Board & Staff

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.

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

2024 Board of Directors

Annette Cordova-Hoy, MD

Board Chair
Retired MD

Carlos Fernandez

Board Vice Chair
Merrill Lynch

Sereka Barlow

YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region

Joseph Bocanegra

NexGen Hyperbaric LLC

Charles de Wetter

Community Advocate

Art Garza

Del Sol Medical Center

John Hummer

Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

Matt Kerr

Lauterbach, Borschow & Company

Linda Lawson

The Hospitals of Providence

Amy Marcus

Community Advocate

Susan Melendez

Community Advocate

Kristina Mena, PhD

UT Health Houston School of Public Health

Maria 'Luby' Prodanovic-Nutis, MD

Sun City Kidz Clinic

Adrian Rodriguez

Xcel Energy - Texas & New Mexico

Staff

Tracy J. Yellen

Tracy J. Yellen

Chief Executive Officer


915-218-2615

Faviola Calvo

Faviola Calvo

Accountant II


915-218-2609

Sandra Day

Sandra Day

Associate Program Officer


915-218-2617

Juanita Galaviz

Juanita Galaviz

Program Administrator


915-218-2618

Audrey Garcia

Audrey Garcia

Program Officer


915-218-2623

Marcela Garcia

Marcela Garcia

Vice President Finance and Operations


915-218-2612

Mercedez Hernandez

Mercedez Hernandez

Operations Support Assistant


915-218-2601

Rosemary Hernandez

Rosemary Hernandez

Director of Accounting


915-218-2645

Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly

Vice President Programs


915-218-2619

Julia Lucero

Julia Lucero

Content Creator Associate


915-218-2610

Ida Ortegon

Ida Ortegon

Director of Communications


915-218-2613

Claudia Perez

Claudia Perez

Program/IT Administrator


915-218-2628

Jana Renner

Jana Renner

Senior Program Officer


915-218-2616

Diana Seabrooks

Diana Seabrooks

HR Administrator/Executive Assistant


915-218-2611

Kristina Sparkman

Kristina Sparkman

Accountant II


915-218-2621

Ashley Vargas

Ashley Vargas

Accounting Support Assistant


915-218-2614