Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Statewide Health Coordinating Council, Texas

17 Members - Term: 6 Years

General Information

c/o Texas Dept. of State Healt

Mail Code 1898P.O. Box 149347Austin, TX 78714-9347

Members

Office	Office Holder	Represents / Term Ends
Chair	Yasser Zeid, M.D.	Health Care Professional, 08-31-2027
Board Member(s)	Billie Bell	Nursing Representative, 08-31-2029
	Carol Boswell, Ed.D.	University Representative, 08-31-2027
	Lauren Day	Public Member, 08-31-2029
	Kimberley Haynes, D.M.D.	Health Care Professional, 08-31-2025
	Emily Rose Hunt, D.N.P., APRN, CPNP-PC/AC	Hospital Representative, 08-01-2026
	Quincy Moore, III, Ph.D.	University Representative, 08-31-2025
	Melinda Rodriguez, P.T., D.P.T.	Health Care Professional, 08-31-2027
	Cheryl Sparks, Ed.D.	Community College Representative, 08-31-2025
	Cheletta Watkins, M.D.	HMO Representative, 08-31-2025
Public Member(s)	Kenneth "Ken" Holland	08-31-2027
	David Lewis	08-31-2029
	Dakota Marks	08-31-2029
Texas Health and Human Services Commission	Jimmy Blanton
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board	Elizabeth Mayer, M.P.Aff
HHSC Representative	Lucrece Pierre-Carr, MSW
Texas Department of State Health Services	Stephen Pont, M.D., M.P.H.
DSHS Representative	Stephen Pont, M.D., MPH

Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Director	James Farris	(512) 776-7261 / (512) 776-7344

Notes

The council ensures health care services and facilities are available to all Texans through health planning activities. Based on these planning activities, the SHCC makes recommendations to the governor and the legislature through the Texas State Health Plan (TSHP). The council also provides overall guidance in the development of the TSHP, submission of the plan to the governor, and promoting the implementation of the plan.