Center Consortia

Policy topics and issues may originate from any entity in the Public Policy Diagram. Often policy begins through the work of the community MHMR center staff consortia. The chairs of the staff consortia, which include representatives from all the Texas community MHMR centers, are as follows:

Executive Directors Consortium

    Jim McDermott, Ph. D.

    Chair, MHMR of Tarrant County

Twelve committees function within the Executive Directors Consortium.

Behavioral Health Consortium for Children & Adults

    Kenneth Placke

    Chair, Burke Center

Financial Management Consortium

    Cindy Lucas

    President, Lubbock Regional MHMR Center

The Financial Management Consortium includes two subcommittees: Consumer Benefits and Reimbursement Coordinators.

Human Resources Management and Development Consortium

    Marilyn Wyman

    Chair, Community Healthcore

Information Management Consortium

    John Propst

    President, The Center for Life Resources

Medical Services Consortium

  Joseph Burkett, M.D.

    Chair, MHMR of Tarrant County

Mental Retardation Services Consortium

    Louise Lynch

    Co-Chair, Austin Travis County MHMR Center

    Mel Hughes

    Co-Chair, MHMR of Tarrant County

Quality Management Consortium

    Dena Heaton

    Co-Chair, Betty Hardwick Center

    Donna Moore

    Co-Chair, Burke Center  

   Mary Pfeil

    Co-Chair, Camino Real MHMR