Karrie Fristoe to our board member page? her Bio is- Karrie Fristoe is a proud Army retiree who loved San Antonio from the first time she arrived in the city to start her Army career in 1988. She commanded platoon through brigade levels units including several operational and humanitarian deployments. After 27 years as a Medical Service Corps Officer, she retired as a Colonel. After her military retirement she served as Program Manager for the US Army Medical Command Sustainability Project. In retirement, she and her husband Jon, also a Colonel, wanted to continue to serve in other capacities. They immediately started working within the community on various service projects. Karrie served on the Board for the Fiesta San Antonio Commission Foundation and numerous Board positions for both the Military-Civilian Charitable Foundation and the Military-Civilian Club to include president of the latter two. She served on two Courts for Fiesta’s Rey Feo LXX and LXXV, raising money and promoting education throughout the San Antonio area. Her work with Rey Feo inspired her to publish her first children’s book, “The Rise of El Rey Feo”. She used the book to promote the importance of education. She is a graduate of the Master Leadership Program of San Antonio, class XVII. Karrie earned her Bachelors Degree from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, a Masters Degree in Healthcare Administration from Baylor University and a Masters Degree in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. She and her husband have one son, who is an airline Captain. Karrie grew up with Labrador Retrievers but her latest family member is her Yorkie, Thor.