Gov. Perry Names Marx Chair of Texas Health Services Authority Corporation

AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry has named Edward Marx of Colleyville chair of the Texas Health Services Authority Corporation for a term to expire at the pleasure of the governor, and appointed eight members to the authority for terms to expire June 15, 2011. The authority is a public-private corporation chartered by the Legislature to improve patient safety and quality of care by coordinating the development of a voluntary and secure electronic health information infrastructure for the state health care system.
Marx is chief information officer for Texas Health Resources. He served in the U.S. Army and received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Colorado State University. He is reappointed.

David Fleeger of Austin is a surgeon at Austin Colon and Rectal Clinic. He received a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University and a medical degree from Texas A&M University. He is reappointed.

Kathleen Mechler of Fredericksburg is a registered nurse, and co-director and chief operating officer of Texas A&M Health Science Center Rural and Community Health Institute. She served in the U.S. Air Force and received a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in administration from Texas State University. She is reappointed.

Dee Porter of Austin is chief operating officer of the Texas Department of State Health Services. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma and attended the Oklahoma City University Meinders School of Business. She is reappointed and will serve as an ex-officio member on the board.

Judy Powell of The Woodlands is a community volunteer and former chair of the Texas State Board of Professional Counselors. She received a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan College and attended the University of Tennessee for graduate studies.

J. Darren Rodgers of Dallas is president of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia, a master’s degree in liberal arts from Duke University, a Master of Business Administration from Tulane University, and a master’s degree in dispute resolution from Southern Methodist University. He is reappointed.

Adolfo Valdez of Austin is an assistant commissioner of Prevention and Preparedness Services at the Texas Department of State Health Services. He received two bachelor’s degrees from the University of Texas, a medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and a master’s degree in public health from the Harvard University School of Public Health. He will serve as an ex-officio member on the board. 

Stephen Yurco of Austin is a licensed pathologist and partner at Clinical Pathology Associates. He received a bachelor’s degree and a medical degree from Northwestern University, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston. He is reappointed.