BOARD OFFICERS
CHAIRWOMAN
DIESA SAMP, DNP, MHA, RN, CCTC, NEA-BC
Vice President
Texas Children’s Hospital
VICE CHAIRMAN
SALIL V. DESHPANDE, MD, MBA, FACP
Chief Medical Officer
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Of Texas
TREASURER
CATHERINE LIGHTFOOT, CPA, CHBC
Director of Healthcare
EEPB Tax l Audit l Advisory
SECRETARY
KATHLEEN WOOD
Mother and Homemaker
Living Kidney Donor
Living Kidney Donor
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MARK J. BISCONE, PhD, MPH, FACHE
ACHE – SouthEast Texas Chapter
Living Kidney Donor
CHRISTINE CARUSO
UPMC Pittsburgh, PA
Marketing Communications
DAVID M. GREGORY, JD
Attorney, Partner
Locke Lord LLP
AYKE HOPPENREIJS
Family Circle of Care
Practice Manager
Living Kidney Recipient
BEVERLEY MUKOMBE, MBA, MSN, RN
Kidney Transplant Program Manager
Baylor St Luke’s Medical Center