The Ballet Conservatory of South Texas Adds Mark Richter of USAA to Board of Directors

Jan. 5, 2012 - PRLog -- San Antonio, TX – January 3, 2012 – The Ballet Conservatory of South Texas (BCSTX), a prominent non-profit, pre-professional ballet academy and company located in Alamo Heights has announced the appointment of Mark Richter, Director of Operational Excellence at USAA, a Fortune 200 financial services company specializing in serving the needs of the United States military and their families, to its Board of Directors.

In his role at USAA, Richter drives superior customer satisfaction and operational efficiencies through process improvement. Throughout his 15-year career at USAA, Richter has had progressive leadership experience in both operations and training. He holds a BSBA from Creighton University and an MBA from Grand Canyon University.

“I came to appreciate the Ballet Conservatory of South Texas through my ten-year-old daughter. She has been dancing for three years and was accepted into the Apprentice Company at BCSTX at the beginning of the season,” says Mark Richter. “I’m thrilled to be part of this wonderful organization and look forward to serving its proactive mission

of developing young and aspiring dancers while advancing the art of ballet in the San Antonio community.”

“Mark’s experience and background in facilitating operational procedures will play a critical role in further enabling BCSTX’s growth and development,” says Nancy Billups, BCSTX Board President. “His insights and expertise will complement the experience of the other members of our Board and be extremely valuable to BCSTX as the organization evolves.”

Richter joins the BCSTX Board of Directors alongside esteemed professionals:  Nancy Billups, Josie Paul, Madelon Yanta Leone, C.F.A., Stefanie Alvheim, and Melanie Cawthon.


The Ballet Conservatory of South Texas (BCSTX)
The mission of The Ballet Conservatory of South Texas (BCSTX) is to fulfill the developmental needs of serious young dancers, regardless of economic background, in a safe, nurturing and pre-professional dance company environment. BCSTX does so by raising money for scholarships, providing high quality studio education in dance and careers in dance performance and education. BCSTX is also dedicated to educating and inspiring underserved children in San Antonio through providing free tickets to the company’s performances and free lecture demonstrations in schools, social service centers and other community locations.

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BCSTX is a pre-professional ballet Academy and Company accepting students as young as 3 years of age and offering classes to all dancers up to the age of 21. Adult classes are also available.