Staff
Rod Rubbo
President/CEO, theFund
Rod Rubbo came to San Antonio to take on the challenge of managing and expanding theFund’s efforts to raise money for 28 local, qualified, nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in San Antonio. Before the call to San Antonio, Rod was president and CEO of the Cultural Center for the Arts in Canton, Ohio. While there, he was responsible for coordinating, planning, operating and managing the Cultural Center’s annual Fund for the Arts campaign and the center facilities.
Prior to his nearly 30-year career at the Cultural Center, Rod was General Manager of the Ohio Ballet, General Manager for the North Carolina Dance Theatre at the North Carolina School for the Arts, and Company Manager for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).
Rod earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1971 from the University of Oklahoma. He received Americans for the Arts Michael Newton Award for leadership in the united arts field in 2002.
Rod also gives of his time and expertise to national arts and cultural associations. He was the 2002-2004 National Chairman for the Americans for the Arts United Arts Fund Council. Prior to that, he served fourteen years on the Board of Trustees for the Council. Other affiliations include member Rotary club of San Antonio and Cultural Alliance of San Antonio.
Kathy LeMaster
Office Manager, theFund

Intern-Jeannie has found a job and is no longer with theFund as an intern, but still is with us in heart. Thank you Jeannie for all of your help. We miss you. 2/10/2010
When I grew up in my home country
When I became a preschool teacher I added playing guitar to my hobbies.
Since I came to the States in 2006 I have always worked in retail. My creative side unfortunately came almost to a halt since I first had to figure everything out.
March 2009 was the climax, I got an “itch” and felt like I had to escape retail. I came to the realization that it was creativity and culture that was missing in my profession and so I quit a job for the first time in my life without having another job lined up.
When I saw that TheFund was looking for a volunteer I was excited because it seemed to be exactly what I was looking for! When I found out about the 28 affiliates, I was even more excited because they would provide such a big variety of art and culture!
My journey goes on in finding a job in the office in the artistic or cultural field and I know that it will work out eventually. Until then I am very happy about how far I have come and appreciate opportunities that are coming my way.
