Meet Our Board
Amy Ross, MBA, PMP Amy Ross is a certified Project Manager (PMP) with over ten years of experience as an Information Technology Project Manager. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and a Masters in Business Administration. Currently, Amy teaches the Project Management Professional Certification class at UTEP in El Paso in addition to being a stay at home mother who is involved in volunteer work in her community.
Lisa Platner PhD(c), MSN, RNC-OB Dr. Lisa Platner has been working with the Odessa/Midland Regional Conference since it started (about 1993). She has been on the board since 1999. She has been a champion for interprofessional teamwork before it was popular, “Back in the days we didn’t have a name for it.” She also believes in the importance of being an active member of professional organizations. This is evidenced by her long list of involvement and accomplishments with multiple organizations at the local, to state, to national and international level. A few of the organizations she has supported in Sigma Theta Tau International, Kappa Delta Pi International, American Nurses Association (ANA), Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrical, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), Texas Nurses Association (TNA), Texas Perinatal Association (TPA), to name a few. Lisa is living her dream in community education for the OB/Gyn Department of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Permian Basin where she teaches everything from sex education to Jr High and High School students to interprofessional fetal monitoring courses for nurses and residents. Stacie Elizondo, BSN, RNC-MNN Stacie has been in nursing for 20 years and began her career in maternal child nursing in 1998. She has been the nurse manager for the Women’s Health/Mother-Baby unit for 10 years. Her duties include overseeing nursing practice and quality initiatives for obstetrics and gynecology. Stacie serves as the current President of TPA and has held the offices of Secretary and Vice-President. She is active in her community and serves on several committees focused on mothers and babies.
Cheryl Aldridge, MN, RN, CPNP Cheryl Aldridge has been a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner since 1979. Her most recent position was with Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas where she worked as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in the Newborn Nursery as well as a manager of the Newborn Nursery NPs and served as Director of Nursing Informatics. She retired in 2011 and has been enjoying volunteer work, spending time with her family (especially her 3 grandchildren), knitting, reading and generally relaxing. She was awarded PNP Excellence Award by the Greater Texas Chapter of NAPNAP in 1998. She also serves on the Boards of the Children’s Advocacy Center for Denton County and the Denton Regional Medical Center.
Amy Brillhart Amy currently serves as a Pediatric Sales Rep for Abbott Nutrition in the hospital division. Amy has been in the medical/health industry for almost 20 years and has a lifelong passion for improving the lives of mothers and children. Being on the board has brought her so much pleasure and she is looking forward to many more years to come. In her spare time, Amy and her husband, Burton, with their dogs Sam and Lola, enjoy traveling, gardening, skiing and fishing.
Myrna Chavarria, M.D. Dr. Myrna Chavarria, M.D. is a Board Certified Neonatologist at Driscoll Health System at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harligen, Texas. She completed her pediatric residency at Texas Tech University Health Science Center at Amarillo, Texas and her fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University Health Science at Houston Texas. Dr. Chavarria's areas of interest are Breastfeeding, Nutrition, Family-Centered Care, Therapeutic Hypothermia, High-Risk Infant Outpatient Follow up and Palliative Care. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). During her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, two step-sons and dog, Lola, as well as traveling, long-distance walks and snorkeling. Mark German, BS, MEd Mark German has served in numerous roles within Abbott Nutrition over the past 31 years, all of which entailed providing products to improve the health of mothers and infants. This experience has dovetailed perfectly with the mission and vision of the Texas Perinatal Association. Since joining the board in 2000, Mark has served as chair on various committees, held the office of President, and continues to help the organization in the role of Treasurer. It is a fantastic opportunity to serve on the board with so many of the state’s premier experts in their fields to further a cause that is very near and dear to all our hearts.
Barbara A. Greer, RN, MSN, NE-BC Barbara retired in 2013 as the director of the NICU at Cook Children’s Medical Center after 27 years and is one of the founding partners for Synova Associates and continues to be involved in their leadership conferences. Although retired, Barbara is still active in her profession. Several years ago, she rotated off of the Perinatal Advisory Council, which has been charged by the Texas State Legislature to develop standards of care, as well as a designation process for both Perinatal Units and NICU’s in the state. In addition, she is an ex officio member and past president of the Texas Perinatal Association.
Current Position: Board Member
Board Member Since 2012 Sheralyn Hartline is the Director of the Neonatal ICU and ECMO departments at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Ft Worth. She graduated from Walden University and has been employed at Cook Children’s for 12 years. Her duties include overseeing nursing practice and quality initiatives for a Level IV NICU. She was integral in the design and build of 106 bed all single room NICU in Ft. Worth. Sheralyn is active in her community and sits on several boards all focused on bettering the lives of infants and children. Lucy Koneri RN,MSN Lucy is an experienced Nursing Leader with over 24 years of nursing experience. She emigrated from India to El Paso, already holding her Midwifery degree. She currently serves as a Dir. of Education at Las Palmas Medical Center at El Paso Texas. She also served as a coordinator for Maternal Child at University of Texas- El Paso for nursing students. She continues to serve as part time instructor for both University of Texas- El Paso and Texas Tech Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing-El Paso. She played a key role in developing the Perinatal college for new grads at the Las Palmas. She continues to play a vital role for new grads by nurturing and mentoring them transition from a novice to expert nurse . Lucy is very passionate about Maternal Child and Education.
Sanjeet Panda, MD, FAAP Sanjeet K. Panda, M.D. is an Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University HSC – El Paso in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology. He completed his pediatric residency at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Texas A & M University, Corpus Christi, Texas and his fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Westchester Medical Center, New York. Dr. Panda has had several publications in journals like - The Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Surgical Case Reports, Reproductive Sciences, and American Journal of Infection Control. Dr. Panda’s areas of interest are; Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in neonates; early childhood brain development; Neuroimaging during prematurity and Developmental surveillance in follow-up clinic. He is also an active member of American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Texas Pediatric Society (TPS). During his spare time he likes cooking, travelling and playing tennis.
Michael E. Speer, MD Michael E. Speer, MD, graduated from Baylor University College of Medicine in 1968 and completed his training in1976. He is currently the Medical Director for the Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) NNP Service and the Mother-Baby Units at the TCH Pavilion for Women. He is also the Deputy Chief of Pediatrics at the Methodist Hospital. He previously served 6 years on the Texas Medical Association’s (TMA) Board of Trustees, the last year as Chair, and is currently serving the 3rd year of three more years on the Board as past President of the TMA. Dr. Speer has also served as president of multiple other organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Texas Chapter. He has also served as Chair of the AAP Executive Committee for the Section on Perinatal Pediatrics. He is a past member of the AAP’s Committee on Fetus and Newborn, the NRP Steering Committee, and the Ad Hoc Committee on Health Literacy. He has published over 60 papers and lectured extensively in this country, Central and South America and Europe.
Tammy Williams, DNP, RN Tammy Williams has 23 years of nursing experience and 18 years as a nursing leader. Tammy currently works as a Senior Vice President of Patient Care Services at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. She completed her Masters and Doctorate of Nursing from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. She has previously worked as a RN in the Neonatal ICU, Neonatal ICU Transport Team and ECMO. She also served as a preceptor, charge nurse, ECMO technician, and Nurse Director in the Neonatal ICU. Tammy serves on the Boards of the March of Dimes, Voice of Hope and American Diabetes Association in her local community. She has served as a podium presenter at conferences including Patient Flow Congress, Cerner Healthcare and Texas Hospital Association. Tammy enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and volunteering.
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