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.

Audit

The Audit Committee is responsible for addressing the audit functions of the Corporation and reporting to the Board on issues related to the audits of the Corporation.

Cam Kleibrink – CHAIR Frontera Health Network	Lucy Ramirez Nuestra Clinical Del Valle
Mike Campbell La Esperanza Health and Dental Centers	Michael Sullivan, MBA, CPA Community Health Center of Lubbock
Robin Moore, MPA  East Texas Community Health Services
*TACHC Staff: Lisa Allen

Bylaws

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

Lucy Ramirez - Committee Chairperson Nuestra Clinica Del Valle	Phyllis Hiraki North Central Texas Community Health Care Center
Diana Bill, PhD Community Action Corporation of South Texas	Robin Moore, MPA East Texas Community Health Services
Andrea Caracostis, MD, MPH Asian American Health Coalition
*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.

Richard Beech, MD – CHAIR Chief Medical Officer Legacy Community Health Services	Son Nguyen, MD Chief Medical Officer Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center
Angela Barnes-Filzen, DDS Dental Director Good Neighbor Healthcare Center	Ron Peron, MD Chief Medical Officer Community Health Service Agency
Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee, MD, MPH Chief Medical Officer Lone Star Circle of Care	Clara Rosenzweig, M.Ed. LPC-S  Houston Community Health Center
Molly Gray, DO Chief Medical Officer Cross Timbers Health Clinics	Gary Souffrant, MD Chief Medical Officer Su Clinica Familiar
Cheryl Inmon-Long, PhD Psychologist Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Clinic, Inc.	Darnel Viray Dabu, MD, MPH Chief Medical Officer Community Health Center of Lubbock
James Keorner, DO Chief Medical Officer East Texas Community Health Services, Inc.	Gloria Yañez, DDS, MS Dental Director United Medical Centers
Advisory Members
Kim Harris, LVN Compliance Officer Gulf Coast Health Center, Inc.	Violetta Roller, DDS Dental Director Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center
Jared Parkinson, DDS Dental Director Spring Branch Community Health Center	Shruti Varadarajan, MD Chief Medical Officer Spring Branch Community Health Center
*TACHC Staff Davelyn Eaves Hood, MD, MBA

Compliance

The Compliance 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.

Phyllis Hiraki - CHAIR North Central Texas Community Health Care Center	Lucy Ramirez Nuestra Clinica del Valle
Janet Donath, RN, MBA Good Neighbor Healthcare Center	Regina Rogoff People’s Community Clinic
Kim Harris, LVN Gulf Coast Health Center
*TACHC Staff: Cecile Carson, JD

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.

Ernesto Gomez, PhD  - CHAIR El Centro del Barrio	Rick Love, MPA, MBA Regence Health Network
Andrea Caracostis, MD, MPH Asian American Health Coalition	Leonor Marquez Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic
Michelle Carter Community Health Service Agency
*TACHC Staff: Lisa Allen

Membership

The Membership Committee is responsible for reviewing all applications for membership and make recommendations to the Board as to whether the applicant should be granted or denied membership.

Joyce Tapley - CHAIR Martin Luther King Jr., Family Clinic	Carlos Moreno, MD, MBA Vida Y Salud Health Systems, Inc.
Michelle Carter Community Health Service Agency	Paul Nguyen Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center
Judy Madura, MD South Plains Rural Health Services, Inc.	Timothy Sayles Gulf Coast Health Center, Inc.
William McInnis Family Health Clinic	Mark Young, MBA, MAOM Stephen F. Austin Community Health Center, Inc.
*TACHC Staff: Daniel Diaz

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.

Stephen McKernan, DO - CHAIR Lone Star Family Health Center	Sherry Hill, MPA Cross Timbers Health Clinics
Mike Campbell La Esperanza Health and Dental Centers	Eddy Herrera Amistad Community Health Center
Carol Edwards Access Health	William McInnis Family Health Clinic
Roland Goertz, MD, MBA Heart of Texas Community Health Center	Carlos Moreno, MD, MBA Vida Y Salud Health Systems, Inc.
Paula Gomez Brownsville Community Health Center	Eric Todd Brazos Valley Community Action Agency
Rachel Gonzalez-Hanson Community Health Development, Inc.	Carl Walters II Longview Wellness Center
Kim Harris, LVN Gulf Coast Health Center	Mark Young, MBA, MAOM Stephen F. Austin Community Health Center
*TACHC Staff: José Camacho, JD and Jana Blasi

Recruitment and Retention

The Recruitment and Retention Committee is responsible for providing guidance to TACHC staff on the Recruitment and Retention program.

Henry Salas, MA  – CHAIR Community Health Centers of South Central Texas	Carlos Moreno, MD, MBA Vida Y Salud Health Systems, Inc.
Richard Beech, MD Legacy Community Health Services	Violleta Roller, DDS Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center
Michelle Carter Community Health Service Agency	Timothy Sayles Gulf Coast Health Center, Inc.
William McInnis Family Health Clinic	Joyce Tapley, MHA Martin Luther King, Jr. Family Clinic, Inc.
*TACHC Staff: Daniel Diaz and Anita Mitchell

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 purpose of this committee shall be to serve as the 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.

Janet Donath, RN, MBA – Committee Chairperson Good Neighbor Healthcare Center	Carlos Moreno, MD, MBA Vida Y Salud Health Systems
Elena Marin, MD Su Clinica Familiar	Diana Bill, PhD Community Action Corporation of South Texas
Stephen McKernan, DO Lone Star Community Health Center Eric Todd Brazos Valley Community Action Agency	Mike Campbell La Esperanza Health and Dental Centers Andrea Caracostis, MD, MPH Asian American Health Coalition
*TACHC Staff: Todd Radloff

Senior Faculty

Medical Education

The purpose of this committee shall be to work with teaching institutions, monitor the development of rules and assist centers in the development of programs. The primary focus of this committee shall be to assure FQHC's are in a position to take advantage of opportunities in this area and work closely with teaching institutions.

Stephen McKernan, DO – Committee Chairperson Lone Star Community Health Center	Don Briscoe, MD Houston Community Health Center
Santhi Masilamani Asian American Health Coalition	Celeste Harrison Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program
Miguel Trevino, Jr. Gateway Community Health Center	Rick Love, MPA, MBA Regence Health Network
Roland Goertz, MD, MBA Heart of Texas Community Health Center	Michael Sullivan Community Health Center of Lubbock
*TACHC Staff: Verne LaGrega

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.

Richard Andrews, MD, MPH – Committee Chairperson Asian American Health Coalition (TX)	Alvaro Ramirez, RPh CommuniCare Health Centers (TX)
Becky Blackstone, RPh United Medical Centers (TX)	Carlos Moreno, MD, MBA Vida Y Salud Health Systems (TX)
Catherine Sharafanowich, RPh Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center (CT)	Colleen Andreotti, MS, RPh Central Washington Family Medicine (WA)
Corbin Ferrell, RPh, PharmD Lone Star Circle of Care (TX)	Dale Menges, PharmD Ben Archer Health Center (NM)
TJ Staff, MD, MPH PCC Community Wellness Center (IL)	Glenn Rebber, RPh Heart of Texas Community Health Centers (TX)
Kenny Bain, RPh David Raines Community Health Center (LA)	Leon Wilde, RPh (CA and other states)
Lupe Hollingsworth, RPh Ft. Bend Family Health Center (TX)	Paul Reilly, RPh Peak Vista Community Health Center (CO)
Ray Sawaged, RPh Miami Beach Community Health Center (FL)	Ron Henry, RPh Family Health Center (MS)
Sabrina Johnson, RPh, MPA PharmAssure (CA)	Scott Brown, RPh Cabin Creek Health Center (WV)
Diana Bill, PhD Community Action Corporation of South Texas (TX)
*TACHC Staff: Lynn Ford