Convening Panel

Want to be a speaker?  Want to join the Convening Panel?  Just have questions?  If so, drop us a line and let us know you’re interested.

Name	Title	Company
Joel Ballew	VP, Government & Community Affairs	Texas Health Resources
Tom Banning	CEO	Texas Academy of Family Physicians
Nora Belcher	Executive Director	Texas e-Health Alliance
Andrew Cates	General Counsel & Director of Govt. Affairs	Texas Nurses Association
Chris Cronn	VP, State Government Affairs	United Healthcare
Joe Cunningham	Managing Director	Sante Ventures
Kevin Denmark	VP, Client Strategies	Beacon Health Options
Jaime Dudensing	CEO	Texas Association of Health Plans
Anne Dunkelberg	Associate Director	Center for Public Policy Priorities
Kimber Lee Falkinburg	Founder & CEO	Spread Hope Like Fire
Carrie De Moor, MD	CEO	Code 3 Emergency Partners
Travis Froehlich	Former Chief Strategy Officer	Seton Healthcare Family
Chuck Girard	Director, Government Relations	HCA
John Hawkins	SVP, Government Relations	Texas Hospital Association
Sherri Layton	Outpatient Services Administrator	La Hacienda Treatment Center
Stephen Love	President & CEO	Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council
Dave Lowrance	CFO	Savara Pharmaceuticals
Amanda Martin	Government Affairs Manager	Texas Association of Business
Earl Maxwell	CEO	St. David’s Foundation
Byron Mickle	Senior Vice President	Navitus
Simone Otenaike	Attorney	McGinnis Lochridge
Geronimo Rodriguez	VP, Advocacy & External Affairs	Seton Healthcare Family
Kim Ross	Public Affairs Consultant	Kimble Public Affairs
Tim Schauer	Lead Advocate	Texas Association of Community Health Plans
Kristi Sherrill-Hoyl	Chief Government Affairs Officer	Baylor Scott & White
Michael Smith	Senior Counsel	Strasburger & Price
Mac Stewart	Attorney	Hall Render
Deane Waldman, MD	Director, Center for Health Care Policy	Texas Public Policy Foundation
Darren Whitehurst	VP, Advocacy	Texas Medical Association
Jared Wolfe	Plan Product President	Superior Health Plan
John Zeber	Co-Director, Health Outcomes Core Center for Applied Health Research	Baylor Scott & White

We continue to add members to the Convening Panel. Please let us know if you’d like to join or otherwise provide input on the agenda and speakers. Input and guidance from local leaders like those on the Convening Panel are essential to a great event in Austin on February 8th!