Downtown Residents Association

DRA Board of Directors 2

Tom DeBrooke

Tom DeBrooke moved Downtown in 1995, well ahead of the current flurry of activity. Tom has been advising company Presidents, Chief Executive Officers, and Corporate Boards since becoming Assistant to the President of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas (Katy) Railroad, immediately following his graduation from St. Mary's University. This followed four years of working as a switchman for the Katy while an undergraduate. Tom went on to serve in a similar capacity in the Chairman's Office of the Pennsylvania (later Penn Central) Railroad. After being awarded the Strathcona-Mt. Royal Fellowship in Transportation, the Penn Central supported Tom while he completed the Yale University Graduate School Masters Degree program. Subsequently, he also earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School while serving in an advisory capacity to United Fruit Company. In his latest CEO assignment endeavor, Tom is serving as the Chairman and CEO of CredibilitySharing, LLC, providing professional, confidential, experienced-based and objective decision-making thinking to select owners, executives, and those in the professions.

Tom is currently Chairman of the City of San Antonio's (COSA) Downtown Advisory Board. He is a Member of the COSA "Destination SA" Oversight Committee; Mayor's China Committee; COSA "The Cultural Collaborative" Implementation Committee; VIA Metropolitan Transit Downtown Circulator Study; Free Trade Alliance San Antonio Board; and, the San Antonio River Oversight Committee. These most recent appointments follow a long history of diverse contributions in a wide range of business, industry trade, community, alumni, service and non-profit organizations.

Robert J. Potts

Robert J. Potts is President of the Dixon Water Foundation, a private foundation supporting sustainable watershed management. From 2004 through the summer of 2007, Potts was the General Manager of the Edwards Aquifer Authority, a regional regulatory agency created by the Texas Legislature to manage, enhance and protect the Edwards Aquifer -- which spans eight counties in south central Texas, serves as the primary water source for more than one and a half million people, and supports numerous springs in the area (including the two largest springs west of the Mississippi River). From 1993 to 2004, Potts worked at The Nature Conservancy where he held several positions including State Director of Texas and Vice President for the South Central Division, managing the conservation work in Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Potts previously practiced law with the firm of Baker & Botts in Houston where he focused on international and corporate issues. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia University in 1984 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Baylor University in 1980.

Sandra Willis

Sandra Willis and her husband, Terry, divide their time between their residence on Lake Buchanan, their downtown condominium at the Riverview, and Rancho Ermitas near San Sebastian del Oeste, Mexico. After completing a Masters Degree in Educational Theatre from the University of Illinois, Sandee moved to San Antonio where her teaching career for the Alamo Heights I.S.D. spanned more than thirty years. She chaired the high school Interrelated Arts Department, directed theatre, designed the interdisciplinary humanities program, and taught advanced placement English, creative writing, and film. Prior to her retirement in 2002, Sandee was honored by the Texas Committee for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, and the College Board of the Southwestern States for her classroom teaching and professional leadership. She is currently the president of the Riverview Homeowners Association and serves on a variety of non-profit boards in San Antonio. At their ranch in Mexico, Sandee and her husband raise cattle (and in the future, mules) with the goal of developing a community outreach program modeled on the International Heifer Project, a longtime favorite charity.