Governor Greg Abbott has appointed 14 people to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors, including local Lumberton resident and Lamar University department chair Cynthia Stinson, Ph.D., who will serve her first term on the board.
Abbott announced Sept. 15 that he appointed Stinson and reappointed Paula E. Anthony-McMann, Ph.D.; Victoria Ai Linh Bryant, Pharm.D.; Shannon S. Calhoun; Salil V. Deshpande, M.D.; Emily F. Hartmann; Kenneth S. James; Jerome P. Lisk, M.D.; Leticia C. Rodriguez; Jonathan J. Sandstrom Hill; Siobhan Shahan; and Carlos J. Vital, M.D. to the Texas Health Services Authority Board of Directors for a term set to expire on June 15, 2023. Additionally, the Gov. Abbott reappointed Calvin Green and Jeffrey Hoogheem to serve as ex-officio members for terms set to expire on June 15, 2023. The Texas Health Services Authority is responsible for coordinating the implementation of health information exchange in Texas.
Cynthia Stinson, Ph.D., of Lumberton, is a registered nurse, associate professor and Chair of the JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing at Lamar University. She is a member of the Texas Nurses Association, American Nurses Association, and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society. In addition, she is a member and medical educator with the Julie Rogers “Gift of Life” Program. Stinson received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Lamar University, Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing from Texas Woman’s University – Houston.
