Natasha has been with AACN since its inception. She understands the network better than anyone else, whether it was facilitating onboarding for organizations, framing legal contracts, nurturing relationships, or facilitating training. Her passionate and energetic demeanor makes it easy for people to follow her enthusiastic lead. She is a visionary leader known for fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and innovation.

Natasha has stepped into this role after years of senior leadership within the corporate space. She made a career change that led her to the non-profit community after her family experienced a tragic loss. Natasha has a deep love for her home state of Texas and the San Antonio community She has always been passionate about putting others first and helping those who are most underserved and under resourced.

As Chief Executive Officer, Natasha runs the operation and refines our processes to help guide the AACN to reach its full potential. Currently, she is leading the implementation of the transition to our new platform partner, Salesforce.

Mellie Garcia is the Director of Platform Operations who leads the effort in Keeping the Lights On (KTLO) for the Salesforce platform utilized by the Alamo Area Community Network.  Her primary goal is to ensure the successful operation and ongoing enhancements of Salesforce within the organization while ensuring a positive user experience.

Mellie’s fundamental beliefs are geared towards helping others. As a San Antonio native, being part of an organization, whose primary focus is to assist the community has increased Mellie’s motivation to find solutions to help connect local resources for the residents of Bexar County.

Mellie is also an Agile Certified Practitioner through the Project Management Institute.

When she’s not in the office, Mellie enjoys spending time outdoors and tinkering with her favorite hobby, nature photography.