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.

Sherry Hill, MPA - Chair Cross Timbers Health Clinics, Inc. dba AccelHealth	Christina I. Paz, DNP, RN, FNP-C Centro San Vicente
Rachel Gonzales-Hanson Community Health Development, Inc.	Robin L. Moore, MPA East Texas Community Health Services, Inc.
Cam Kleibrink Frontera Healthcare Network	Marlen Trujillo, MBA Spring Branch Community Health Center
*TACHC Staff: Cecile Carson, JD

Clinical

The Clinical Committee is responsible for providing guidance and feedback to TACHC Board and staff on various clinical issues including: Infrastructure development to share Compliance and Performance Improvement (CPI) tools, expertise, and findings, including: Establishment of peer review referral network; Recommendations regarding clinical performance outcome measures, benchmarks, and protocols; Clinical implications of Health Information Technology initiatives; Clinical training resources and topic areas; and Potential impact of policy and legislation on clinical care.

Ronald Peron, MD - Chair Carevide	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	Kavon Young, MD El Centro de Corazon
Lupe Hollingsworth, RPH Fort Bend Family Health Center, Inc. dba AccessHealth	Abdul-Aziz Alhassan, MD Coastal Health & Wellness
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.
Edgar Guerrero, LVN Nuestra Clinica Del Valle, Inc.
Advisory Members
Jane Wray, MD Community Health Centers of South Central Texas	Mary Ellen McEvoy, RN, MSN, MPH Spring Branch Community Health Center
Marsha Thigpen, MD Gulf Coast Health Center, Inc.
*TACHC Staff Verne LaGrega

  

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.

Marlen Trujillo, MBA – Chair Spring Branch Community Health Center	Paula Gomez Brownsville Community Health Center
Sherry Hill, MPA Cross Timbers Health Clinics, Inc. dba AccelHealth	Joe C. Fuentes, Jr., MBA Houston Area Community Services, Inc. dba Avenue 360
Chad Jones, MBA Longview Wellness Center dba Wellness Pointe	Celeste Harrison Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program
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. 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.

Sherry Hill, MPA - Chair Cross Timbers Health Clinics, Inc. dba AccelHealth	Paula Gomez Brownsville Community Health Center
Robert Gonzales Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe, Inc.	Rachel Gonzales-Hanson Community Health Development, Inc.
Marcie Mir, LCSW El Centro de Corazón	Cam Kleibrink Frontera Healthcare Network
Celeste Harrison Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program	Ken White Mt. Enterprise Community Health Clinic dba Crossroads Family Care
Judy Madura, MD South Plains Rural Health Services, Inc.
*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.

Paula Gomez – Co-Chair Brownsville Community Health Center	Cam Kleibrink – Co-Chair Frontera Healthcare Network
Michelle Carter, MPA-HCA Carevide	Christina I. Paz, DNP, RN, FNP-C Centro San Vicente
Rachel Gonzales-Hanson Community Health Development, Inc.	Sherry Hill, MPA Cross Timbers Health Clinics, Inc. dba AccelHealth
Elmo Lopez, Jr. Gateway Community Health Center, Inc.	Roland Goertz, MD Heart of Texas Community Health Center, Inc. dba Family Health Center
Joe C. Fuentes, Jr., MBA Houston Area Community Services, Inc. dba Avenue 360	Bill Schlesinger Project Vida Health Center
*TACHC Staff: José E. Camacho, JD and Mimi Garcia

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 – Chair Frontera Healthcare Network

Members

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

*TACHC Staff: Daniel Diaz

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)	Lupe Hollingsworth, RPh Fort Bend Family Health Center, Inc. dba AccessHealth (TX)
Stephanie Scott, PharmD Big Sandy Health Care (KY)	Colleen Andreotti, MS, RPh Central Washington Family Medicine (WA)
Kenny Bain, RPh - Consultant Pharmacist David Raines Community Health Center (LA)	Ron Henry, RPh Family Health Center (MS)
Marsha Thigpen, MD Gulf Coast Health Center, Inc. (TX)	Judd O. Ramsey, PharmD Heart of Texas Community Health Center dba Family Health Center (TX)
Corbin Ferrell, PharmD Lone Star Circle of Care (TX)	Valerie Powell, PharmD Lone Star Community Health Center dba Lone Star Family Health Center (TX)
Paul Reilly, RPh, MS Peak Vista Community Health Center (CO)	Sabrina Johnson, RPh - Consultant Pharmacist PharmAssure (CA)
Sam Lark, PharmD - Consultant Pharmacist Vida y Salud Health Systems, Inc. (TX)	Leon Wilde, RPh Various – formerly with La Clinica de la Ra (CA)
*TACHC Staff: Lynn Ford

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.