COMMUNITY/PUBLIC HEALTH WORKGROUP

CHAIRS:

Karen Johnson
Executive Director
United Ways of Texas
Austin, Texas

Hardy D. Loe, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston
Houston, Texas

Donna M. Meyer, Ph.D.
System Director of Community Health Services
CHRISTUS Health
Houston, Texas

WORKGROUP MEMBERS:

Jim Burdine, Dr.P.H.
Director,
Community Health Development Program
Associate Professor and Head,
Department of Social & Behavioral Health
School of Rural Public Health,
Texas A&M University
Bryan, Texas

Cara Harris
Project Director,
St. David's Root Cause Project
Austin, Texas

Witold Migala, Ph.D., MPH,
Chief Epidemiologist, Bioterrorism Health Emergency Preparedness Director,
Interim Assistant Director,
City of Fort Worth Public Health Department.
Fort Worth, Texas

Joan Miller
Executive Director,
Bexar County Community Health Collaborative
San Antonio, Texas

Gale Morrow, MPH
TB Director
Texas Public Health Regions 9 & 10,
El Paso, Texas

Mike Terry
Senior Vice President
United Ways of Texas
Austin, Texas

Monica L. Wendell, M.A., M.P.H.
Assistant Director,
Community Health Development Program
School of Rural Public Health,
Texas A&M University
Bryan, Texas

Robin Wilcox, MPA
VP, Community Health
Texas Health Resources
Arlington, Texas

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DELIVERY SYSTEM WORKGROUP

CHAIRS:

Osama Mikhail, MBA, Ph.D.
Chief Strategic Officer
St. Luke's Hospital
Houston, Texas

Geoffrey W. Crabtree
Vice President, Strategic Planning and Market Services
Methodist Healthcare System
San Antonio, Texas

WORKGROUP MEMBERS:

Joan Colgin, RN, BSN, CDE
Strategic Account Executive,
Managed Care and Government
Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Princeton, New Jersey

Warren R. (Chip) Fagadau, M.D.
Fagadau & Hawk Eye Physicians and Surgeons
Dallas, Texas

Roland Goertz, M.D., MBA
President and CEO
McLennan County Medical Education and Research Foundaiton and
Heart of Texas Community Health Center, Inc.

Douglas G. Hock, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Senior Vice President, Administration
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas

Margaret Jordan, AMP, MPH
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Texas Health Resources
Arlington, Texas

Stephen Linder, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim Director
The Institute for Health Policy
University of Texas School of Public Health
Houston, Texas

Kelley Moseley, Dr. P.H.
Professor and Program Director
Health Care Administration
Texas Woman's University
Houston, Texas

Steven R. Shelton, MBA, PA-C,
Executive Director
East Texas AHEC
(Area Health Education Center)
Galveston, Texas

Patrick Shumaker
President
Healthcare Delivery Design Group
Cedar Park, Texas

Dan Stultz, M.D.
President/CEO
Shannon Health System
San Angelo, Texas

Mike Swint, Ph.D.
Professor and Division Director
University of Texas School of Public Health Houston, Texas

Thomas R. "Dick" Sweeden, FACHE
Consultant
Temple, Texas

Jie Zhang, M.D., M.B.A.
Doctoral Student
University of Texas School of Public Health
Houston, Texas

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FINANCE WORKGROUP

CHAIRS:

Rogers K. Coleman, M.D.
Retired CEO
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas

Walter Tomlinson
Principal
Statesman Business Advisors, LLC
Houston, Texas

WORKGROUP MEMBERS:

Carl Angel
Consultant
Austin, Texas

John R. Boettiger, Jr., ASA, CFA, CMC
Principal, Valuation Services
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Houston, Texas

Ronald R. Cookston, Ed.D.
Director
Gateway to Care
Houston, Texas

Anne Dunkelberg, M.P.Aff.
Senior Policy Analyst
Center for Public Policy Priorities
Austin, Texas

Kathy Durbin
Vice President of Human Resources
H-E-B
San Antonio, Texas

Jim Henderson, Ph.D.
Professor of Health Economics
Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Dianne Longley
Director of Special Projects
Texas Department of Insurance
Austin, Texas

Marti Mahaffy
President
Trailblazers Health Enterprises, LLC
Dallas, Texas

Dan Stewart, MPA
Executive Director, Benefits Administration
University of Texas System
Austin, Texas

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORKGROUP

CHAIRS:

Brian Reynolds
Vice President
Healthlink, Inc.
Houston, Texas

Kim Slocum
Director, Strategic Planning and Business Development
AstraZeneca
Wilmington, Delaware

WORKGROUP MEMBERS:

Johnny Walker
President
Patient Safety Institute
Dallas, Texas

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RURAL HEALTH WORKGROUP

CHAIRS:

Robert "Sam" Tessen
Executive Director
Office of Rural Community Affairs
Austin, Texas

Tim Von Dohlen, J.D., R.Ph.
Attorney
Von Dohlen and Associates
Austin, Texas

WORKGROUP MEMBERS:

Shannon Calhoun
Executive Director
Southeast Texas Health System
Goliad, Texas

Judge James Coltharp
Baylor County Judge
Seymor, Texas

Becky Conditt, M.I.S.
Center Director
Piney Woods AHEC (Area Health Education Center)
Nacogdoches, Texas

Larry D. Gamm, Ph.D.
MHA Program Director and Professor of Health Policy and Management
School of Rural Public Health
Texas A&M University
Bryan, Texas

David Pearson, MPA
Director of Advocacy and Communications
Texas Organization of Rural
and Community Hospitals
Austin, Texas

Sally Rawlins
Principal
Rawlins & Associates
Sanderson, Texas

Frances Smith
Former Administrator
Childress Regional Medical Center
Childress, Texas

James Speer, Jr., Ph.D., J.D.
Director of Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis
Office of Rural and Community Health
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, Texas

Charles L. Spicer, Jr.
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Hospital and Clinics
University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Tyler, Texas

Sr. Mary Lou Stubbs, DC
Director of Social Concerns
Diocese of Austin
Austin, Texas

Al Tenorio, M.D.
Physician
Houston, Texas

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WORKFORCE WORKGROUP

CHAIRS:

Ben Raimer, M.D.
Vice President for Community Outreach
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas

Connie Turney
Project Director
Texas Statewide Health Coordinating Council Members
Texas Department of Health
Austin, Texas

WORKGROUP MEMBERS:

Joan Wood Biggerstaff
Public Member Representative
Plano, Texas

Nora Cox, B.A.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission Representative
Austin, Texas

James A. Endicott, Jr., J.D.
Attorney
Public Member Representative
Harker Heights, Texas

Karl Alonzo Floyd, M.Ed., ABMPP
Health Care Professional Representative
Stafford, Texas

Susan S. Galindo, M.Ed., CCC/SLP
Speech/Language Pathologist
Health Care Professional Representative
Bryan, Texas

Janie Martinez Gonzalez, B.A.
Public Member Representative
San Antonio, Texas

Jacinto P. Juarez, Ph.D.
Texas Health Care Information Council Representative
Laredo, Texas

Elva Concha LeBlanc, Ph.D.
President, Galveston College
Community College Representative
Galveston, Texas

Jimmie Lee Mason, C.P.A.
Public Member Representative
Lubbock, Texas
Thalia H. Muñoz, R.N., M.S.
Nurse Representative
Rio Grande City, Texas

Ben G. Raimer, M.D., Chair
Vice President of Community Outreach
University of Texas Medical Branch
University Representative
Galveston, Texas

Eduardo J. Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H.
Texas Commissioner of Health
Texas Department of Health Representative
Austin, Texas

Stacey Silverman, M.S.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Representative
Austin, Texas

Richard Madsen Smith, D.D.S.
Health Care Professional Representative
Amarillo, Texas

Patricia L. Starck, D.S.N., R.N.
Dean, School of Nursing
University of Texas Health Science Center Representative
Houston, Texas

Russell K. Tolman, M.B.A.
President/CEO
Cook Children's Health Care System
Hospital Representative
Forth Worth, Texas

David A. Valdez, M.D.
Medical Director, Aetna Inc.
HMO Representative
San Antonio, Texas

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