Deborah Santana

DEBORAH SANTANA is vice president and COO of the New
Santana Band, Inc., and has been managing the Santana Band
full-time with her husband of three decades, the Grammy-
winning musician Carlos Santana, since 1994. She is also
vice president of the Milagro Foundation, which was started
by the Santana family and which has given almost $2 million
to charities and agencies that support children and youth
in the areas of health, education, and the arts. In 2000
she received the UCLA César E. Chávez Spirit Award, which
honors individuals who have continued to pursue Chávez’s
vision of social justice. In 2004 she received a “Women of
Distinction” Award from the Marin Soroptimist organization
for her work with the Milagro Foundation. Deborah and
Carlos Santana live in San Rafael, California, with their
three children.