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.

Lucy Ramirez – Committee Chairperson Nuestra Clinica Del Valle	Cam Kleibrink Frontera Health Network
Robin Moore, MPA East Texas Community Health Services	Michael Sullivan Community Health Center of Lubbock
Mike Campbell  La Esperanza Health and Dental Centers
*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	Rick Love, MPA, MBA Regence Health Network
Andrea Caracostis, MD, MPH Asian American Health Coalition	Robin Moore, MPA East Texas Community Health Services
Phyllis Hiraki Community Healthcare Centers of Wichita Falls
*TACHC Staff: Cecile Carson

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 Andrews, MD, MPH - Committee Chairperson Asian American Health Coalition	Stephen McKernan, DO Lone Star Family Health Center
Cheryl Inmon Long, PhD Martin Luther King Jr. Family Clinic	Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee, MD Lone Star Circle of Care
Gregory Baber, DMD Community Health Development, Inc
*TACHC Staff Verne LaGrega

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.

Janet Donath, RN, MBA - Committee Chairperson Good Neighbor Healthcare Center	Phyllis Hiraki Community Healthcare Center of Wichita Falls
Michael Sullivan Community Health Center of Lubbock	Steven Racciato Health Centers of Southeast Texas
Monty Small Atascosa Health Center
*TACHC Staff: Cecile Carson

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.

Leonor Marquez - Committee Chairperson Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic	Rick Love, MPA, MBA Regence Health Network
Andrea Caracostis, MD, MPH Asian American Health Coalition	Eddy Herrera Amistad Community Health Center
George Kypuros United Medical Center
*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.

Cam Kleibrink - Committee Chairperson Frontera Health Network	Eric Todd Brazos Valley Community Action Agency
George Dudley Cross Timers Community Health Center	Henry Salas Community Health Centers of South Central Texas
Joyce Tapley Martin Luther King Jr., Family Clinic Mary Jo May El Centro De Corazon  Toni Remor North Texas Area Community Health Centers	Rick Love, MPA, MBA Regence Health Network, Inc. Paula Gomez Brownsville Community Health Center  David Vliet, MBA CommUnityCare
*TACHC Staff: Daniel Diaz and Selena Munoz

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 - Committee Chairperson Lone Star Family Health Center	Adrienne Handley Midland Community Health Center
David Vliet, MBA CommUnityCare	Arcadio Viveros North Texas Area Community Health Center
Eric Todd Brazos Community Action Agency	George Dudley Cross Timbers Community Health Center
Henry Salas Community Health Center of South Central Texas	Katy Caldwell Legacy Community Health Center
Mike Campbell La Esperanza Health and Dental Centers	Michael Sullivan Community Health Center of Lubbock
Miguel Trevino, Jr. Gateway Community Health Center	Mary Jo May El Centro De Corazon
Mark Young Stephen F. Austin Community Health Center	Randall Ellis Legacy Community Health Center
Rachel Gonzales-Hanson Community Health Development, Inc.	Robin Moore, MPA East Texas Community Health Services
*TACHC Staff: Ashley Foster and Laura Martin

Recruitment and Retention

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

David Vliet, MBA – Committee Chairperson Central Texas Community Health Center	Richard Andrews, MD, MPH Asian American Health Coalition
Dan Shepherd Community Health Service Agency	Gregory Baber, DMD Community Health Development, Inc.
Rick Love, MPA, MBA Regence Health Network	Greg Henson Shackelford County Community Resource Center
Mark Young Stephen F. Austin Community Health Center	Violetta Roller CommuniCare
*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

Tim Barker, MD Heart of Texas Community Health Center
Frances Canales Consumer Representative

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