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Our Staff

Jaime Martinez

Jaime Martinez

Associate Director

Jaime Martinez is the Associate Director in the UTSA’s SBDC Center for Government Contracting. He joined the UTSA San Antonio Small Business Development Center in 2007. In 2011 he initiated the SBDC’s Texas International Business Accelerator, playing a pivotal role in assisting foreign companies in expanding their operations to the State of Texas.

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Deirdre Pattillo

Deirdre Pattillo

Senior Project Manager

Deirdre Pattillo, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is Senior Project Manager for Employer Services for the Texas Southwest SBDC Network's Center for Government Contracting at the UTSA Institute for Economic Development. She has served the SBDC community since 1998, spending the majority of this time specifically focused on Human Resources training and advising.
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Susannah Munro

Susannah Munro

Project Manager

Susannah Munro comes to the Center for Government Contracting with over 20 years of experience working for the federal government,

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Troy Richardson

Troy Richardson

Senior Business Development Specialist

Troy Richardson, Senior Business Development Specialist for the UTSA SBDC Center for Government Contracting. He provides cybersecurity related advising and training to clients in the region.


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Nestor Astorga

Nestor Astorga

Senior Business Development Specialist

Senior Business Development Specialist // Access to Capital – Pre-Startups & Business Projects // Startups // Existing Businesses – Traditional & Non Traditional Funding Sources
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Clara Chavez

Clara Chavez

Training Coordinator

Clara Chavez, has been with the Institute for Economic Development for over 11 years and is currently working as an Administrative Analyst/Training Coordinator for the SBDC Procurement Technical Assistance Center.
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April Zendejas

April Zendejas

Administrative Assistant II

April Zendejas joined the UTSA SBDC Center of Government Contracting in 2023 and is an alumnus of UTSA. April is currently working as an Administrative Assistant II with 2 plus years of office administrative experience.
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