About Us
The Texas Medical Center Women's Health Network (TMC WHN)
is a 501(c)(3) organization of health professionals dedicated
to advancing women's health through collaborations in education,
research, and advocacy.
The TMC WHN Definition of Women's Health
The WHN model of women's health integrates traditional biomedical approaches with gender-specific experiences across the life span. Thus, women's health encompasses woman-centered, multidimensional approaches to diseases, disorders, and conditions that affect females, as well as social, economic, and cultural factors that impact the wellbeing of women and girls.
Our Vision
We envision the elimination of sex and gender disparities in health and health care.
Our Mission
We are health professionals dedicated to advancing women's health through interdisciplinary, inter-institutional collaborations in education, research, and advocacy.
Our Values
- Promoting access to health care, particularly for vulnerable populations;
- Eliminating health disparities related to race, ethnicity, age, sexual preference, and socioeconomic status as well as sex and gender;
- Leading in technology.
Our Goals
- Foster interdisciplinary collaborations in women's health research and education;
- Raise awareness among health professionals, policy-makers, and the community at
large about key issues in women's health;
- Increase and enhance resources committed to women's health;
- Promote leadership and career opportunities in women's health; and
- Link local, regional, and national resources relevant to women's health.
Executive Board
 | - President
- Sandra Cesario, PhD, RNC, FAAN
- Professor & Doctoral Program Coordinator, College of Nursing
- Texas Woman's University
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 | - Secretary
- Janeana (Nina) White, MD, MPH
- Vice President and COO
- MD Reliance, LLC
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 | - Treasurer
- Pam Lyle
- Chief Financial Officer
- The Rose
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 | - Vice President, Public Affairs & Policy
- Ruth (Danielle) SoRelle
- Chief Science Editor, Public Affairs
- Baylor College of Medicine
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 | - President Emeritus
- Kathryn Peek, PhD
- AVP for University Health Initiatives
- University of Houston
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 | - Past President
- Joslyn (Joey) Fisher, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor, Dept. Medicine
- Baylor College of Medicine/Ben Taub General Hospital
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Board of Directors
- Melissa "Missy" Farrell
- Project Manager
- Planned Parenthood
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 | - Janis Hutchinson, PhD
- Professor, Dept. of Anthropology
- University of Houston
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 | - Adela Justice, MLS
- Consumer Health Librarian
- Hispanic Health Coalition/HAM-TMC Library
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 | - Mary Koch, MS, LMSW
- Health Services Industry Liaison
- Workforce Solutions, Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments
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 | - Karin Larson-Pollock, MD, MBA
- Vice President, Operations
- The Methodist Hospital
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- Linda Lloyd, PhD
- Assoc. Professor, Community Health & Assoc. Dean, Public Health Practice
- UT-Houston School of Public Health
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- Leticia Manzano
- Manager of Counseling & Advocacy
- Houston Area Women’s Center
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- Lynne Nguyen, MPH
- Director, Minority & Women Clinical Trial Recruitment
- UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
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 | - Rachelle Nurse, RNC-WHCNP, MSN, MSHA
- Nursing Director, Women Infants & Pediatric Services
- Ben Taub General Hospital
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 | - Erika Pomares
- Community Outreach Manager
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
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- Lillian Ortiz, MSW
- Director of Public Policy and Government Relations
- Mental Health America of Greater Houston
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 | - Lois Ramondetta, MD
- Associate Professor
- MD Anderson/UT Houston/LBJ
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 | - Dana S. Smith, PhD, LMSW, MPA
- Executive Director
- Greater Houston Area Health Education Center
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 | - Diane Wardell, PhD, RNC
- Associate Professor, Dept. Integrative Nursing Care
- UT-Houston School of Nursing
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TMC WHN Board Liaisons
- Lisa Berry
- Associate Director for Reference and Outreach
- HAM-TMC Library
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- Deborah Halsted
- Interim Executive Director
- HAM-TMC Library
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- Elena Marks
- Director, Environment & Health Policy
- Houston Mayor’s Office
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- Pat Mitchell
- Senior Vice President
- Texas Medical Center
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- Ronda Wendler
- Managing Editor
- TMC News
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