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.

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

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

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


915-218-2612

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

Ashley Olivares

Ashley Olivares

Accounting Associate


915-218-2614

Claudia Perez

Claudia Perez

Program Administrator


915-218-2628

Jana Renner

Jana Renner

Senior Program Officer


915-218-2616

Diana Seabrooks

Diana Seabrooks

Operations Manager


915-218-2611

Mercedez Sifuentes

Mercedez Sifuentes

Operations Support Assistant


915-218-2601

Kristina Sparkman

Kristina Sparkman

Accountant II


915-218-2621

Adriana Candelaria

Adriana Candelaria

Director of Communications


915-218-2613