Integration of Health and Behavioral Health Workgroup Members
Public Representatives:
- Dr. David Buck, Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine - Expert in the field with experience integrating health and behavioral health
- Dr. Eugenia Curet, Director, Student Health Services, University of Texas at Brownsville - Expert in integrated healthcare
- Douglas Denton, Executive Director, Homeward Bound, Inc. - Representative of a state organization that represents substance abuse providers
- Dr. Lynda Frost, Director, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health at the University of Texas at Austin - Representative of a mental health philanthropy that is an administrative unit of a public institution of higher education
- Dr. Angelo Giardino, Medical Director, Texas Children’s Health Plan - Expert in integrated healthcare
- Michael Halligan, Owner, J&M Etc, Inc. - Representative of an organization that represents consumers of mental health services
- Dr. David Harmon, Vice-President Medical Affairs, Superior Health Plan - Representative of a state association of health insurers
- Dr. Joyce Mauk, President, Child Study Center - Representative of a state association that represents medical and behavioral health professionals
- Dr. Susan Milam, Government Relations Director, National Association of Social Workers - Representative of a state association that represents medical and behavioral health professionals
- Whitney Monge – Director of Clinical Affairs, Texas Association of Community Health Centers - Representative of a state organization that represents federally qualified health centers
- Robin Peyson, Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness -Representative of an organization that represents family members of consumers of mental health services
- Edgar Prettyman, CEO, Texas NeuroRehab Center - Expert in integrated healthcare
- Dr. Ollie Seay, Health Psychology Program Director, Texas State University – San Marcos - Representative of a state association that represents medical and behavioral health professionals
- Gyl Switzer, Director of Public Policy, Mental Health America of Texas -Representative of a statewide organization that promotes mental health and prevention of mental disorders, and advocates and educates to improve the care and treatment of persons with mental illness
- Dr. David Weigle, Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Austin Programs - Expert in integrated healthcare
- Dr. Jeffrey Wherry, Director, Institute for Child and Family Services, Texas Tech University - Expert in the field with experience in integrating health and behavioral health
- Inman White, CEO, Community Healthcore, Representative of a State Organization that Represents Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Centers
- Matt Wolff, Mental Health Policy Analyst, Office of State Senator Deuell - Adjunct member
- Dan Sutherland, Health Policy Analyst, Office of State Representative Truitt – Adjunct member
Agency Representatives:
- Patricia Brewer, Director of Special Projects, Texas Department of Insurance
- Dr. James Rogers, Medical Director, Department of Family and Protective Services
- Luanne Southern, Deputy Commissioner, Department of State Health Services
- Tom Valentine, Senior Policy Advisor, Health and Human Services Commission
- Jon Weizenbaum, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Aging and Disability Services
Adjunct Members:
- Matt Wolff, Mental Health Policy Analyst, Office of State Senator Deuell
- Dan Sutherland, Health Policy Analyst, Office of State Representative Truitt