Bonnie Prosser Elder has been a leader in transportation and community service in San Antonio for more than 25 years, serving numerous organizations and multiple boards with a focus on issues of interest to persons of color and other minorities.
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Bonnie Prosser Elder has been a leader in transportation and community service in San Antonio for more than 25 years, serving numerous organizations and multiple boards with a focus on issues of interest to persons of color and other minorities.
The list of organization’s that count her as an esteemed member or patron is long and reflects her deep ties to the community and legal profession. They include the San Antonio Bar Association, San Antonio Black Lawyer’s Association, Texas Young Lawyers Association, San Antonio Young Lawyers Association, San Antonio Young Lawyers Association Bill of Rights Teaching Program, Leadership San Antonio, Governor’s Commission for Women, San Antonio Sports Foundation and Jack and Jill of America, Inc. She is an active member of San Antonio Chapter-LINKS, Inc., Junior League of San Antonio, Texas Women’s Forum, and the American Public Transit Association Legal Affairs Committee. She is a role model and mentor to women and young girls, has been recognized by Who’s Who in San Antonio, awarded the 2014 Friend of Sam Houston High School Community Award, identified by the National Diversity Council as one of the “Most Powerful and Influential Women of Texas,” selected as a Blackbook San Antonio awardee, and inducted into the San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame in 2019.
Each association represents countless hours and resources invested in the community. And though she can claim many accolades for her work, Prosser Elder remains an example of a servant-leader.
“Giving back to the community is the rent you pay for the opportunity to live and participate in society,” Prosser Elder, VIA’s Senior Vice President of Legal and General Counsel, said. “But community service is not a Black History Month issue, it is an American issue we should all embrace 24/7, 365 days a year.”
Black History Month is an opportunity to focus on the experiences and contributions of Black and African American people as part of our shared American history.
“It is so much more than slavery, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King,” Prosser Elder said. “We should know and learn about the many other important figures in American history such as Katherine Johnson, Thurgood Marshall, Carole Anderson, Barbara Jordan, Claudette Colvin, Emmett Till and so many more.”