TACHC The Heartbeat of Texas Community Health Centers

Committees

Standing Committees

Standing committees shall be composed of five (5) members representing different TACHC regions unless otherwise indicated. Only representatives from Organizational Members may be appointed to a standing committee. The President of the Board will appoint the members of the committee and designate a Board member to be the chairperson who shall preside at all meetings and generally supervise the conduct of the committee's affairs.

Bylaws

The Bylaws Committee is responsible for making recommendations to the general membership regarding Corporation Bylaws revisions and updates as needed.

Rachel Gonzales-Hanson Community Health Development, Inc.	Cam Kleibrink  Frontera Healthcare Network
Phyllis Charles Gulf Coast Health Center	Bill Schlesinger Project Vida Health Center
Marlen Trujillo, MBA Spring Branch Community Health Center
*TACHC Staff: Cecile Carson, JD

Clinical Affairs

The Clinical Affairs Committee is responsible for providing guidance and feedback to the Board and staff on various clinical matters.

Ronald Peron, MD - Chair  Carevide	Kara Green, APRN, FNP-BC, MSN Asian American Health Coalition dba HOPE Clinic
Violetta Roller, DDS Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center, Inc. dba CommuniCare Health Centers, Inc.	Christina I. Paz, DNP, RN, FNP-C Centro San Vicente
Clara Rosenzweig, M.Ed. LPC-S Houston Community Health Centers, Inc. dba Vecino Health Centers	Celeste Caballero, MD, F.A.A.P. La Esperanza Clinic, Inc.
Valerie Powell, PharmD Lone Star Family Health Center	Sharon Davis, DO Los Barrios Unidos
Brian Wickwire, MD Nuestra Clinica Del Valle, Inc.	David W. Krusleski, MD Spring Branch Community Health Center
Linda McMurry, DNP, RN Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center dba Larry Combest Community Health and Wellness Center
Advisory Members
Michael H. Belgard, PA-C Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas dba HOPE Project	Kelley Reynolds, MD Heart of Texas Community Health Center dba Family Health Center
*TACHC Staff: Roxana Cruz, MD

 

Compliance and Audit

The Compliance and Audit Committee is responsible for assisting the Board in ensuring that the Corporation is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulatory requirements, industry guidelines and policies. This committee also has the duty to review the annual independent financial audit.

Chad Jones, MBA – Chair Longview Wellness Center dba Wellness Pointe	Shane Chen, MHA Asian American Health Coalition - HOPE Clinic
Paula Gomez Brownsville Community Health Center	Celeste Harrison Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program
Allen Patterson North Central Texas Community Health Care Center	Judy Madura, MD South Plains Rural Health Services, Inc.
*TACHC Staff: Cecile Carson, JD and Lisa Allen

Finance

The Finance Committee is responsible for reviewing and reporting to the Board on issues related to the financial management of the Corporation. The committee shall review all budgets and financial statements.

Michelle Carter, MPA-HCA - Chair Carevide	Marcie Mir, LCSW El Centro de Corazón
Cam Kleibrink Frontera Healthcare Network	Elmo Lopez, Jr., MBA Gateway Community Health Center, Inc.
Annette Ballew Heart of Texas Community Health Center dba Family Health Center	Bill Schlesinger Project Vida Health Center
*TACHC Staff: Lisa Allen

Membership and Nominations

The Membership and Nominations Committee is responsible for reviewing all applications for membership and making recommendations to the Board as to whether the applicant should be granted or denied membership. This Committee is also responsible for recommending to the TACHC Board processes for nominations and elections of TACHC Board members and officers.

Marcie Mir, LCSW - Chair El Centro de Corazón	Shane Chen, MHA Asian American Health Coalition - HOPE Clinic
Robert Gonzales Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe, Inc.	Rachel Gonzales-Hanson Community Health Development, Inc.
Esther Taylor Cross Timbers Health Clinics, Inc. dba AccelHealth	Michael H. Belgard, PA-C Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas dba HOPE Project
Leonor Márquez, MBA, LCSW Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic	Celeste Harrison Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program
Erich Koch Tyler Family Circle of Care
*TACHC Staff Cecile Carson, JD and Nancy Gilliam

Policy and Issues

The Policy and Issues Committee is responsible for providing guidance to TACHC Board and staff on positions regarding federal and state legislative and administrative policies.

Cam Kleibrink – Co-Chair Frontera Healthcare Network	Andrea Caracostis, MD, MPH Asian American Health Coalition dba HOPE Clinic
Christina I. Paz, DNP, RN, FNP-C Centro San Vicente	Rachel Gonzales-Hanson Community Health Development, Inc.
Ronald Peron, MD Carevide	Esther Taylor Cross Timbers Health Clinics, Inc. dba AccelHealth
Carrie Forney Gordon, PhD Foremost Family Health Center	Elmo Lopez, Jr., MBA Gateway Community Health Center, Inc.
Michael H. Belgard, PA-C Health Opportunities for the People of East Texas dba HOPE Project	Leonor Márquez, MBA, LCSW Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic
Celeste Harrison Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program (MEHOP)
*TACHC Staff: José E. Camacho, JD

Advisory Committees

Advisory Committees are not required to be members of the Board or the Corporation and should have knowledge, expertise or experience with committee issues. Advisory committee members shall serve at the discretion of the Board President and may be removed from any advisory committee by the Board President at any time. The Board President may appoint (1) or more advisory committees with input from Organizational Members.

Health Center Controlled Network

The Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN) Committee serves as the guiding committee for the HCCN, a health information exchange to assist participating Texas FQHCs to meaningfully use health information technology to improve quality of care and maximize and leverage resources to improve Texas health center clinical systems and financial capacity to achieve quality, access and value in the care provided.

Cam Kleibrink – Co-Chair Frontera Healthcare Network

Members One appointment by each HCCN Member is made per the HCCN Grant.

*TACHC Staff: Michael Aston, Jr.

Pharmacy and Therapeutic

The Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee is responsible for providing guidance to the TACHC Board and staff on the TACHC Pharmacy Purchasing Program.

Ronald Peron, MD - Chair  Carevide (TX)	Jessica Smith, PharmD  Columbia Basin Health Association (WA)
Joshua Dunn, PharmD  Community Care of West Virginia (WV)	Kenny Bain, RPh David Raines Community Health Centers (LA)
Ron Henry, RPh  Family Health Center (MS)	Marsha Thigpen, MD  Gulf Coast Health Center (TX)
Judd Ramsey, PharmD  Heart of Texas Community Health Center (TX)	Chris Harper, PharmD  Lincoln County Primary Care Center Inc. (WV)
Corbin Ferrell, PharmD Lone Star Circle of Care (TX)	Valerie Powell, PharmD Lone Star Family Health Center (TX)
Paul Reilly, RPh, MS Peak Vista Community Health Center (CO)	Jon MacKay, PharmD The NATIVE Project (WA)
Sam Lark, PharmD Vida y Salud Health Systems (TX)	Sabrina Johnson, RPh LifeLong Medical Care (CA)
Leon Wilde, RPh Redwood City (CA)
*TACHC Staff: Kathryn Barnes, RPh

To be considered for a Standing Committee or Advisory Committee please download the TACHC Committee Volunteer Form and return it to TACHC. Instructions are on the form.