CHAIRKristi Duske
Chief Legal Officer & Senior Vice-President
UMC Health System
P.O. Box 5980
Lubbock, Texas 79408-5980
(806) 761-0995
kristi.ward@umchealthsystem.com
CHAIR-ELECTNathaniel Kummerfeld
Assistant United States Attorney
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Eastern District of Texas
110 North College, Suite 700
Tyler, Texas 75702
(903) 590-1400
(903) 316-3880(m)
nathaniel.kummerfeld@usdoj.gov
VICE-CHAIRKenya Scott Woodruff
Partner
Katten Muchin Rosenman, LLC
1717 Main Street, Suite 3700
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 765-3677
kenya.woodruff@kattenlaw.com
TREASURERDaniel Sternthal
Partner
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, PC
700 Milam Street, Suite 2700
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 222-1470
(832) 572-7081 (m)
dsternthal@munsch.com
SECRETARYJeff J. Wurzburg
Senior Counsel
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Frost Tower, 111 W. Houston Street,

Suite 1800
San Antonio, Texas 78205
(210) 270 9338

jeff.wurzburg@nortonrosefulbright.com
PAST CHAIRGregory N. Etzel
Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP
1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 4000
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 890-5755
gregory.etzel@morganlewis.com
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER, EX OFFICIOPhil Kim
Partner
Sheppard Mullin
2200 Ross Ave, 20th Floor
Dallas, TX 75201
(469) 391-7400
philkim@sheppardmullin.com
LEGAL SPECIALIZATION, EX OFFICIOLarry “Max” Maxwell
Max Maxwell Law Practice, P.C.
5338 Spring Valley Rd.
Dallas, Texas 75254
(972) 226-9700
(214) 755-2072 (m)
max@maxhealthlaw.com
OUTREACH OFFICER, EX OFFICIOLISA M FRANKEL
Vice President and Associate General Counsel
Children’s Health
1935 Medical District Drive
Mailstop F3.67
Dallas, Texas 75235
(214) 456-1878
(469) 265-1153 (m)
lisa.frenkel@childrens.com
TMA LIAISON, EX OFFICIOKelly Walla
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Medical Association
401 W. 15th
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 370-1348
kelly.walla@texmed.org
MEMBERS:
Joe GeraciPartner
Husch Blackwell
101 Congress Ave., Suite 1400
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 703-5774
Joe.geraci@huschblackwell.com
James GillinghamAssistant United States Attorney
US Attorney’s Office
Eastern District of Texas
110 North College, Suite 700
Tyler, Texas 75702
(903) 590-1400
James.Gillingham@usdoj.gov
Frances LouisDeputy General Counsel
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, Texas 77030
(713) 798-8442
francis.louis@bcm.edu
Trent KrienkeMember
Reed, Claymon, Meeker, Krienke & Spurck, PLLC
5608 Parkcrest Drive, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78731
(512) 660-5963
tkrienke@reedclaymon.com
Laura BeamonAssistant Vice President
UTMB
301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX  77555-0171
(409) 747-8749
lmbeamon@utmb.edu
Steve WohlebSenior Vice President
Legal & Regulatory Compliance
Texas Hospital Association
1108 Lavaca Street, Suite 700
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 465-1577
swohleb@tha.org
Virginia MimmackMember
Jackson Walker, LLP
2323 Ross Avenue, Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 953-5875
vmimmack@jw.com
Melinda HammVice President and General Counsel
Midland Health
400 Rosalind Redfern Grover Parkway
Midland, Texas 79701
(432) 221-1111
melinda.hamm@midlandhealth.org