The TWC appointed members to the Healthcare Workforce Advisory Board, which held its first meeting on June 25. The advisory board was established by the 89th Texas Legislature to address healthcare workforce shortages and enhance collaboration between industry providers and higher education institutions.
The appointees will develop a collaboration toolkit and resource guide to address challenges facing the healthcare industry, including tools designed to facilitate local partnerships between healthcare providers, workforce boards, and institutions of higher education.
See below for a list of the 13 appointees representing Texas’ educational and healthcare sectors:
Two-Year Institution of Higher Education:
- Eve Rodriguez, RN-to-BSN Program Executive Director at San Antonio College
- Michelle Marburger, Vocational Nursing Director at Blinn College
Public Four-Year Institution of Higher Education:
- Amanda Cochran McCall, Vice President of Legal Affairs and General Counsel at the University of Texas at Austin
- Doug Fox, Associate Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at Angelo State College
Local Workforce Development Boards:
- Art Garza, Workforce Solutions Borderplex
- Michelle Lozano, Workforce Solutions Coastal Bend
- Dean Diersing, Workforce Solutions South Plains
Statewide Hospital Organizations:
- John Henderson, Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals (TORCH)
- Travis Richmond, Christus Health
Statewide Healthcare Professional Organizations:
- Clayton Stewart, Texas Medical Association
- Susan Baumbach Ross, Texas Dental Association
Statewide Community Health Center Organizations:
- Elizabeth Howard, People’s Community Clinic
- Glen Robison, East Texas Community Clinic
