The Blue Cares team is comprised of volunteers from our community and from the men and women of the San Antonio Police Officers Association. We are also lucky to have three full-time professionals on board who manage our programs year-round to ensure we can help as many children and families in need as possible.
Before being elected to lead SAPOA, Diaz served for nearly 30 years with the San Antonio Police Department. During his tenure with the Department, Diaz served on South Patrol, in the Street Crimes Unit, and for 20 years as a member of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit. In addition to his public service, Diaz takes time to mentor and coach San Antonio youth. He has been a CYO coach for 14 years and has coached the basketball and baseball teams at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Middle School.
Jessica Vidal joins our team with over 10 years of experience in community relations and communication and loves to be involved in the community. Jessica is excited to join the team as an Outreach Specialist and continue her passion of being involved in the community and serving others. As a sister of a detective at the San Antonio Police Department, Jessica looks forward to collaborating with agencies and organizations to provide assistance to families in San Antonio.
Christopher was born in Florida but grew up in South Texas. At the age of 20 years old, Christopher started his own residential construction company. By 24, Chris decided to join the San Antonio Police Department and has now been with the department for 27 years. Chris started his career on South B shift, moving to North B, and then transferring to North A shift before moving off Patrol to North SAFFE. After some time at North SAFFE, Chris moved to night bikes where he stayed until transferring to his current assignment on East Daylight. Throughout his career with SAPD, Chris has served as an FTO for approximately 24 years and was a long time bike instructor. Chris holds a State Certification as a Crime Prevention Expert. When not at work Chirs spends his time off with his wife, Jessica Herron, and their four kids. Chris and Jessica also run their own catering company “Rockin H Catering.”