During her time in the Texas Legislature as Chief of Staff for a Texas State Representative she led the Capitol and District offices and various community and policy initiatives, in the areas of Public Education, Transportation, Urban Affairs, Healthcare and Immigration. She was a pivotal contributor to the development of community and public affairs during her time at the Museo Alameda, the first formal Smithsonian affiliate in the U.S. and the official Latino Museum of Texas. While working in public education, she developed and implemented college readiness curriculum for the K – 12 grade levels. 

At OCI Group Anita works directly with clients in areas such as broadband, public education, affordable housing and small business and is part of the state legislative team.

 Anita serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Managers for University Health the Bexar County Hospital District where she chairs the Public Health Committee, she is also a member of the Board of Directors of Community First Health Plans, the University Health Pension Board, the Marianist Urban Students Program, and the National Hispanic Institute. She also serves as a Director of the Texas Lyceum.

For 17 years, she served as the volunteer Project Administrator for the National Hispanic Institute (NHI) at San Antonio’s Great Debate Team, an international leadership experience for high school students. She is also a founding board member of Texas Women in Trades. Previously, she has served as the City Council District 1 Appointee for the San Antonio SA2020 Commission on Education, the Advisory Board for the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute of Texan Cultures, the Kleberg for Commissioner Advisory Council, the San Antonio River Foundation and the Southwestern University Alumni Nominations and Awards Committee.

In 2016 she was recognized as Southwestern University’s Distinguished Young Alumna. In 2018 she received the NHI’s Distinguished Alumna in Community Leadership Award and has been one of NHI’s Top 100 Emerging Latino Leaders. Most recently she has been recognized as part of the San Antonio Business Journal’s 2021 “40 under 40”. She was named the National Hispanic Institute's Person of the Year for 2023. 

Ed has more than 30 years of executive health care leadership experience. Prior to joining University Health, he served as president and CEO of Duke LifePoint Upper Peninsula Health System and CEO of Superior Health Partners in Marquette, Michigan. From 2008 to 2012, he held the position of president and CEO of Good Shepherd Health System in Longview, Texas.

He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Health Records Administration from the University of Pittsburgh and his Master’s in Health Service Administration from Armstrong Atlantic State University (now Georgia Southern) in Savannah, Georgia.

Ed is an active member of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, a former board member of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and a founding member of the South Texas Crisis Collaborative. He was recognized as a Healthcare Hero by the San Antonio Business Journal in 2019.