenas
A member of the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan (Qua-wheel-tek-can) Nation, Native American Indian, son of an Apache mother and a Coahuiltecan father, raised in the inner city west side of San Antonio, Texas. Isaac is a father of two young adult sons, and married to his wife Sylvia for 32 years. Isaac is currently working as Director of Programs for the American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Mission’s “Rites of Passage Program”. He was also involved in the conceptualizing of the Avance’s “Fatherhood” project in 1988. Isaac is a graduate with a Masters in Science, Psychology Counseling (LPC Intern) at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas. Isaac is also a Mental Health Psychotherapist working with children and families at Mental Health Clinics in the city. It should be noted that Isaac has chosen to reside in the inner city, working with high-risk, minorities, families, and youth for over twenty years. His purpose is to help strengthen the families in the community by providing culturally competent spiritual support, mental wellness and emotional enlightenment.
San Antonio Fatherhood Campaign Manager
Frank Castro Jr.
Serves as Fatherhood Coordinator for the Fatherhood program which includes curriculum and workshop development and evaluation. In addition, serves as a Parent Educator on fatherhood strengthening and mentorship to community fathers and families. Educates and monitors re-entry processes with incarcerated fathers to lower recidivism. Frank has over nine years experience in family care services through resource development and education. He has developed outreach and parent education methodologies for the City of San Antonio Metro Health, Texas Department of Health, Texas Department of Human Services Health and Community and Faith Based organizations. Frank has been an advisor to community and neighborhood partners on family development projects and coalition building as well as accumulating extensive experience in mentoring youth and running groups of men and fathers. Frank has also spoken on several National platforms on teen parenting issues as well Latino male role-modeling.
Frank Serves as the following:
*Adjunct Professor: Our Lady of the Lake University: Worden School of Social Work
Subject: Intercultural & Minority Relations
*Chairperson; Commission for Children and Families, City of San Antonio Boards and Commissions
*Chairperson; Citizen Review Team, Child Protective Services
 Health Education / Referral Specialist
Vicente Escobedo
As a teen parent in San Antonio, a city that is populated with teen parents, I feel that I am one of the lucky few that had matured enough to understand my role as a father in my daughter's life. Taking the initiative of my role was not in my future, but with the assistance of the San Antonio Fatherhood Campaign, it was made clear to me that it was important for my daughter. Stepping up to this was a challenge itself, and still is, but this only motivates me more to do my part to help educate the teens.
"As a teen parent that educates teen parents, I'm just providing what I was provided."
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