GETAC- Injury Prevention and Public Education Committee

  

Current Members

Past Meetings

The Council appoints committees it considers necessary to perform its duties. Committees meet in conjunction with the quarterly GETAC meetings or as necessary to conduct committee business.

 Council Liaisons: Della Johnson, RN; Ruben A. Martinez

Name Affiliation Location Term Expires
Mary Ann Contreras, RN
Committee Chair
JPS Health Network
Violence & Injury Prevention Manager
Fort Worth, TX 
76104
12/2023
Courtney Edwards, DNP
Committee Vice-Chair
Parkland Health & Hospital System
Trauma Outreach Education
Injury Prevention & Research Manager
Dallas, TX 
75235
12/2024
Marisa Abbe, PhD Children’s Medical Center
Children’s Health
Manager of Injury Prevention
Dallas, TX 
75207
12/2025
Cary Cain, PhD, RN Baylor College of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Houston, TX 
77030
12/2024
Sharon Cheatum, MSN, BSN, RN Seton Medical Center Harker Heights
Director of Emergency Services
Harker Heights, TX
76548
12/2023
Debra Curti, M.Ed. City of Lubbock Health Department
Public Health Liaison
Lubbock, TX  
79414
12/2023
Cassandra Dillon, MS, CESCO Boys and Girls Club
Navarro County
Executive Director/CEO
Corsicana, TX 
75109
12/2024
Amanda Morlock, AEMT Galveston Police Department
Telecommunicator
Galveston, TX
77550
12/2023
Jennifer Northway, MPH University Hospital
Director,  Adult & Pediatric Injury Prevention
San Antonio, TX 
78259
12/2025
 Rohit Shenoi, MD Baylor College of Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Houston, TX 
77030
12/2023
Veronica Silva, LMSW South Texas Health System McAllen
Trauma Injury Preventionist
Edinburg, TX
78539
12/2025
Timothy Spice National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) 
TX Drowning Prevention Alliance (TXDPA)
Smithville, TX 
78957
12/2024
Amber Tucker, MSN, RN UMC Lubbock
Director, Trauma Services
Lubbock, TX
79424
12/2023
Stewart Williams Dell Children's Medical Center
Injury Prevention Manager
Austin, TX 
78723
12/2023

Past Meetings

August 16, 2023 Agenda  
June 7, 2023 Agenda Report
March 7, 2023 Agenda Report

Committee Resources 


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