Katie Kinder DeBauche was born and raised in San Antonio and has built a career out of growing and empowering civic institutions including the San Antonio Symphony, San Antonio Food Bank, San Antonio Public Library Foundation and the Witte Museum. Before her work in non-profits, Katie worked on political campaigns in San Antonio and Texas.
Katie is committed to her community. In 2015, City Council appointed Katie to the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women. She currently serves as a Board Member of Girls Inc of San Antonio and as a Director of the Appellate Immigration Project.
Katie is a fifth generation Texas Longhorn. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. with honors in Latin American Studies and as a member of the national honors fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa.