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member biographies
Neal F. Lane, Ph.D., Chair
University Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Senior Fellow
James A. Baker III Institute of Public Policy
Rice University
Dr. Neal Lane is the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly University Professor at Rice University.
He also holds appointments as Senior Fellow of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy,
where he is engaged in matters of science and technology policy, and in the Department of Physics
and Astronomy. Prior to returning to Rice University, Dr. Lane served in the Federal government as
Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the White House Office of
Science and Technology Policy, from August 1998 to January 2001, and as Director of the National
Science Foundation (NSF) and member ( ex officio ) of the National Science Board, from October
1993 to August 1998. Before becoming the NSF Director, Dr. Lane was Provost and Professor of
Physics at Rice University in Houston, a position he had held since 1986. He first came
to Rice in 1966, when he joined the Department of Physics as an assistant professor. In 1972, he
became Professor of Physics and Space Physics and Astronomy. He left Rice from mid-1984 to 1986
to serve as Chancellor of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs . In addition, from 1979
to 1980, while on leave from Rice, he worked at the NSF as Director of the Division of Physics. Dr.
Lane received his Ph.D., M.S. and B.S. in physics from Oklahoma University.
John Stobo, M.D., Vice Chair
President
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Dr. John Stobo began his medical career at the University of Vermont School of Medicine. There, he
became interested in the science of medicine and spent a year in immunology research between his
sophomore and junior year. After graduating from medical school he completed his residency training
in internal medicine on the Osler Medical Service at Johns Hopkins Hospital where he was chief medical
resident. He continued his research in immunology as a research associate at the National Institutes
of Health. From 1973 to 1976 he was in the department of immunology at the Mayo Clinic and served as
head of the section of rheumatology and clinical immunology at the University of California, San
Francisco from 1976 to 1985. There he was an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In
1985, he returned to Johns Hopkins as the William Osler professor of medicine and director of the
department of medicine. In 1994, Dr. Stobo became chairman and CEO of Johns Hopkins Health Care,
L.L.C., an organization created to address challenges in managed care on behalf of Johns Hopkins
Medicine. In 1997, Dr. Stobo became president of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
Hector Balcazar , Ph.D.,
Regional Dean of Public Health at El Paso
Professor of Behavioral Science
UT Houston School of Public Health
El Paso Regional Campus
Dr. Balacazar is the Regional Dean of Public Health at the University of Texas Health Science Center
at Houston, School of Public Health, El Paso Regional Campus. He is also a professor of behavioral
science. Prior to joining UT, he was a professor and Chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral
Sciences, School of Public Health at University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.
He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. degree in International Nutrition from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, and a
B.S. degree in Nutrition and Food Science from Iberoamericana University, Mexico City.
Dr. Balcazar is the recipient of an NHLBI-NIH Award as Principal Investigator of the University of North
Texas Salud Para Su Corazon Project that was selected as one of six National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute's Cardiovascular Disease Enhanced Dissemination and Utilization Centers (EDUCs). He is also
the recipient of Latino Caucus Leadership Award 1999 and Latino Caucus 1998 Chairperson's Award, in
recognition for outstanding service to the Latino Caucus and the American Public Health Association
(APHA). He was also selected by APHA Nominating Committee as a candidate for the office of Elective Member
of the Executive Board of APHA. He was also a special invitee at the DHHS/APHA Leadership Conference
focusing on the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in health, August 1998. He was also honored
with a Special Recognition Award by Western Arizona Area Health Education Center (WAHEC), in recognition
for his continuing support and sponsorship.
Kirk Calhoun, M.D.,
President
UT Tyler Health Center
Dr. Kirk Calhoun has been president of the University of Texas Health Center at Tyler since November 2002.
UT System has utilized his services on two search committees. He also serves on the Texas Council on
Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Prevention and is a member of the National Association of Public Hospitals
Executive Committee.
From 2000-2002, Dr. Calhoun was at Parkland Hospital as the Senior Vice President and Medical Director and on the
faculty of U.T. Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas as Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs. While at UTMB,
Dr. Calhoun served as Corporate Medical Director of UTMB HealthCare Systems, Chief Medical Officer and Senior
Medical Director, Director of Internal Medicine Clinics and in other capacities. From 1983-93, he was a faculty
member at the University of Missouri in Kansas City and a staff member at several Kansas City hospitals.
Dr. Calhoun, a native of Chicago, earned his bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Illinois at
Chicago Circle and an M.D. from the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He served an internship and residency
in internal medicine at Northwestern University and Medical Center in Evanston, Ill., as well as a fellowship
in clinical nephrology, hypertension, and metabolism at the University of Chicago.
David F. Chappell,
President
Chappell Hill & Lowrance L.L.P.
David F. Chappell is the President of Chappell Hill & Lowrance, L.L.P. and Board Certified in Civil Trial
Law. He is also the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the HCA Medical Plaza Hospital and the
Chair of the Day Resource Center Board. His previous activities have included being a member of the
Mayor's Task Force on Homeless and the Chair for the Area Medical Ambulance Authority. Mr. Chappell's
professional activities include serving as Chair of the Board of Directors for the State Bar of Texas
(1984-85), serving as Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Texas Bar Foundation (1987-88), and serving
as a member of the House of Delegates for the American Bar Association (1978-91). His major
concentrations of practice include business litigation, employment, public law, banking law, governmental
relations and land use planning.ÊMr. Chappell received his B.A. in Government from the University of
Texas in 1964 and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1968.
Patrick J. Crocker, D.O.,
Chief, Brackenridge-Children’s Emergency Services
Chief of Staff, Brackenridge Hospital
Brackendridge Hospital
Dr. Patrick Crocker is the Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brackenridge & Children's
Hospital in Austin and the Chief of Staff at Brackenridge Hospital. Dr. Crocker also serves as a
lead panelist expert reviewer for Emergency Medicine on the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners as well
as member of the Austin Travis County EMS Advisory Board and the Chairman of the Travis County Medical
Society EMS Committee. He is the co-editor of Continuous Quality Improvement for Emergency Departments,
widely recognized as the manual for successful application of the quality improvement process in the
emergency department.
Dr. Crocker earned a bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Food Science and a master's degree in Human
Nutrition at the University of California, Berkley. He earned his M.O. at the University of Health
Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa and served an internship
and residency in Emergency Medicine at Darnall Army Hospital, Fort Hood, Texas.
Charles Haley, M.D., M.S.,
Medical Director for Blue Cross
Epidemiologist, Dallas
Dr. Charles Haley is the Medicare Medical Director and the Medicare Fiscal Intermediary Medical Director
for TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC, a subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina. He
is also a clinical associate professor of medicine at Southwestern Medical Center. Prior to his work at
TrailBlazer, Dr. Haley was a Dallas County Epidemiologist, the Medical Director of the HIV Impact Program,
and the Medical Director of the Preventive Health Services Program. From 1977-81, he joined the U.S. Public
Health Service for four years and was an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer and an Assistant Chief for
Water-Related Diseases, Enteric Diseases Division at the Centers for Disease Control.
Dr. Haley received a B.S. in biology at Southern Methodist University in 1971 and his M.D. at Southwestern Medical School in 1975. He served an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. In 1982, he eaned a master's in Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control at the University of Virginia. From 1982-84, he did a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Southwestern Medical School.
Mr. George Hernandez, Jr.,
President-Chief Executive Officer
Bexar County Hospital District University Health System
Mr. George Hernandez, Jr. is the President and Chief Executive Officer
of Bexar County Hospital District University Health System. He was the
Executive Vice President and Assistant Administrator from 2000-2004.
Prior to this role, he was the Vice President/Legal Services. Mr.
Hernandez has also worked as the Chief of the Civil Section for the
Bexar County District Attorney's Office and an Assistant City Attorney
for the City of San Antonio. Mr. Hernandez earned a bachelor's degree
at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas and a law degree from
George Washington University School of Law.
Ms. Winell Herron,
Group Vice President to Public Affairs Diversity
H-E-B
Winell Herron began her career with H-E-B Grocery Company in 1988 in store operations. In January 1996,
Ms. Herron was promoted to Service Team Leader where she provided leadership in the achievement of the
organization's customer service goals. In August 1997, Ms. Herron joined the Diversity Management Department
as the Director of Workforce Diversity. In February 1999, Ms. Herron was promoted to Vice President of
Customer Service, responsible for providing vision, strategy, training and motivation to 285 retail grocery
stores in the delivery of superior customer service. She held this position until her promotion in June 200
to Group Vice President of Public Affairs and Diversity. She is responsible for leading the organization's
initiatives in these critical areas.
Ms. Herron earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Austin in
1988. She successfully completed the Food Industry Management Program at the University of Southern California
in 1992, and she completed her Executive MBA from the University of Texas at San Antonio in May 2000.
Mr. Rich W. Johnson, Jr.,
Director, Division Medical Economics
Texas Medical Association
Rich Johnson has been with Texas Medical Association since May 1997. As a member of senior management, Mr. Johnson is responsible for leading the division's 10 employees and four departments, and the policy development, member service, research and advocacy efforts of TMA on medical and socioeconomic issues. Mr. Johnson also serves as staff director for the TMA Council on Socioeconomics.
Before coming to TMA, Mr. Johnson was the Chief Executive Officer for the Wyoming Medical Society and the Wyoming Medical Political Action Committee from 1984-97. He was Senior Vice President, Chief Lobbyist for the Wyoming Hospital Association, Inc. from 1982-84 and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Wyoming Health Systems Agency, Inc. from 1976-82. Mr. Johnson was also Chief Executive Officer of the American Heart Association, Wyoming Affiliate from 1973-76 and Health Policy Analyst in the Office of the Governor/Division of Health and Medical Services for the State of Wyoming from 1972-73.
Mr. Johnson received a B.A. in Political Science, Public Administration from the University of Wyoming in Laramie and an M.A. in Public Administration, Health Policy from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.
Wm. Fred Lucas, M.D.,
Admission Review Assessment
Cypress Creek Hospital
Fred Lucas has worked in Admission Review Assessment at Cypress Creek Psychiatric Hospital since February of 2004. Prior to his work there, he was an Associate/Medical Director of NHIC. From 1985 to 2002 he was the Chief Executive Officer of Lucas Medical Associates, Inc. There he consulted with health care providers while developing and participating in ambulatory healthcare centers and in vitro fertilization labs. Throughout his distinguished career, Dr. Lucas has been involved in medical payments including stints at Blue Cross – Blue Shield in Texas and Indiana and Electronic Data Systems and its subsidiary National Heritage Insurance Company.
Dr. Lucas received his M.D. from the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. He served internships
and residency at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas with a brief stretch in the U.S. Air Force in between.
Michael McKinney, M.D.,
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
UT Health Science Center Houston
Dr. Michael McKinney is the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the University of
Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Prior to his appointment in Houston, Dr. McKinney was Vice Chancellor
for Health Affairs at the University of Texas System in Austin. McKinney joined the UT System in 2002 after
serving as chief of staff to Gov. Rick Perry. As vice chancellor, he concentrated on business management and
financial issues related to the six health science institutions in the UT System. Before joining the Governor's
Office, McKinney served for three years in a variety of executive positions with Centene Corp., a managed care
company. Dr. McKinney's other career experience includes serving as medical director of an insurance company
and a health care plan; a consultant to the Texas health commissioner; a member of the Physician Payment Review
Commission in the Federal Office of Technology; and a family practitioner in Pasadena and Centerville. In the
Texas House of Representatives, he represented District 15 (Leon, Madison, Grimes, Houston, and Montgomery
counties). He was speaker pro-tempore of the House from 1989 to 1990. Dr. McKinney earned a bachelor's degree
from the University of Houston and an M.D. from the U.T. Medical Branch at Galveston.
Ms. Kathy Mechler, MS, RN, CPHQ,
Director of Medical Services
The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
Rural and Community Health Institute
Ms. Mechler serves as the Director of Medical Services for the Rural and Community Health Initiative (RCHI) program. She has over 20 years of health care experience, with over 10 years in senior leadership. Ms. Mechler's experience includes acute care, behavioral health and managed care operations. Not only does she bring health care leadership experience to RCHI, Ms. Mechler has a very strong background and experience in quality improvement and utilization management. She also bring a history of successful experience with regulatory and accreditation body surveys.
Ms. Mechler is licensed to practice nursing in Texas, Colorado, and Wyoming. She holds a bachelor's and
master's degree from Southwest Texas State University. She is a member of the National Association of Healthcare
Quality and American College of Healthcare Executives. Ms. Mechler is also a Certified Professional in Health Quality.
Ms. Elaine Mendoza,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Conceptual Mindworks, Inc.
Elaine Mendoza is the founder and President & CEO of Conceptual MindWorks, Inc (CMI). established in 1990. CMI serves the U.S. Air Force by delivering healthcare related, specialized scientific and technical support services. Ms. Mendoza earned her bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University.
Born and raised in San Antonio, Ms. Mendoza has been fortunate to be involved in community initiatives
revolving around the expansion of educational opportunities, health care and economic growth. She
serves on the CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care Board of Directors and is the 2004 Chair of the San
Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Mendoza has also taken a lead role nationally; appointed
by Senator Trent Lott to the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science,
Engineering, and Technology (1999-2000) and statewide serving on Texas Governor Rick Perry's Special
Commission on 21st Century Colleges and Universities (2000-2001).
Robert Mosbacher*,
President
Mosbacher Energy Company
Mr. Robert Mosbacher is the President of Mosbacher Energy Company. His other business
activities include being a Board member for Chase Bank, Houston and the Director of
Devin Energy Company. In his early career, he worked as a staff member for U.S. Senator
Howard Baker in 1971-74 and 1977-80. His more recent government activities have been
positions as a member of the Texas State Job Training Coordinating Council (1987-91)
and as the Chairman of the Governor's Welfare Reform Task Force (1988) and the Chairman
of the Board for the Texas Department of Human Services (1989-91). Currently, Mr.
Mosbacher has found time to take a leadership position on several civic organizations
including the Chairman of the Health Care Advisory committee for the Greater Houston
Partnership, Director of the Methodist Hospital Board, and Founder and Co-Chairman of
the Rebuilding Together Houston. Mr. Mosbacher received his bachelor's degree from
Georgetown University in 1973 and his J.D. from Southern Methodist University Law
School in 1977.
*Resigned as of October 18, 2005
Steve Murdock, Ph.D.,
Lutcher Brown Distinguished Chair in Management Science and Statistics
State Demographer of Texas
Director of Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research
UT San Antonio
Steve H. Murdock is the Lutcher Brown Distinguished Chair in Management Science and Statistics at the
University of Texas at San Antonio College of Business. As part of his appointment, he is also the
director for the Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research. Prior to his appointment at
UTSA, Dr. Murdock was the Regents Professor and Head of the Department of Rural Sociology at Texas
A&M University. He is also the official State Demographer of Texas. He was appointed to this
position by Governor Rick Perry and is the first person to occupy this position. As state demographer,
Dr. Murdock heads the State Data Center, a network of 45 university, state, regional and municipal
agencies that provide access to demographic information on the socioeconomic characteristics of Texas.
Dr. Murdock earned his Ph.D. in demography and sociology from the University of Kentucky and is the
author of 11 books and more than 150 articles and technical reports on the implications of current and
future demographic and socioeconomic change. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards. These
include the Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award in Research from Texas A&M University, the
Excellence in Research Award from the Rural Sociological Society, and the Distinguished Alumni Award
from the Department of Sociology at the University of Kentucky. He was named one of the 50 most
influential Texans by Texas Business in 1997 and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and
Phi Eta Epsilon national honor societies.
Ms. Betsy Schwartz,
Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Greater Houston
Ms. Schwartz completed her undergraduate studies from the University of Denver and a Masters Degree in
Social Work Administration from the University of Houston. Betsy has over twenty years of leadership of
nonprofit organizations having served as Executive Director of the Mental Health Association of Greater
Houston since 1980. She has served as the President of the Board of Directors of the Coalition for the
Homeless, Vice Chairman of the Mental Health Needs Council, and Chairman of the Children's Oversight
Team. She is a consultant to the National Mental Health Association and trains MHA's throughout the
nation on consensus building strategies to develop community problem solving of mental health problems.
In 2000 Betsy was named one of Houston's Women on the Move. Betsy is a Senior Fellow of American
Leadership Forum and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
David C. Warner, Ph.D.,
Wilbur J. Cohen Fellow in Health and Social Policy
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
David Warner is Professor of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and a Visiting Professor
at the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston. He also holds as a fellow the Wilbur J.
Cohen Professorship. His major teaching and research interests are in economics, health policy and health
finance. A graduate of Princeton and Syracuse universities (Ph.D. in economics), he formerly
taught at Wayne State University and Yale University and was Deputy Director of the Office of Program
Analysis of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation.
Professor Warner has served as a consultant to a number of organizations in the health sector, and for
six years was a member of the Board of Directors of Austin's Brackenridge Municipal Hospital. In addition,
he was Chairman of the Texas Diabetes Council from January 1985 to December 1989. He has also served on
several editorial and advisory boards and been appointed to other state level advisory committees.
M. Roy Wilson, M.D.,
President
Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Dr. Roy Wilson is the President of the Texas Tech University Health Science Centers which include four
campuses in Amarillo, El Paso, Lubbock, and Odessa. Prior to coming to Texas Tech in 2003, Dr. Wilson
served as Dean of the School of Medicine and Vice President for Health Sciences for Creighton University
in Omaha, Neb. Dr. Wilson, an ophthalmologist, earned his M.D. in 1980 from the Harvard Medical School,
and his master of sciences in epidemiology in 1990 from the University of California at Los Angeles. He
completed his residency in ophthalmology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary at the Harvard
Medical School and an internship in internal medicine at the Harlem Hospital Center in New York City.
He also completed a fellowship in glaucoma at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. He holds a
certificate of executive management from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and a certificate of
executive development from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.
