Wanda Helgesen, RN, MSN
Chair
El Paso
Executive Director at Border Regional Advisory Council (Border RAC)
Danny Updike, RN, CCRN, EMT-LP
Vice Chair
San Angelo
Executive Director at the Concho Valley Regional Advisory Council (CVRAC) and Texas J RAC
Scott Christopher, BBA, BSN, RN, LP
Secretary
Lufkin
RN at Total Point Emergency Center
Kate Schaefer, RN, CEN, NREMT
Treasurer
Childress
Trauma Program Manager and Emergency Department Director at Childress Regional Medical Center
Eric Epley, CEM
General Assembly Chair
San Antonio
Executive Director at Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council
Bill Bonny, BA, LP
Prosper
Division Chief at Prosper Fire and Rescue
Cherish Brodbeck, MSN, RNC-OB, LP, CMTE
Lubbock
Program Coordinator at Kite Flight Specialty Transport, Covenant Health
Kate Drone, MJ, BSN, LSSBB, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS
Houston
Program Manager of Women's and Children's Service Line at Memorial Hermann Health System
Jessica Ehrig, M.D., FACOG
Temple
Maternal Medical Director and Maternal Transport Director at Baylor Scott & White - Temple
Ernest Gonzalez, M.D., FACS
Austin
Trauma Surgeon at Texas Acute Care Surgery
Christopher Joyal, DNP, MSN Ed., RN, CPN
Corpus Christi
NICU Director at Driscoll Children's Hospital
Dan Little, M.D.
Temple
Chief of Pediatric Surgery at McLane Children's Hospital
Rhonda Manor-Coombes, BSN, RN, TCRN
Austin
Trauma Program Manager and Stroke Coordinator at Baylor Scott & White - Lakeway
Kenneth Mattox, M.D., FACS
Houston
Distinguished Service Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and Retired Chief of Staff at
Ben Taub Hospital
Carlos Palacio, M.D., FACS
McAllen
Trauma Surgeon at South Texas Health System Clinics
Jon-Michael Parker, RN, BSN
Eldorado
Chief Nursing Officer at Reagan Hospital District
Traceee Rose, MSN, RN, CCNS-BC, CCRN-K
San Antonio
Acute Care Division Director at Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council
Elizabeth Scherer, M.D., MPH, FACS
San Antonio
Trauma Surgeon and Medical Director (STICU) at UT Health San Antonio
David Weisoly, D.O.
The Woodlands
Practice Medical Director at Pediatrix and Obstetrix Specialists of Houston
TETAF Board of Directors Meetings
March 4 at 5:00 p.m.
June 3 at 5:00 p.m.
August 19 at 5:00 p.m.
December TBD
The March, June, and August meetings will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Austin at 6505 North Interstate 35 and virtually on Zoom. The December meeting date, time, and location are TBD.
TETAF Board Agendas and Minutes
TETAF Board of Directors Terms
Terms Expiring in December 2025
- Scott Christopher, BBA, BSN, RN, LP**
- Jessica Ehrig, MD, FACOG
- Ernest Gonzalez, M.D., FACS
- Wanda Helgesen, RN, MSN
- Kenneth Mattox, M.D.
- Kate Schaefer, RN, CEN, NREMT
- Danny Updike, RN, CCRN, EMT-LP**
- David Weisoly, D.O.
Terms Expiring in December 2026
- Cherish Brodbeck, MSN, RNC-OB, LP, CMTE
- Kate Drone, MJ, BSN, LSSBB, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS
- Eric Epley, CEM*
- Carlos Palacio, MD, FACS
- Jon-Michael Parker, RN, BSN
- Traceee Rose, MSN, RN, CCNS-BC, CCRN-K
Terms Expiring in December 2027
- Bill Bonny, BA, LP
- Christopher Joyal, DNP, MSN Ed., RN, CPN
- Dan Little, MD
- Rhonda Manor-Coombes, BSN, RN, TCRN
- Elizabeth Scherer, M.D., MPH, FACS
*Denotes General Assembly Chair
**Denotes serving an additional year as a board officer