ENT Surgeon and President at Texas ENT Specialists
Serves as a surgical team leader
Serves as Board Chair, Chair of Executive Committee, and on Board Governance
Shelley Adams
Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch
Bi-culturally Guatemalan
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church member
Brings business, relationship management, and Guatemalan cultural understanding to the board
Erik Askenasy, MD
Colorectal surgeon at Memorial Hermann Houston
Serves as team leader and surgeon annually
Committed to developing surgical programming and teaching in Guatemala
Strong integration of faith in the practice of medicine
Michael Berend, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon and Co-founder of Midwest Center for Joint Replacement
Leader in the design of hip and knee implants
Team leader and surgeon on teams
Brings strong leadership skills and relationships to the board
Abigail Berkman
Chief Operations Officer and Co-founder of Avante Surgical Partners
Former Chief Operations Officer and Chief Development Officer of Elite Surgical Affiliates
Brings business and relationship experience
Serves on volunteer teams in Wheelchair Clinic and serves on Development Committee
James F. Bruce, MD
Retired orthopedic surgeon specializing in hand surgery and sports medicine
Serving on surgical teams since 2011
Serves on the Quality Committee
Lola Coke, PhD
Acting Dean and Associate Professor, Kirkhof College of Nursing
Board member of Preventative Cardiology Nurse’s Association
Brings vast knowledge of cardiologic health, having been published multiple times
Serves as Chair of the Quality Review Committee
Eric Condon
Construction professional
Spanish-speaking volunteer and supporter
Committed to integration of faith and service
Serves on Development and Mission Integration Committees
E. Stirling Craig, MD
Co-founder of Fusi and Craig Plastic Surgery
Prior appointment as Assistant Professor of the Department of Plastic Surgery at MD Anderson
Bilingual Faith In Practice volunteer
Serves on Development Committee
Julie Eberly
Development and not-for-profit professional
Brings extensive not-for-profit management and fundraising expertise
Serves on medical clinic teams
Serves as Co-Chair of Development Committee and on Board Governance Committee
Philip Johnson, MD
Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine and Director of General Medicine at UTHealth McGovern Medical School
Serves as a medical clinic team leader
Brings vast knowledge in infectious disease and internal medicine
Serves as Chair of the Faith In Practice Board Governance Committee
Norman Lewis
Independent business management consultant
Business owner of Tootsies
Serves on Executive and Administrative and Finance Committees
Brings extensive business experience to Faith In Practice
Joseph Lopez
Retired chemical industry executive
Chemical Engineer and MBA
Serves on medical clinic teams annually
Paul McElroy
Chairman, Board of Directors of RDM Inc./ Lupe Tortilla Mexican Restaurants
Co-Founder and CEO of Saltgrass Steakhouses
Serves on the Audit Committee
Brings entrepreneurial expertise in the Christian context
Robert Morrow, MD
Associate Professor and Executive in Residence for UT Health School of Public Health
Serves on the Boards of the Houston Health Museum, Greater Houston Health Connect, Houston Division of the Southwest Affiliate of the American Heart Association, and as the Executive Advisor for the Houston regional Health Equity Collective
Serves on the Serves on Board of Affiliates for the Professional Science & Engineering Master’s Program at Rice University
Serves on Faith In Practice Administrative and Finance Committee and serves on teams
Paul Nazarian, MDiv, DMin
Senior Pastor at Northwoods Presbyterian Church
Serves as Spiritual Leader annually in Guatemala
Chairs the Mission Integration Committee
Lucy Parker
Guatemalan bringing relationships and cultural understanding to the board
Former Director of International Patient Relations at Texas Orthopedic Hospital
Manages and spearheads the Mercado at Faith In Practice’s Gala and Women’s Luncheon
Serves as a translator on Faith In Practice teams
Brian Parsley, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon at Methodist Hospital Houston
Program Director of the Adult Reconstruction Fellowship for the Department of Orthopedics at Baylor College of Medicine
Serves as team leader and surgeon on orthopedic surgery teams
Serves as Co-Chair of the Faith In Practice Development Committee
Faith In Practice volunteer for more than 25 years
Matthew Pogodzinski, MD
Regional Medical Director- Otolaryngology- SSM/Dean Clinic
Medical Director Cleft Palate Clinic- SSM/Dean Clinic
Member of Board of Directors
Serves as Faith In Practice team leader since 2001
Steven Retzloff
CEO of Allegiance Bancshares, Inc. and Chairman of Allegiance Bank
Previous owner and CEO of truck trailer manufacturing company
Serves as Board member and Chair of Finance Committee for Greater Houston Partnership
Serves as Board member, Treasurer and Chair of Finance Committee for Houston Food Bank
Serves as Board Member for Independent Bankers Association of Texas and Open Door Mission
Serves as Chair of Faith In Practice Audit Committee
Gary Whitt
Senior Vice President at Bank of Texas
Serves on volunteer teams in Wheelchair Clinic
Brings business and relationship experience
Serves as Chair of the Faith In Practice Administrative and Finance Committee
Ken Wine
Retired COO, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System
Provides hospital administration expertise
Serves on the Faith In Practice Administrative and Finance Committee
Mark Woolf, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon at Arlington Orthopedic Associates, P.A.
Serves as surgical team leader
Serves on the Faith In Practice Quality Committee
John Zerwas, MD
Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs at The University of Texas System
Served seven legislative terms in the Texas House of Representatives
Served on one of the first medical mission teams to Guatemala with Faith in Practice
Serves on Faith In Practice Development Committee
Corporate Officers
Chair:
Treasurer:
Secretary:
President and CEO:
CFO:
Cary Moorhead, MD
Thomas Flaherty, CPA
Susan Eyre
Michelle Bair, PhD
Penny Mock