Staff
Office of Rural Health
The F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health serves remote rural communities with the help of a multidisciplinary group of professionals.
Dr. Billy U. Philips
Executive Vice President & Director
Dr. Billy U. Philips, Jr. is the Executive Vice President for Rural and Community
Health. Dr. Philips holds an M.P.H. and a Ph.D. in Human Ecology (Epidemiology) from
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center . He is recognized nationally for
his expertise in cancer control education.
Sarah Looten
Director of Staff Relations
Cameron Onks
Attorney
Christina Smith
Section Coordinator
Dolores Parrish
Assistant Staff Relations
Miguel Carrasco
IT Support Technician
Denise Lopez
Director of Finance
Laura Lappe
Associate Director
Lisa Wynn
Administrative Assistant
Research, Reporting, and Data Management (R2DM)
R2DM is the Institute clearinghouse for research administration and performs collection, analysis and management of data and information needed for grant proposal preparation and other special projects. Other academic and community-based activities performed by R2DM include geomapping and analysis, community health needs assessments and information dissemination.
Cathy Hudson
Director of R2DM
Debra Curti
Research Associate
Dr. Gordon Gong
Biostatistician
Rhonda Isome
Senior Administrative Assistant
Scott Phillips
Managing Editor, Rural Health Quarterly
TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUTREACH, RECRUITMENT AND EDUCATION (T-CORE)
T-CORE was created two years ago to more accurately describe the programs that have evolved within the West Texas AHEC division of the F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health. In addition to West Texas AHEC, programs under T-CORE include Community Health Worker Development-Bridge to Excellence, Scrubs Club, Double T Health Service Corp and the Youth Empowerment Training Initiative (YETI).
Adrianne Harrel
Project Manager
Celeste Hoffman
Health Career Promotions Coordinator
Estela Salazar
Senior Community Health Worker
Frances Quintero
Senior Health Promotions Coordinator
Jeff Carr
Program Coordinator, Youth Engagement Training Initiative (YETI)
Tamara Lawrence
Administrative Assistant
INNOVATIVE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY (InHT)
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Telemedicine Program continues to bridge access barriers in the 108‐county service area of West Texas. The TTUHSC Telemedicine Program provides patient services including rural health clinic‐based specialty care, school‐based clinic primary care, correctional telemedicine, and mental health services, including a school‐based triage and referral project and an HIV+ clinic for uninsured and underserved patients.
Amanda Freeman
TWITR Sr. Mental Health Specialist
Becky Jones
Program Manager, TexLa (Telehealth Resource Center)
Jimmy Ashley
Tech Manager
Kelly Muñoz
InHIT Project Manager
Melanie Clevenger
Texas Site Coordinator, TexLa (Telehealth Resource Center)
Nandini Ramanathan
Tech Assistant
Ron Martin
TWITR Sr. Mental Health Specialist
Sharon Rose
EMS Telemedicine Project Manager
Shawn Marie Parrott
TWITR Sr. Mental Health Specialist
Traci Carroll
Program Manager
