2026 Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Kris Sanders, FACHE
Children’s Health System of Texas – Children’s Medical Center Plano
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Ajith Pai, PharmD, FACHE
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth
ACHE of North Texas Foundation Liaison
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Timothy Bowen, FACHE
Baylor Scott White - McKinney
TREASURER
Michael Talley, FACHE
CHRISTUS Health
Sponsorship Committee Liaison
SECRETARY
Jared Lange, FACHE
Parkland Health
Communications Committee Liaison
COMMUNITY, CULTURE & INCLUSION OFFICER
Cassandra Self, FACHE
Texas Health Resources
CCI Committee Liaison
Lee Ann Benson, FACHE
Children's Health
Advancement Committee Chair & Liaison
Crystal Brown
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Women's Healthcare Executives' Network Chair & Liaison
John Carter, FACHE
Pinnacle Healthcare Consulting
Communications Committee Liaison
Chad Collins, FACHE
Texas Health Resources
Sponsorship Committee Liaison
Felixia Colón, FACHE
SCP Health
ACHE Regent-at-Large, District 4 and Ex-Officio
Phillip P. DeBruzzi, Jr., FACHE
Forvis Mazars
Sponsorship Committee Chair & Liaison
Barton Gill, MHA
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Student Council Liaison
R. Brandon Goertz, PhD, FACHE
Texas Health HEB
Education Committee Liaison
Nick Kagal, MBA, FACHE
Press Ganey
Advancement Committee Liaison
Christina Mathis, MHA
Medical City Plano
Membership Committee Liaison
Angela Vincent Michael, FACHE
Methodist Health System
Community, Culture & Inclusion Committee Liaison
Jared Shelton, FACHE
Texas Health Fort Worth
ACHE Texas – North Regent and Ex-Officio
Timothy Wilson
Networking Committee Liaison
Laura Parsons-Yanez
Walmart Health
Mentorship Committee Liaison
John Whittemore
Executive Director
ACHE of North Texas
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