A self-defined maker and glass ceiling breaker, Audrey “burns for” youth advocacy, educational equity, storytelling, and her support system-- compromised of pets, family, friends and mentors. She was born and raised in San Antonio, graduated from the International School of the Americas, and is now attending Trinity University. From serving as Chair of the San Antonio Youth Commission to running a Zine Club at her high school, Audrey tries to put paying it forward at the core of her work. At SA2020, Audrey serves as the Community Impact Assistant.
I love San Antonio. It’s my home. In 2019, when it came time to decide which college I would attend, I knew that I could not leave this city and the people that make it up. San Antonio’s shared Community
From school projects, to documenting my favorite song lyrics and book quotes, to writing stories, to grappling with difficult moments, zines are my favorite go-to medium.
In 2010, San Antonians said they wanted a highly qualified and educated workforce and provides economic opportunity for all of its residents. We know that to achieve this it requires a community-wide focus on education, professional certificates, and opportunities like
Despite being born and raised in San Antonio, it didn’t really feel like “home” until about two years ago. When I entered my sophomore year at the International School of the Americas, I was plagued with a lot of family
After 12 years of driving progress toward a shared community vision, SA2020, the nonprofit organization, is dissolving. We believe this is the most visionary thing we can do. We made this decision with the greatest care for our organizational values of leadership, community, and accountability, and we hope you’ll read more about it on our blog.
Our website is live with our final data release, showing where San Antonio stands on reaching the shared community vision. The data release is accompanied by our final call to action—a policy agenda for City government based on our unique bird’s-eye view of San Antonio.
While SA2020’s operations ended March 28, these resources, along with the last twelve years of our research and stories, will be available to download from our website through September 2024.
– Team SA2020