Staff
Office of Rural & Community Health
The F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health serves remote rural communities with the help of a multidisciplinary group of professionals.
Dr. Billy U. Philips
Executive Vice President & Director
Dr. Billy U. Philips, Jr. is the Executive Vice President for Rural and Community
Health. Dr. Philips holds an M.P.H. and a Ph.D. in Human Ecology (Epidemiology) from
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center . He is recognized nationally for
his expertise in cancer control education.
Sarah Looten
Managing Director
Dolores Parrish
Assistant Staff Relations
Denise Lopez
Director of Finance
Sue Davis
Senior Office Assistant
Transforming Communities Through Outreach, Recruitment and Education (T-CORE)
T-CORE was created more accurately describe the programs that have evolved within the West Texas AHEC division of the F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health. In addition to West Texas AHEC, programs under T-CORE include Community Health Worker Development-Bridge to Excellence, Scrubs Club, and Double T Health Service Corp.
Cathy Hudson
Director of T-CORE
Frances Quintero
TCORE Unit Manager
Jesse Jenkins
Database and Reporting Specialist
Olugbenga Olokede
Research Associate
Rachel Flores
Section Coordinator
Wendy Bryan
TCORE Project Manager
Michelle Crump
Senior Office Assistant
Innovative Healthcare Transformations (InHT)
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Telemedicine Program continues to bridge access barriers in the 108‐county service area of West Texas. The TTUHSC Telemedicine Program provides patient services including rural health clinic‐based specialty care, school‐based clinic primary care, correctional telemedicine, and mental health services, including a school‐based triage and referral project and an HIV+ clinic for uninsured and underserved patients.
Kelly Muñoz
Section Manager, TexLa TRC
Michael Mangel
Unit Manager
Rance Standridge
IT Support Specialist III
Skyler Dixon
Financial Analyst I
Media Analytics Publishing Services (MAPS)
MAPS handles the Institutes websites and social presence and supports the rest of the institute with technology support. In addition to web and technology services, MAPS also provides data analysis and graphic design for the Institutes publications and other projects.
Miguel Carrasco
Director of MAPS
Jessica Alexander
Digital Designer
Amber Parker
Lead Writer
Claire Christoff
Senior Editor
Dr. Diana Vargas-Gutierrez
Research Associate
Grace Fosu
Research Associate