The Conference Planning Committee (CPC) is a volunteer group whose primary role is to develop the overall conference goal and objectives and to review, prioritize, and recommend priority HIV/AIDS/STD topics and speakers. CPC members will serve principally in an advisory capacity, building on the existing framework of the conference, identifying possible modifications for improvement of the program content of the conference, and making recommendation(s) for program content to the Conference Steering Committee (CSC).
Laura Armas-Kolostroubis, M.D.
Clincal Director
Texas/Oklahoma AIDS Education & Training Center
4811 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75235
Tel: (214) 590-2834
Fax: (214) 590-2184
William Baldridge, Ph.D.
Pastor for Community Outreach
Cathedral of Hope
Post Office Box 35466
5910 Cedar Springs Road
Dallas, Texas 75235
Tel: (214) 351-1901 ext. 114
Fax: (214) 351-6099
Mary A. Banski, Ph.D.
Research and Curriculum Development Manager
HIV/STD Comprehensive Services Branch
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
Tel: (512) 533-3019
Fax: (512) 371-4675
Sandy Bartlett
Community Information/Education Coordinator
AIDS Services of Austin
Post Office Box 4874
Austin, Texas 78765
Tel: (512) 458-2437
Fax: (512) 452-3299
Delaine Brady, R.N.
Nurse Consultant
HIV/STD Comprehensive Services Branch
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
Tel: (512) 533-3076
Fax: (512) 371-4675
Robyn Brown
Continuing Education Administrator
Continuing Education Service
Regional and Local Health Services
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
Tel: (512) 458-7770
Fax: (512) 458-7590
Debra Joyce Edwards, M.S., R.N.C., O.N.C.
Workforce Development Distance Learning Coordinator
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
Tel: (512) 458-7770
Fax: (512) 458-7590
Judith Farrow, B.S.N., R.N.
303 Sunset Terrace
Amarillo, Texas 79106
Gil A. Flores, II
Director of Community Center Services
Resource Center of Dallas
Post Office Box 190869
Dallas, Texas 75219-0869
Tel: (214) 540-4425
Fax: (214) 522-4604
Ellen Fontana, R.N.
Nurse Consultant
HIV/STD Comprehensive Services Branch
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49 th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
Tel: (512) 533-3075
Fax: (512) 371-4675
Al Gonzales
Program Manager
Texas Department of State Health Services - Region 7
2408 South 37th Street
Temple, Texas 76504
Tel: (254) 778-6744 ext. 2427
Fax: (254) 771-1768
Oscar Gonzalez
Border Health Coordinator
Texas/Oklahoma AIDS Education & Training Center
4811 Harry Hines Boulevard, Staff Support Services Building C
Dallas, Texas 75236
Tel: (214) 590-2834
Fax: (214) 590-2184
Johnny Harris, Jr.
Senior Public Health Investigator
City of Houston
Department of Health and Human Services
HIV/STD Prevention
8000 North Stadium Drive, 5 th Floor
Houston, Texas 77054
Tel: (713) 794-9276
Fax: (713) 794-9295
Dianna L. Highberg
HIV Surveillance Team Leader
Texas Department of State Health Services
HIV/STD Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
Tel: (512) 533-3035
Fax: (512) 371-4676
W. Robert Hochstedler
Program Specialist III
Texas Department of State Health Services - Region 7
2408 South 37th Street
Temple, Texas 76504
Tel: (254) 778-6744 ext. 2437
Fax: (254) 771-1768
Don Hutcheson
Dallas County Health and Human Services
2377 North Stemmons Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75207
Tel: (214) 819-2134
Fax: (214) 819-2825
Richard Jimenez, Dr. P.H.
Director, Center of Excellence for Patient Safety Research and Practice
University of Texas Medical School
6431 Fannin Street, MSB 1.122
Houston, Texas 77030
Tel: (713) 500-7081
Fax: (713) 500-6722
Brenda Johnson, M.Ed.
Director, Continuing Medical Education
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
7703 Floyd Curl Drive - #7980
San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900
Phone: (210) 567-4442
Fax: (210) 567-6964
Bruce W. Kieler, Dr.P.H., M.B.A., M.P.H.
Resource Development Officer
Wharton County Junior College and East Texas HIV Prevention CPG
Post Office Box 471
Wharton, Texas 77488
Tel: (979) 532-6932
Fax: (979) 532-6906
Mary Beth Martini
Operations Manager
Center for Health Training
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 410E
Austin, Texas 78723
Tel: (512) 474-2166
Fax: (512) 476-0326
Deborah Mayhew
Team Leader
Texas Department of State Health Services - Region 8
7430 Louis Pasteur Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78233
Tel: (210) 949-2154
Fax: (210) 949-2059
Walter Mika, R.N., M.S.N., C.C.R.C.
Certified Clinical Research Coordinator
Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Brooke Army Medical Center
3851 Roger Brooke Drive, MCHE-MDI-7E
San Antonio, Texas 78234
Tel: (210) 916-3713
Fax: (210) 916-1657
Hector M. Mendoza, R.N., B.S.N.
Communicable Disease Nurse Supervisor
City of Amarillo Public Health Department
Post Office Box 1971
Amarillo, Texas 79105
Tel: (806) 351-7304
Fax: (806) 351-7275
Sandra S. Moncivais
HIV Case Worker
City of Laredo Health Department
Post Office Box 3202
Laredo, Texas 78041
Tel: (956) 795-4905
Fax: (956) 795-2035
Michael R. Noss, D.O.
Assistant Clinical Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Consortium Chair, Dallas Planning Council/Consortium
3719 North Hall Street
Dallas, Texas 75219
Tel: (214) 526-3181
Fax: (214) 526-3154
Rich Olivarez
Quality Assurance Coordinator
Greater Dallas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
4525 Lemon Avenue, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas 75219
Tel: (214) 522-4999, ext. 248
Fax: (214) 521-7253
Colleen M. Parker, R.N., M.S.N.
Workforce and Skills Development Team
Community Preparedness Section
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
Tel: (512) 458-7111 ext. 3134
Fax: (512) 458-7231
Chesca Pledger
HIV Coordinator
Texas Department of State Health Services - Region 7
2408 South 37th Street
Temple, Texas 76504
Tel: (254) 778-6744 ext. 2438
Fax: (254) 771-1768
Anne Plumlee
Director of Substance Abuse and HIV Services
Permian Basin Community Centers
502 North Carver
Midland, Texas 79701
Tel: (432) 570-3390
Marian Santillian Rabe, F.N.P.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Olmos Park Medical Associates
4950 San Pedro
San Antonio, Texas 78212
Tel: (210) 828-9700
Fax: (210) 822-8222
Elena Isabella Rodriguez
HIV/STD Team Leader
Texas Department of State Health Services - Region 1
1109 Kemper Street
Lubbock, Texas 79403
Tel: (806) 767-0497
Fax: (806) 765-8700
Marlena Rodriguez
Director of Education/Outreach
Valley AIDS Council
1217 Chicago
McAllen, Texas 78501
Tel: (956) 668-1155
Fax: (956) 668-1150
Eve Roussin, B.S.N.
Clinical Supervisor
Tarrant County Public Health
1101 South Main
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
Tel: (817) 321-4869
Fax: (817) 621-4801
Manuel G. Sanchez, Jr.
HIV Program Coordinator
City of Laredo Health Department
2600 Cedar Avenue
Laredo, Texas 78044-2337
Tel: (956) 795-4941
Fax: (956) 975-2035
Justin Sanders
Operations Manager
Center for Health Training
1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 410E
Austin, Texas 78723
Tel: (512) 474-2166
Fax: (512) 476-0326
Jamie Schield, B.S., M.P.H.A.
Planning Manager
North Central Texas HIV Planning Council
1101 South Main Street, Suite 2500
Fort Worth, Texas 76104-4802
Tel (office): (817) 321-4743
Tel (cell): (214) 642-5161
Fax: (817) 321-4741
Dan Smith
CHES Representative
Regional and Local Services
Department of State Health Services
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756
Tel: (512) 458-7111, ext. 6209
Ronald W. Stinson, M.B.A.
STD/HIV Regional Coordinator
Texas Department of State Health Services - Region 2/3
1301 South Bowen Road, Suite 200
Arlington, Texas 76013
Tel: (817) 264-4775
Fax: (817) 264-4778
Rosalie Tierney-Gumaer, M.S.N., M.P.H., R.N., C.P.H.Q.
Director, Nursing Continuing Education
UT Health Science Center, San Antonio
School of Nursing MSC 7946
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78229-3900
Tel: (210) 567-0170
Fax: (210) 567-5909
Monica M. Tunstle Garrett, B.S.
First Line Supervisor/Coalition Coordinator
Dallas County Health and Human Services
2377 North Stemmons Freeway, Suite 132
Dallas, Texas 75207
Tel: (214) 819-2132
Fax: (214) 819-2825
Tamaria Jones Walker
Program Specialist III, Team Leader, HIV/STD Prevention
Texas Department of State Health Services - Region 6
5425 Polk Avenue, Suite J
Houston, Texas 77023
Tel: (713) 767-3441
Fax: (713) 767-3447
Sylvia G. Watson, C.H.E.S.
2105 F.M. 1704
Elgin, TX 78621
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