Leigh Owen

Chief Development Officer    

Leigh comes to us with over 15 years of nonprofit development experience most recently as the Vice President of Development at the Cibolo Center for Conservation in Boerne. There she led the development and communications efforts and its Cibolo Nature Center and Herff Farm campuses, as well as the Hearts+Minds Capital Campaign for the Nest Nature School.

Leigh has had tenures at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts as the inaugural Director of Development, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and the San Antonio Downtown Alliance. With a passion for community service, Leigh has served as the President of the Rotary Club of Boerne, been awarded the 2023 Businesswoman of the Year for the Greater Boerne Chamber of Commerce, and was named a Top 40 Under 40 in the Texas Hill Country.

Leigh believes in the mission of the SA Hope Center and cares deeply about helping the individuals and families of our region have access to opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have to become thriving members of our beautiful community.

In her free time, Leigh enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters on their tiny funny farm with 20 chickens, two pygmy goats, and two dogs.