Acknowledgements

The following individuals have participated in the Strategic Health Planning process and/or expressed their commitment to improving community health as outlined in the Galveston County Health District’s Strategic Health Plan.

James D. Yarbrough, County Judge
Eddie Barr, Commissioner, Precinct 1
Ken Clark, Commissioner, Precinct 4, Environmental Health Summit
Stephen Holmes, Commissioner, Precinct 3, Immunization Summit
Eddie Janek, Commissioner, Precinct 2
John A. Zendt, Chair, United Board of Health, Retreat
Ben G. Raimer, MD, Vice Chair, United Board of Health, Immunization Summit
Mary Anne Holcomb, Secretary/Treasurer, United Board of Health, Retreat
Scott C. Bentley, United Board of Health, Retreat
Milton Howard, DDS, United Board of Health, 4C’s Governing Board
John Konikowski, MD, United Board of Health
Bernard Milstein, MD, United Board of Health
Rosalinda Morales, MSN, RN, CS, FNP, United Board of Health
Patricia Rogers, MD, United Board of Health
Walter Treybig, III, United Board of Health, Retreat, Environmental Health Summit
Jan Winnike, RN, United Board of Health
Carlos Zamora, DVM, United Board of Health, Environmental Health Summit
Ted Hanley, Jesse Tree, United Board of Health
Thelma Logan, Chair, 4C’s Governing Board, Retreat, Senior Health Corps
Mary McCall, 4C’s Governing Board, Retreat
Brian Maxwell, 4C’s Governing Board, Retreat
Rosie Morales, 4C’s Governing Board
Shirley Keith, 4C’s Governing Board, Retreat
Tony Juarez, 4C’s Governing Board, Retreat, Senior Health Corps
Dorothy Goodman, 4C’s Governing Board, Retreat, Senior Health Corps
Virginia Valentino, 4C’s Governing Board
John D. Stobo, MD, President, UTMB
Susan Coulter, VP for University Advancement, UTMB
Richard Moore, VP for Business Administration, UTMB
Members of the Galveston County Medical Society
Vicki Elliott, UTMB, Immunization Summit
Ruth Finkelstein, UTMB, Immunization Summit
Corinne Opperman, Faith-Based Representation, Immunization Summit
Gary Scoggin, BP, Environmental Health Summit
Scott Kitchener, Environmental Health Summit
Berna Dette Williams, City of League City, Environmental Health Summit
Carol Yarbrough, Small Business Owner, Environmental Health Summit
Bill Morrison, Sterling Chemicals, Environmental Health Summit
Dana Wiltz-Beckham, Texas Department of Health, Environmental Health Summit
Ivan Langford, City Administrator, City of Dickinson, Environmental Health Summit
Veta Winick, Mayor, City of Dickinson
Charles Harrington, City Administrator, City of League City
Carlos Garza, Mayor, City of Texas City
Bill Kerber, City Administrator, City of Kemah
Carol McLemore, City Manager, City of La Marque
Lee Sanders, Mayor, City of Hitchcock
Joe Dickson, City Manager, City of Santa Fe
Steve LeBlanc, City Manager, City of Galveston
Henry Jonas, Mayor, Village of Tiki Island
Kathryn McIntyre, Mayor, City of Clear Lake Shores
John Brick, City Manager, City of Jamaica Beach
Kenyon Courtney, Mayor, City of Bayou Vista
Kimball Brizendine, Mayor, City of Friendswood
Dan Freeman, Ph.D, UTMB
Wayne R. Snodgrass, MD, Ph.D., UTMB

Health District Staff*
Kathy Barroso, Chief Fiscal Officer
Shirley Carr, RN, Director of Community Health Nursing
Chuck Chambers, MPH, Epidemiologist
Marty Entringer, Director of Environmental and Consumer Health
Anne Garcia McMorris, Director, HIV Administrative Services
Harlan “Mark” Guidry, MD, MPH, Chief Executive Officer
June Gonzales, RN, Immunization Nurse Manager
Warren J. Holland, III, Chief Operating Officer
Pamela Jahnke, RN, Quality Assurance Director
Charles Kelly, Senior Health Coordinator
Kurt Koopmann, Public Information Officer
Gay Lane, Executive Assistant
Pisa Lewis, Customer Service Specialist
Leta Melancon, Director of Combined Services
Brian Rutherford, Health Planner
Ronnie Schultz, Director of Pollution Control
Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, 4C’s Clinic
David Smith, Director of Animal Control
Terri Smith, Printing Supervisor
Susan Studebaker, RN, CHES, WHNP, Director of Clinical Services, 4C’s Clinic
Sam Trout, Webmaster
Kathrine Wiggins, Human Resources Director

*And many others who supported the planning process.