Patricia Mejia was welcomed by the San Antonio Area Foundation as vice president of Community Engagement and Impact. In this role, Mejia will provide executive leadership and strategic direction to shape and implement programs and initiatives that will guide grant making at the community foundation. Before joining the Area Foundation, Mejia was director of community engagement at Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. Among her many achievements, the St. Mary’s University graduate served as an adjunct professor at her alma mater and was co-founder and executive director of the 21ST Century Leadership Center at the university.