Maria Williams

Maria M. Williams was born in Wurzburg, Germany and had the opportunity to grow up all over the world. The daughter of a Cuban born mother and Panamanian father, she was raised knowing to be true to herself. The strength of knowing who she is has allowed and is allowing her to tackle any mission she takes on.

She is the owner of Majestic Events by Maria, LLC., a full-service event management company she started while still attending St. Phillips College. There, she majored in event management and continues to be a lead event planner.

While serving as the director of community events for District 2, Maria sat as a panelist for the mayor’s “Diversity in Latinos” panel in 2014. She is a champion for small business and has spoken on several occasions on behalf of LiftFund to its investors and to the Women's Business Center. In 2015 she was invited to accompany CEO Janie Barrera to Washington D.C. where she spoke at the Community Funded Economic Development Conference on the importance of allowing people the opportunity to live their dreams of owning their own businesses.

Maria took her seat on the Carver Development Board in January 2015 and was the fundraising chair for the 2016 & 2017 Cavalcade Dinner and Dance, as well as a board member and 2nd vice chair for the Alamo City Black Chamber.

In 2019 Maria developed the Art of Four Initiative/Collaborative effort to advocate for local black artists. The Art of Four is and always will provide a platform for artists to display, express, preserve, and promote their talent to a broader audience.

On September 16, 2021, Maria opened “In the Eye of The Beholder Art Gallery & Studio” in San Antonio, Texas. “The Eye” is not the first black gallery in San Antonio as that honor goes to Patricia Pickett. Ms. Pickett visited the gallery and gave her blessing -- the studio gallery has since been named the Patricia Pickett Studio Gallery. Maria believes that we must control the narrative of our history…because when others tell “our truth” we will only hear their story.