Rita Esmeralda Villarreal

Rita Esmeralda Villarreal is an experienced professional in architectural design and project management, currently serving as a Senior Capital Project Manager at USAA since March 2025. Prior to this role, Villarreal worked as a Senior Facility Designer at H-E-B from March 2021 to March 2025, and as a Store Design Manager at Visionworks of America from February 2019 to February 2021, where management of the design team was a key responsibility. Villarreal's previous experience includes serving as an Architectural Designer at Parsons Corporation and as a Project Designer at Visionworks of America, with a foundational role as Team Lead in MEP Design at Kinetics Consulting, LLC. Villarreal's career began with an Architectural Internship at the Office of Historic Preservation. Educationally, Villarreal holds a Bachelor of Architecture from The University of Texas at San Antonio and an Associate of Arts in Architecture from San Antonio College.