Rey Feo Royal Court

Laurence Kurth

Laurence Kurth

Rey Feo 74

Larry Bio
Laurence (Larry) Kurth spent his early years moving around the U.S. and Japan with his family as part of his father’s service as an army JAG Officer. He is fond of the summers he spent visiting his grandmother in Texas before he attended and graduated from Wilmington Friend’s School in Wilmington, Delaware. Laurence Kurth has practiced law for 41 years, he is board certified in civil litigation with the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is the Office Managing Partner for Akerman,llp an AmLaw top 100 law firm of over 700 Attorneys in 24 offices nationwide.

Community participation has included serving as Chairman of the University Health System Foundation. He was the member representative to the Consejo board and served as President on the board of the San Antonio Fiesta Commission. Today, he continues active participation in each of these organizations.

Larry has been involved with Fiesta since 1990 when Nick Garza (Rey Feo XL) extended an invitation. Since then, Larry has served as Fiesta San Antonio Commission President in 2005 and then, as Prime Minister for Rey Feo LXI Charlie Garza in 2009. Additionally, Larry is the most recent inductee into the Order of the Cascaron receiving that honor in 2021. Together with his wife Abby, they have established several Fiesta PMO events including Colonial Hills Family Fiesta and The Circle for Life motorcycle ride. Larry is also the originator of Military Monday at Fiesta de los Reyes at Market Square, honoring military service families in San Antonio.

Abby Kurth

Abby Kurth

Royal Consort

Abby Bio
Abby Wilson Kurth, MPH, MS Nutrition is a Clinical Nutritionist and Wellness Coach. After working with clients all over the country as a health coach, she was inspired to write “Sick and Tired, to Healthy and Inspired: 9 Steps to Prevent Chronic Diseases” to help people avoid the pain of preventable illnesses. Her book offers a simple step-by-step approach to help people successfully make lifestyle changes.

Abby’s training includes a degree in Biology, a Master’s in Public Health and a Master’s degree in Nutrition. She was trained in health coaching techniques and became a Certified Wellness Coach in 2016. It has been her privilege to work with clients of all ages all over the country and in her church to be a part of their journey to true health.

Abby met her “King” (Larry Kurth) at the College of Wooster in Ohio during golf class. Abby followed Larry to San Antonio, where they were married at the Southwest School of Arts and Crafts Center in 1981. They later became the parents of twins who are now grown and living in Portland, Oregon.

Raymundo Rodriguez

Raymundo Rodriguez

Prime Minister

Raymundo Bio
Raymundo (Ray) Rodriguez is a seasoned C-level executive with twenty-five plus years of experience growing and managing businesses in excess of $100m. He currently serves as Vice President of sales at Amplify, an education technology company based in Brooklyn, New York where he delivered exponential results growing a new segment of the business from $500k to well over $100m over a four-year period. In addition to his work in education he is also president and CEO of the MoniRey Group, LLC., a real estate investment and management firm that he and his wife have operated since 2017.

Ray and his family are members of the Fiesta commission and his daughter Sofia raised fifty thousand dollars for scholarships during her reign as Fiesta queen, “Reina de la Feria de las Flores” in 2017. To date, Ray has served as a Royal minister on three Rey Feo Royal courts. He is also the former president of the San Antonio Wheelmen, the area’s oldest and largest cycling organization. In their free time the family enjoys travel, the outdoors and spending time with friends and relatives.

Jeffrey Weissman

Jeffrey Weissman

Executive Minister

Jeffrey Bio
Jeffrey Weissman is an operations executive with extensive experience having led two National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) Top 50 management companies. He currently serves as President of Copperhead Construction Services, a general contracting firm specializing in multifamily and commercial rehabilitation and repair work. He is best known as an industrious and collaborative leader who has an excellent sense of teamwork, getting results by instilling confidence, and by allowing freedom within a framework.

Jeffrey is the proud father of three girls: Kathryn 23 (Avison Young, Philadelphia) Julia 21 (Senior at University of South Carolina) and Isabella 16, (Junior at Keystone School, San Antonio.)

Jeff is an avid horseman who competes in multiple disciplines including dressage, stadium jumping and cross country. Jeff loves horses and horsepower and when not on Farley his horse, you may see him riding one of his motorcycles with fellow court members Ray Rodriguez and JC Fiorino.

Norma Reyes

Norma Reyes

Event Minister

Norma Bio
Norma Reyes, born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, has been an active citizen in business and in her community. In the early years of her career, she specialized in life insurance working with USAA and John Hancock. She has devoted her entire life to the betterment of her children’s education and to diligently improving her family’s economic status to help support her husband’s education.

Her family as a source of inspiration, Norma has always been involved with organizations that supported her children’s schools and extracurricular activities. She served as a Room Mother, a Team Mother, Den Leader for the Cub Scouts, a Girl Scout Leader, a PTA President and a St. Mary’s Hall volunteer. Mrs. Reyes also serves as an officer, board member or a regular member with non- profit organizations such as the University Hospital Foundation Board, Alamo Community College Board, Military Civilian Club, Women’s Club, Texas Can Academy, Bexar County Family Justice Center and Lo Bello.

Norma is married to Fernando, also a San Antonio native and community leader. They have been married for 50 years and have two sons and a daughter.

Damaso Andres Oliva Jr

Damaso Andres Oliva Jr

Education Minister

Damaso Bio
Since 1996, Danny has owned and operated Alamo Psychiatric Care, P.A., in downtown San Antonio, specializing in adult and geriatric psychiatry. His private practice consists of both out-patient care in his private office and in-patient hospital care. Although he has also practiced at various other hospitals in the San Antonio area, he cares for the majority of his patients at Texas Vista Medical Center (formerly known as Southwest General Hospital) located on the Southside of San Antonio. At Texas Vista Medical Center, he served on a large variety of professional committees and served as a Director of Psychiatric Services for the hospital for over 25 years.

Danny Oliva met his wife, Bridgette Sopper Oliva, in March of 1990 at Huey’s on the St Mary’s strip in San Antonio. They were married in 1991 and have been married more than 30 years raising two children (Maureen Elizabeth and Daniel Patrick) in San Antonio.

J.C Fiorino

J.C Fiorino

Night Minister

J.C Bio
J.C. was born in 1961 in Anchorage, Alaska, and his family moved to Texas in 1978. He attended Madison High School and later attained a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Finance from the University of Incarnate Word.

After college, J.C. began his career in sales and is currently the Business Development Manager for OfficeSource, Ltd, a company valuing strong community and desiring to help others.

J.C. coached his children’s football, baseball and soccer teams with the YMCA and NEISD and additionally, for nearly a decade, he and Consejo members Larry Kurth, Charlie Garza, Ray Rodriguez, Royce Renfro and Randy Harig volunteered each Saturday morning at the “Under the Bridge” project to support the homeless with meals and clothing. This same group of created and organized “Circle for Life,” the first ever motorcycle rally for Fiesta, which promotes organ donation. Previously, JC has served on the courts of Rey Feo LXI Charlie Garza and Rey Few LXXI Sal Barbarro. He is also a member of the Rey Feo Consejo.

JC and his wife Dawn met in San Antonio in 2002 and two years later, they were married. He is proud of his children, Ruth Fiorino- Leissner and Neal Joseph Fiorino – both graduates of University of the Incarnate Word. The light of his life is his precious almost-3- year-old granddaughter, Devyn Kelley Leissner. He and his family look forward to this upcoming
Fiesta. VIVA!

Lori Tips

Lori Tips

Finance Minister

Lori Bio
Lori Tips is a lifelong resident of San Antonio including college at UIW. She met her husband Fred during college and has been married over 30 years. Lori, Fred and their children Quatro, Natalie, Rocky and Naika have had many roles in Fiesta throughout the years. Granddaughter Wren already loves all things Fiesta. During her work career she has held many job titles but most enjoyed serving as the CFO of investment companies going public. She is currently busy in multiple roles including consulting for an Israeli investment firm, Treasurer for local foundations, and developing Texas real estate investments. Lori and her husband also own Rio Broadband which provides internet around Texas.

In addition to these roles, Lori has volunteered with CoSA on Bond Committees and is a liaison for the City Council District 10. Lori is currently Treasurer for Oak Park – Northwood Neighborhood Association, and a founding board member of SNIPSA, Military – Civilian Charitable Foundation and the Puentes Foundation. She is an active member of Battle of Flowers, Military Civilian Club, Gardenia Club and the Tipsy Travelers.

During her free time Lori loves traveling, especially in their Cessna 210. Out of all the places that Fred and she have flown to, her favorite is Mackinac Island in Michigan where there are no motorized vehicles.

Richard Delgado Jr

Richard Delgado Jr

Military Minister

Richard Bio
Richard Delgado, Jr. is a lifetime Texan who served 10 years in the United States Marine Corps. Entering the delayed entry program at the age of 17, Richard has spent his life serving his community, our country and its heroes. While struggling to recover from his own injuries and dealing with the mental anguish of losing fellow Marines, Richard persevered and overcame many obstacles. He is the epitome of determination and commitment to recovery.

With the support of his lovely wife Natasha, a combat Marine herself, and their two sons Dominic and Xavier, and daughter Kalena, Richard made a commitment to make the road of recovery, reintegration and understanding easier for other Veterans and their families.In his journey, he found a calling in education with a core belief that if one can help educate another, in any way, one creates a path that fosters superior communities unlocking access to greater life opportunities. He began this journey with Texas A&M University-San Antonio, where he was for thirteen years before joining Boeing, where he is currently the Community Investor for the San Antonio Area.

Gene Williams

Gene Williams

Media Minister

Gene Bio
Gene Williams is founder and Chief Executive Officer of Greenlight Growth Capital, an ESG driven commercial real estate firm that prioritizes people, stewardship and accessibility in urban environments with the purpose of creating culturally vibrant, connected and inclusive communities, places and spaces. Gene is redefining sustainability in real estate, expanding the concept beyond environmental considerations to include cultural preservation, community wellbeing and equitable access for all.

Gene currently serves multiple organizations at the Board or Executive Committee level including International Council of Shopping Centers, The Urban Land Institute, University of Texas at San Antonio Real Estate Steering Committee, and St. Anthony’s Catholic School. He is also Founder of the Bean Dirks Memorial Scholarship Fund and Member of the Rey Feo Foundation Organization. A native Texan, he lives in San Antonio with his wife, Sonya Medina Williams, and his two children.

Fernando Badilla Jr

Fernando Badilla Jr

Advance Minister

Fernando Bio
Fernando was born and raised on the Westside of San Antonio and graduated from Lanier High School. The first in his family to finance and complete college he began his career in the adult beverage industry and has worked for the last 20 years in the medical device industry. Fernando, an entrepreneur at heart, has released a blended bourbon out of the Texas hill country area.

He and his Kentucky-native wife Tracy Walters-Badillo have been married 15 years and they enjoy attending the Kentucky Derby and sailing with friends.

Fernando has the goodest big-boy dog named Chispa and in his free time, he enjoys fishing, thoroughbred horseracing, sailing, traveling and is a distiller and bourbon enthusiast.

Fernando J Rocha

Fernando J Rocha

Advance Minister

Fernando Bio
Fernando J Rocha, CPA is a San Antonio native born and raised. He is a Tax Partner with ABIP CPAs & Advisors where he oversees the San Antonio tax department. His roles include nurturing client relationships, collaborating with clients as a strategic advisor and keeping both owners and individuals focused on their lifecycle goals.

His immigrant, maternal grandfather had little schooling but ran a successful neighborhood grocery store and he instilled the value of higher education in Fernando. After graduating from Texas Tech University, he visited with students at various middle and high schools in San Antonio to share his experiences in professional accounting.

He shares his passion for education with his wife of 15 years, Katherine Sanchez-Rocha, who is the Executive Director of the North East Education Foundation. As a blended family, they have six adult children and three furry rescues. They most enjoy time spent with family and close friends and they love to travel.

Roce Renfro

Roce Renfro

Transportation Minister

Roce Bio
Born and raised in Fort Worth, Royce moved and lived all over Texas including Houston, Galveston, and Laredo then to the Virgin Islands before finally ending up in San Antonio.

He has 25 years of marriage with his wife Michel, who initially connected him with Rey Feo LIX Brian Weiner and Royce will tell you, “I was not born in San Antonio, but I got here as soon as I could”.

He gives back to the community through organizations such as the San Antonio Livestock Committee (Life Member), NIOSA, Sky High for St. Jude, Rey Feo Consejo, Lo Bello Women’s Association and La Reina. Additionally, he served previously on the court of Rey Feo LIX Brian Weiner.

Danny Perez

Danny Perez

Sponsorship Minister

Danny Bio
Danny Perez was born in El Paso and raised in San Antonio where he calls home. He worked with Budweiser prior to becoming vice president of Entertainment Management Group, a firm operating eight venues across the state of Texas including San Antonio’s largest honky- tonk: Cowboys Dancehall.

He utilizes his experiences and industry knowledge to boost local charities working with For the Love of Kids and Harleys, a 501c (3) which has donated over one million dollars to support local causes.

His parents, siblings and extended family all reside in San Antonio.

Natalie Gamez

Natalie Gamez

La Reina Linda IX

Natalie Bio
As a young San Antonian, Natalie Gamez excelled as a dedicated, student-athlete inside the classroom and on the basketball court. She attended St. Anthony Catholic Middle School where she grew and strengthened her faith and she later attended St. Mary’s University on a full academic and athletic scholarship. Natalie is in the National Hispanic Sports Hall of Fame as well as the St. Mary’s University Hall of Fame.

She is the President of The Gamez Group, a Medicare solutions firm devoted to serving senior citizens of San Antonio. She has continued her commitment to serving others by creating a business that specializes in Medicare health insurance to the underserved areas of the community, specifically the Westside of San Antonio.

Natalie is the proud daughter of Joe and Carmen Gamez of The Gamez Law Firm. She attributes much of her success to the support of her family, particularly her mother, Carmen Gamez, who has been a strong Latina role model. She is a co-chair of the Joe A. Gamez Law Firm scholarship fund which contributes to scholarships for students within San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD).

Natalie enjoys spending time with her wife Tracey Gamez, their two children Lux and Nix, and their two boxer dogs. She also enjoys listening and learning through podcasts, playing on the St. Mary’s University alumni women’s basketball team and cheering on the San Antonio Spurs.

Rene Vasquez

Rene Vasquez

2023 Reina De La Feira De Las Flores

Renee Bio
Renee Vasquez, daughter of Rudy and Sylvia Vasquez, was born and raised in San Antonio with her twin sister Rudee Mary and her older brother Steven. She graduated from Communications Arts High School in 2016 and was in the honors program at the University of Texas at Austin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. Renee was in the Longhorn band at UT, a member of the Texas Sweethearts and wrote for the school newspaper. Renee currently attends Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in Dallas. She will graduate in May 2024 and looks forward to practicing law in San Antonio.

Renee has attended Fiesta events her whole life and is excited to participate in such an important San Antonio tradition. As a child, she was inspired by Tom Sandoval, and she has since dreamt of becoming La Reina de la Feria de Las Flores. She is determined to represent the title and hold her reign to make him proud.

Renee has always had a passion of giving back to her community through volunteering. She volunteered at the San Antonio Food Bank throughout high school, the Austin Child Guidance Center in college and currently does pro bono legal work through various organizations in Dallas. Her hope is that through her service as Reina de la Feria de las Flores, she can encourage the youth of San Antonio to believe in themselves and their dreams. She knows that education changes lives so she strives to encourage the youth to pursue higher education through scholarship awards.