Reid Hackney is a graduate of Penn State who has an extensive background in information technology and organizational financial oversight. A longtime San Antonio resident, Reid Hackney has a particular interest in exploring the history of the city embodied in its surviving missions and colonial-era artifacts. The name of the city itself predates its foundation and goes back to June 13, 1691, when a Spanish expedition force reached a sizable river. As described by Father Damian Massanet in his diary, the men arrived at a rancheria of Payaya nation Indians. Their horses stampeded upon arrival due to the sheer abundance of buffalo in the area. Because this happened to be on the feast day of St. Anthony of Padua, they named the place, called Yanaguana by its inhabitants, San Antonio de Padua, and built an altar at the location. A formal settlement was not established until 1718 by an expedition that had governor of Coahuila y Texas Don Martin de Alarcon at its helm. The location was advantageous because it was the only place in the region that offered fresh spring water. With May 1, 1718 recognized as the official founding date, the city celebrated its 300th anniversary last year.
San Antonio, Texas, executive Reid Hackney worked in retail finance for more than two decades before retiring. During his time as senior vice president of finance and CFO for the Dressbarn brand, the Penn State graduate spearheaded the growth of the company from 40 to more than 2,500 stores. Reid Hackney’s work at the company included boosting operational efficiency.Operational efficiency in a retail space centers on the shopping experience. A good shopping experience affects customer retention and acquisition. When customers have a good experience at a store, they will rave about the service to friends, family, and others. This word-of-mouth marketing is free to companies and helps bring in new customers for less than traditional marketing efforts. Meanwhile, great experiences entice customers to return to a business on a repeat basis, increasing their total lifetime value and boosting company revenue.Operational efficiency in retail also depends on inventory management and automation. Automated systems prevent retailers from overselling products, since they decrease the chance that inventory information will be incorrect. When inventory is accurate, customers are disappointed less often, and have an easier time finding the products they want. Better shipping processes that offer improved order fulfillment, improved synchronization between online and brick-and-mortar stores, and tidier warehouses also play a role in operational efficiency.
The recipient of a bachelor's degree in accounting from Penn State University, Reid Hackney is a retired financial executive who most recently served as vice president and chief financial officer of the retail enterprise AGACI. In retirement, Reid Hackney enjoys visiting the Pearl district of San Antonio, Texas, to check out new restaurants.The Pearl district's reputation for quality restaurants that offer a diverse selection of food coincides with a $35 million investment by Kit Goldsbury in 2008 to bring an official Culinary Institute of America (CIA) campus to the area. When it first opened, the CIA established the student-run restaurant NAO, which emphasized Latin American cuisine. Although the restaurant closed in 2018, a new CIA-run establishment has opened in its stead. The new restaurant, Savor, opened in mid-January to a glowing review from mySanAntonio, which acknowledged both the space and the menu as a significant upgrade over NAO. The restaurant is located near the former NAO building in what was once the Sandbar Fishhouse & Market. It is both brighter and more intimate than NAO and houses an open kitchen concept that allows both students and instructors to cook for as many as 60 guests at any given time. Meanwhile, the menu reflects a more modern American dining experience over the Latin American flavors emphasized at NAO.
Presently retired, Reid Hackney is a longtime Texas business executive who engaged with A’GACI as chief financial officer and vice president. An avid cyclist with a passion for exploring his local area, Reid Hackney enjoys visiting urban parks and missions in San Antonio.
With French settlements in Louisiana sparking a rivalry, in the late 17th century, Spain established a network of a half-dozen missions across what is now eastern Texas. Several of these missions failed due to disease and drought, as well as changing political priorities that starved them of financial stability. Ultimately, three of the missions were relocated to along the San Antonio River in the 1720s, with five total riverside missions joining the Presidio San Antonio de Béxar.
From the 1780s onward, friction between Mission Indians and tribes such as the Comanche and Apache, coupled with limited military reinforcements, led community members to move to safety within mission walls. Eventually, they were largely abandoned as US frontier expansion came to fore. Despite their prolonged decline, the missions have remained vital cultural artifacts over the decades and are now contained within the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. The entire park spans 86 mission-related structures across 21 historical and archeological sites.
The recipient of a bachelor's degree in accounting from Penn State University, Reid Hackney is a retired San Antonio, Texas-based financial executive who most recently served as chief financial officer of AGACI. In retirement, Reid Hackney enjoys attending live musical performances at John T. Floore's Country Store.Located in Helotes, Floore's Country Store regularly hosts well known and up-and-coming country music acts in addition to free family nights every Sunday. On April 6, the venue will host Grammy Award-winning band The Mavericks for a standing room only show in support of the group's most recent album, Brand New Day, which is scheduled to be released on March 31. Led by lead vocalist Raul Malo, The Mavericks came together in the late 1980s in Miami, and soon after moved to Nashville, where they began developing a devoted fan base. The group, which is known for its unique blend of country, rock, folk, blues, and Latino elements, took a hiatus in 2003, but began touring and creating new music again in 2012. They have since released two critically-acclaimed studio albums and continue to tour all over the world. Tickets for the show are $35 in advance and $40 at the door.
A retired financial executive who spent his career in the retail sector, Reid Hackney now resides in San Antonio, Texas, where he enjoys hiking, bicycling, and visiting dance halls. An alumnus of Penn State University, Reid Hackney is also an avid fan of the school's Nittany Lions football team.The Nittany Lions finished the 2018 season with a win-loss record of 9-4 after losing to the University of Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl, but it was a particularly memorable season for freshman linebacker Micah Parsons, who not only registered 13 tackles in the Citrus Bowl but also led the team with 82 over the course of the season. In doing so, Parsons became the only true freshman to lead Penn State in tackles dating back to 1969, when the school began compiling year-by-year statistics. What's most impressive about Parsons' team-leading 82 tackles is the fact that he started only one game this season. Moreover, the 6-foot-3, 240-pound consensus first-team Freshman All-American was initially recruited and signed by Penn State as a defensive end, but was converted to linebacker prior to his first game of the season. He also racked up five tackles for a loss, two forced fumbles, and 1.5 sacks in his first year with the Nittany Lions.
