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OUR TEAM
Staff
Scott McAninch
Chief Executive Officer
Scott began his marketing/promotion career with the launch of independent television station KABB in 1985. After 20 years of successful broadcast marketing and promotion work, Scott made a move to the nonprofit sector as a consultant for The San Antonio Nonprofit Council.
He was hired as the Executive Director in 2007. In 2015 the San Antonio Nonprofit Council became The Nonprofit Council and opened their membership to all 501(c)3 organizations in an effort to expand TNC's service and membership in South Central Texas.
Mercedes Alhaj
Chief Operating Officer
Mercedes as a native San Antonian who attended Texas State University to study Early Childhood Education and was a preschool teacher in the early part of her career. She then transitioned into the investment industry and spent over a decade in wealth management.
After a friend and colleague introduced her to the Big Give in early 2016 she decided to volunteer for the event during which she felt a calling to change her career path to the nonprofit sector. Mercedes joined The Nonprofit Council in the fall of 2016 as the membership associate and as COO continues to focus on growing the membership base of TNC.
Board
Nino Tarantino-
CEO, Chrysalis Ministries
Board Chair
Chris Carmona-
Schriver|Carmona CPA
Treasurer
Armen Babajanian
ED, World Affairs Council
Advocacy Chair
Arlene Siller-
CEO, Ascend
At-Large Member
Lori Houston-
Assistant City Manager, City of San Antonio
At-Large Member
Nikisha Baker -
CEO, SAMMinistries
Vice Chair
Anne Krause-
CEO, Hemisfair Conservancy
Leadership Development Chair
Maureen DeFelice -
ED, Daedalians
Membership Chair
Scott McAninch-
CEO, The Nonprofit Council
Non-Voting
Erik Walsh-
City Manager, City of San Antonio
At-Large Member
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