SAN ANTONIO – Editor’s note: This story was published through a partnership between the San Antonio Business Journal and KSAT.
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff have formed a special Covid-19 Economic Transition Team, tasked with guiding a safe reintroduction of business and activities suspended in the region as a result of the global pandemic.
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas Inc. President Kevin Voelkel and Tejas Premier Building Contractors President Julissa Carielo will co-chair the economic transition team. City Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran and County Commissioner Sergio Rodriguez will be liaisons to the team, which will consider sector-based guidelines for physical distancing and strategies to support preventive health and safety for workers and other vulnerable populations.
- Leonard Aguilar — political director for Southwest Pipe Trades Association
- Magaly Chocano — CEO of Sweb Development
- Pete Cortez — chief operating officer of La Familia Cortez
- Suzy Hart — general manager of Marriott Riverwalk and Rivercenter hotels
- Kenneth Kemp — pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
- Pedro Martinez — superintendent of San Antonio Independent School District
- Buddy Morris - chairman of Spire Risk Management
- Jody Bailey Newman — entrepreneur and operator of The Friendly Spot Ice House
“It is imperative that we begin to chart a course for life after this pandemic’s surge, understanding that how and when our full economy resumes will have critical implications on our general public’s health and our region’s resiliency,” Nirenberg and Wolff wrote in a joint memo to the City Council and Commissioners Court.
“The stay home, work safe social distancing orders have been effective and helped save lives," they said. "While we will remain vigilant, we also acknowledge that such measures will not be permanent.”
Find out more about each member of the new task force at the San Antonio Business Journal.