The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council (DFWHC) has announced its Board of Trustees for 2025. The Board of Trustees consists of the following individuals:
- • Chair, Vanessa Walls, Chief Market Executive of the Northern Market, Children’s Health
• Chair-Elect, Juan Fresquez, President, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
• Trustee, Natalie Wilkins, VP Operations, Cook Children’s Health Care System
• Trustee, Steve Edgar, CEO, Medical City Denton
• Trustee, Kyle Armstrong, President, Baylor University Medical Center and Central Region
• Trustee, Chris Richard, COO, Kindred Hospital Arlington
• Trustee, Will Turner, President, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie
• Trustee, Shannon Fletcher, Sr. VP, Chief of Staff and External Affairs, JPS Health Network
• Trustee, Christopher York, President, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
• Trustee, Edmundo Castañeda, Executive VP, COO, Parkland Health
• Trustee, Chris Rubio, VP and COO, UT Southwestern Health System
• Trustee, Jared Shelton, President, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth
• Trustee, Ken Stevens, COO, Medical City Lewisville
• Ex-Officio, Matt Chance, Senior VP, COO, Scottish Rite for Children
• Ex-Officio, Ryan Gebhart, SVP, President, Baylor Scott & White – Frisco at PGA Parkway
Completing their terms are Jessica O’Neal, CEO, Medical City Las Colinas; Becky Tucker, Senior Vice President, Channel Integration, Texas Health Resources; and Amanda Thrash, President, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen.
“We’re looking forward to 2025 and working with Jared Shelton, Ken Stevens and Ryan Gebhart, new additions to our 15-member board representing an accomplished group of North Texas healthcare executives,” said Stephen Love, president/CEO of DFWHC. “They have a wide range of talent which will allow us to successfully continue our mission to improve quality healthcare and drive health equity in the region. We would also like to thank Jessica O’Neal, Becky Tucker and Amanda Thrash for their dedicated work over the past year.”