Board & Staff
The Paso del Norte Health Foundation’s board members are a diverse group of business and community leaders dedicated to upholding the vision, mission, values, and goals established to promote health and prevent disease in the Paso del Norte region. The volunteer board meets bi-monthly and, through committees, oversee the Health Foundation’s strategic planning, grantmaking, investments, finances, audits, communications, and governance.
2026 Board of Directors
Carlos Fernandez
Board Chair
Merrill Lynch
Dr. Linda Lawson
Board Vice Chair
The Hospitals of Providence - Transmountain Campus
Art Garza
Del Sol Medical Center
John Hummer
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Julie Kallman
Community Advocate
Matt Kerr
Lauterbach, Borschow & Company
Justin Lane
HarbourVest Partners, LLC
Jeanne Lipson
Sunflower Bank
Ronnie Lowenfield
Casa Auto Group
Amy Marcus
Community Advocate
Leila Melendez
Workforce Solutions Borderplex
Dr. Kristina Mena
UT Health Houston School of Public Health
Dr. Maria Luby Prodanovic-Nutis
Sun City Kidz Clinic
Socorro Rodriguez
WestStar Bank
Mylena Walker
Cardinal Health
2025 Board of Directors
Amy Marcus
Board Chair
Community Advocate
Carlos Fernandez
Board Vice Chair
Merrill Lynch
Joseph Bocanegra
NexGen Hyperbaric LLC
Annette Cordova-Hoy, MD
Retired MD
Art Garza
Del Sol Medical Center
John Hummer
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Matt Kerr
Lauterbach, Borschow & Company
Linda Lawson
The Hospitals of Providence
Jeanne Lipson
Sunflower Bank
Ronnie Lowenfield
CASA Auto Group
Leila Melendez
Workforce Solutions Borderplex
Kristina Mena, PhD
UT Health Houston School of Public Health
Maria 'Luby' Prodanovic-Nutis, MD
Sun City Kidz Clinic
Socorro Rodriguez
WestStar Bank
Mylena Walker
Cardinal Health














