Texas Hospital Association

Leadership

THA Board of Trustees

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Chair:
Cris C. Daskevich, FACHE

CEO
CHRISTUS Children’s & SVP CHRISTUS Health
San Antonio

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Chair-Elect:
Allen Harrison

North Texas Division President
Medical City Healthcare
Dallas

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Immediate Past Chair:
Jim R. Kendrick, FACHE

CEO
Community Hospital Corporation
Plano

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Secretary:
Cory Edmondson, FACHE

President/CEO
United Regional Health Care System
Wichita Falls

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THA President/CEO:
John Hawkins

President/CEO
Texas Hospital Association 
Austin

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Trustees

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Marie Alvarez

Division President
Acadia Healthcare 
Franklin, TN

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Lance Ames

CEO
South Texas Health System
Edinburg

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Kyle Armstrong

President
Baylor University Medical Center
Dallas

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Sam Bagchi, M.D.

Executive Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer
CHRISTUS Health 
Irving

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Donald Baker, CPA

President
Ardent Health – Texas Region 
Tyler

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David L. Callender, M.D.

President/CEO
Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston

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Edmundo Castaneda

Executive VP/Chief Operations Officer
Parkland Health
Dallas

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Eric Hamon

President and CEO
Driscoll Children’s Hospital 
Corpus Christi

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Gregory Haralson, FACHE

Central Texas Regional President
Baylor Scott & White Central Texas
Temple

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Holly Holcomb, RN

Chief Executive Officer
Childress Regional Medical Center

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Michael Lawson

Houston Market President
St. Luke’s Health

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Jorge Leal, FACHE

Chief Executive Officer
Laredo Medical Center

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Winjie Miao

SEVP & Chief Operating Officer
Texas Health Resources
Arlington

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Daniel Miller

Chief Executive Officer
Methodist Healthcare San Antonio

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Esmaeil Porsa, M.D.

President & Chief Executive Officer
Harris Health System
Houston

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Chris Siebenaler

Executive VP, Network Hospitals
Houston Methodist

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Pamela Stoyanoff, CPA, FACHE

Chief Operating Officer
Methodist Health System
Dallas

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Debra (Debbie) F. Sukin, Ph.D., FACHE

President
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston

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Nicholas (Nico) Tejeda, FACHE

Group President – Western Group
The Hospitals of Providence
El Paso

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Susan Turley, CPA

President
DHR Health
Edinburg

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Russell (Russ) Weaver

Regional VP Mission/Community/Government Advocacy
Texas Health Huguley Hospital
Fort Worth South

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Adam Willmann, FACHE

CEO
Goodall-Witcher Healthcare
Clifton

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Council on Policy Development Chair:
James (Jim) Parisi, RN

President
St. Luke’s Health
The Woodlands

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Council on Policy Development Vice Chair:
James (Jamie) Youssef

CEO
Ascension Texas
Austin

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Texas Healthcare Trustees Chair:
Lori Boyd, RN

Board Member
Palo Pinto General Hospital
Mineral Wells

Contact:

Sharon Beasley, senior director, governance, 512/465-1030

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