On Friday, September 9, JCCI hosted its 36th Annual Meeting, featuring Keynote Speaker Mayor Julian Castro of San Antonio, Texas. The event drew nearly 350 community leaders and JCCI members.
Castro is the youngest mayor of a Top 50 American city, leading San Antonio at just 37 years old. He shared with the crowd the strengths and weaknesses of San Antonio and discussed SA2020, a visioning process completed for the community and facilitated by JCCI’s Ben Warner and staff.
“San Antonio is a big city and has big city challenges,” he said, referring to a high school dropout rate of about 40 percent; child and adult obesity rates at twice the national average; and a senior population quality of life “under what it should be.”
“It’s still a place with a fundamental sense of community and great character,” he said. In bringing Mayor Castro to the Annual Meeting, JCCI hoped to share the importance of a visioning process to a community and its impact on the community as a whole.
During the meeting, JCCI also inducted its new President & CEO, Ben Warner, along with the 2011-2012 Board of Directors.
For more information about Mayor Castro and SA2020, visit www.sa2020.org.
Watch some of Mayor Castro's Speech here:
