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Asthma Educator Institute
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Better Breather Club - Weslaco, TX | Weslaco, TX
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Better Breathers Club - Nassau Bay, TX | Nassau Bay, TX
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Better Breathers Club - Abilene, TX | Abilene, TX
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Better Breathers Club - Amarillo, TX | Amarillo, TX
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Better Breathers Club - Brownsville, TX | Brownsville, TX
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Better Breathers Club - Dallas, TX | Dallas, TX
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Better Breathers Club - Edna, TX | Edna, TX
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Better Breathers Club - Houston, TX | Houston, TX
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Better Breathers Club - Plano, TX | Plano, TX
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Local Offices
55 W. Wacker Drive,
Suite 1150
Chicago, IL 60601
1-800-LUNGUSA or 1-800-586-4872
Info@Lung.org
Local and Regional Leadership
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
Shellie Croy
Vice President Personal Client Services
RHSB Insurance
Brad Morgan
CEO
Kindred Dallas
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
Tammy Rocker
Divison Vice President, Southwest
American Lung Association
Terri Bailey (Oklahoma)
Executive Director
Victoria Byrd (New Mexico)
Development Director & Market Lead
Charlotte Maffia (Texas)
Executive Director
Donna Peace (Colorado)
Executive Director
Deborah Thompson (Nevada)
Executive Director
TBD (Arizona)
Executive Director
Open
Division Vice President
Southwest Region
Open(Arizona)
Executive Director
Charlotte Maffia (Texas)
Executive Director
Donna Peace (Colorado)
Executive Director
Terri Bailey (Oklahoma)
Executive Director
Open (Nevada)
Executive Director
Victoria Byrd (New Mexico)
Development Director and Market Lead
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, Charlotte.Maffia@Lung.org
Brad Morgan
Chair
Director Hospital Operations
Baylor Scott & White
The Heart Hospital McKinney
Shaun Billings
CEO/Owner
IAQ Experts
Jennifer Cofer
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
Dr. John Hayek
Chief Academic and Health Affairs Officer
Texas State University
Howard Huang, MD
Transplant Pulmonologist
Houston Methodist
America Jones
CEO
Kindred Hospital El Paso
Lance Jones
Regional Manager
United Healthcare
Sanober Kable, MD
Pulmonologist
Premier Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Dr. Suresh Kashavamurthy
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
Charlotte Maffia
Executive Director
Dolores Johnson
Development Director
Charlie Gagen
Director, Advocacy – Texas and Oklahoma
Noemi Velazquez
Development Coordinator – Texas
Hannah Kochen
Specialist, Health Promotions
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