Our Regional Board and Regional Management Team lead us in our mission to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease.
Terri Bailey
Division Vice President
Southwest Region
Open (Arizona)
Executive Director
Charlotte Maffia (Texas)
Executive Director
Donna Peace (Colorado)
Executive Director
Open (Oklahoma)
Executive Director
Deborah Thompson(Nevada)
Executive Director
Victoria Byrd (New Mexico)
Development Director and Market Lead
The regional board is the governing body responsible for strategic focus, organizational goals, and measurable results in achieving the mission. The business of the board includes the equitable distribution of resources and programs as well as the development of volunteer structures across the entire region.
Board of Directors
Wendy Lawson
Chair
System Director of Respiratory Therapy, Radiology, and Sleep Center
Oklahoma Heart Hospital
Craig Litle
Immediate Past Chair
Vice President, Mortgage Lending
BancFirst
Chris Haworth
Chair Elect
Vice President Revenue Requirements,
Xcel Energy
Grant Smedley
Nominating Chair
Director, Resource Planning, Acquisition, and Development
SRP
Karen Bejarano
Vice President
TrueWest Credit Union
Larry Blumenthal
System VP of Finance/CFO, Physician Enterprise
Common Spirit Health
Matt Grimes
Chief Operating Officer
Desert Radiology
Karen Smoot
Divisional Vice President Network Management
Health Care Service Corp
Larry Rodgers
CEO
Kindred New Mexico
Brad Morgan
VP Chief Operating Officer
Baylor Scott & White - The Heart Hospital - Plano
Courtney Hutchison
Market President - Colorado
MJ Insurance
Jan Eyer
Senior Vice President of Field Operations
United Healthgroup/Optum
Wendy Sparks
Accountant
Carl E. Gungoll Exploration LLC
Helen Harmon
Philanthropist
Michael Siler
President
Practical Strategic Solutions
The purpose of the American Lung Association's Local Leadership Board to is raise the organization's profile in the community, advocate for lung health and increase resources to fund local programs and services.
Local Leadership Board members impact the work of the Association including: programs and services, public policy, research, and revenue generation.
The American Lung Association’s “Gold Standard” designation recognizes the exemplary leadership of some of our Local Leadership Boards. These Leadership Boards show outstanding leadership in volunteerism, service, and supporting lung health and our mission – recognized through Gold, Silver and Bronze.
If you are interested in serving on the Texas Leadership Board, please contact Charlotte Maffia, [email protected]
Brad Morgan
Chair
Director Hospital Operations
Baylor Scott & White
The Heart Hospital Plano
Shaun Billings
CEO/Owner
IAQ Experts
Shanda H. Blackmon, MD
Executive Director
Baylor College of Medicine Lung Institute
Jennifer Cofer, PhD
Director, End Tobacco Program
MD Anderson
Erika Gonzalez, MD
CEO
South Texas Allergy & Asthma Medical Professionals
Tyler Hatch
Vice President of Marketing
Breathing Center of Houston
John Hayek, PhD
Chief Academic and Health Affairs Officer
Texas State University
Howard Huang, MD
Transplant Pulmonologist
Houston Methodist
Sanober Kable, MD
Pulmonologist
Premier Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Suresh Kashavamurthy, MD
Associate Professor in the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Gabriel Loor, MD
Surgical Director of Lung Transplantation
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Wendy Nguyen
President
TNCPA
John Palmer
Director
Guggenheim
Robert Taylor Ripley, MD
Director of the Mesothelioma Treatment Center
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
David Schussel
Community Volunteer
Gary Schwartz, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
Baylor University Medical Center
John Shero
Founder and CEO
Visionary Wellness & Imaging
Charlotte Maffia
Executive Director
Charlie Gagen
Director, Advocacy – Texas and Oklahoma
Olivia Daniel
Development Manager – Houston & South Texas
Noemi Velazquez
Development Manager – Dallas & South Texas
Hannah Kochen
Specialist, Health Promotions
Page last updated: June 7, 2024
