The “Gift of Life” is fortunate to have the following individuals involved in its leadership framework. An active Board, members consistently exhibit their commitment to public service and the program mission, routinely participating in the organization’s activities. Some directors are health care professionals who lend their expertise at cancer screening events, others are breast and prostate cancer survivors who share their stories during educational outreach, and still others volunteer their time assisting with general program responsibilities, such as registering clients for medical tests and exams. In their role as Board members, all of these individuals raise cancer awareness in Southeast Texas and convey the important message of early detection and preventative care services available through the “Gift of Life.”

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Regina Rogers, Founder and Chair Attorney at Law

Nell McCallum Morris, President Nell McCallum & Associates

Marty Craig, Vice President Community Volunteer

Linda Domino, Vice President Community Volunteer

Donna Harris, Secretary Community Volunteer

Dora Nisby, Treasurer Community Volunteer

Paula O’Neal, Parliamentarian Executive Director Some Other Place

Revd. A. Dean Calcote St. Mark's Episcopal Church

Karen Fontenot Community Volunteer

Alberta Jones Community Volunteer

Sallye Keith Community Volunteer

Canda Kessler Community Volunteer

Paula "Torchy" Salter Community Volunteer

Connie Szuch Community Volunteer

ADVISORY BOARD

Bo Alfred Jefferson County Commissioner

Eddie Arnold Jefferson County Commissioner

Antoinette Childs Community Volunteer

Dr. Donald Cotten Associate Provost of Research Lamar University

Shaun Davis Executive Director Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission

Joe Domino President & CEO Entergy Texas

Mary Jane Garth Community Volunteer

Guy Goodson Community Volunteer Former Mayor, City of Beaumont

Betty Greenberg Community Volunteer

Carl Griffith, Jr. Jefferson County Judge

Bishop Curtis Guillory Diocese of Beaumont

Dan Hallmark Community Volunteer

John Henderson IV, MD Southeast Texas Urology Associates

Helen Johnsen Community Volunteer

Joseph Kong, MD, FACR, FASTRO Julie & Ben Rogers Cancer Institute

Mark Kubala, MD Golden Triangle Neurocare

Betty Leaf Community Volunteer

Terri Monette Community Volunteer

John E. Newhouse, II Publisher Beaumont Enterprise

David Parmer CEO Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospitals

Joe Penland Quality Mat Company, Inc.

Linda Penland Community Volunteer

Dr. Dianna Rivers Associate Professor of Nursing Lamar University

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Marilyn Adams Attorney at Law

Carla Allen Community Volunteer

Shirley Alter Community Volunteer

Becky Ames Mayor City of Beaumont

Tenna Anderson Community Volunteer

Jane Angel, MD Community Volunteer

Joe Arnold Community and Government Affairs BASF Fina Petrochemical, LP

Virginia Austin Community Volunteer

Pat Avery Administrative Manager TOTAL Petrochemicals, Inc.

Weldene Baertl, MPH, CNM Regional Director and Maternal Child Specialist UTMB Beaumont

Nancy Beaulieu Council Member City of Beaumont

Dinah Bernsen Community Volunteer

Debbie Bishop Community Volunteer

Judy Black Community Volunteer

Gail Blanton Community Volunteer

Ann Boutte Community Volunteer

Denise Boutte, RN Community Volunteer

June Brailsford Community Volunteer

Vesta Brandt General Manager Clear Channel Communications

Earl Brickhouse Community Volunteer

Charlotte Brooks Community Volunteer

Joanne Broussard Community Volunteer

Jan Ford Butler Community Volunteer

Birma Castle Community Volunteer

Francia Chica Community Volunteer

Cile Childress Community Volunteer

Bessie Chisum Chisum Resource Management

Joanna Clark Community Volunteer

Henri deS. Clarke, MD Community Volunteer

Linda Claybar Claybar Florists

Concetta Cloninger Community Volunteer

Mary Clophus Community Volunteer

Sonya Coffman Attorney at Law

Sidney Cohen, CPA Pollans & Cohen

Bonnie Cokinos Bonnie Cokinos School of Dance

Katherine Cokinos Community Volunteer

Clark Colvin Director of Community Affairs Flint Hills Resources

Jo Ann Comeaux-Bryant Community Funeral Chapels

Bettye Cook Trustee Gladys D. Bevil Charitable Trust

Shirleen Cook Community Volunteer

Charles Cox President Capital One

Gina Crenshaw Owner For Heaven’s Sake

Joy Crenshaw Community Volunteer

Tootsie Crutchfield Community Volunteer

Eileen Deges Curl, PhD, RN Chair, Department of Nursing Lamar University

Stephanie Daleo Community Volunteer

Sharon Dauterive Community Relations Chicago Bridge and Iron

Rita Davis, RN Community Volunteer

Suzye Doblin Community Volunteer

Yolanda Dowdy Community Volunteer

Pat Downing Huntsman Corporation

Tammy Droste Community Health Initiatives American Cancer Society

Chuck Ege President Wachovia Bank

Cathie Ellis Owner McDonald’s Golden Triangle Cycle Center

Lori Falk Senior Vice President Compass Bank BBVA

Mark Fertitta Owner Mark Fertitta Realty

Danita Fierce Community Volunteer

Linda Foutz Community Volunteer

Becky Gale The Gale Foundation

Karol Gammill Community Volunteer

M. Dolores Garcia Owner Language Consultant Services

Connie Garth Community Volunteer

Robin Gerhardt Community Volunteer

Allison Nathan Getz Merrill Lynch

Doris Goolsbye Community Volunteer

Sherry Goth Community Volunteer

Natalie Greenberg Community Volunteer

Alea Greer Community Volunteer

Georgine Guillory Revues Beauty Shop

Jan Hallmark, RN Community Volunteer

Colene Hansen Community Volunteer

Audrey Nelson Hardy Executive Director Alpha & Omega

Carolyn Hardy Community Volunteer

Ivory Harrison Beaumont Coca-Cola Bottling, Co.

Beverly Hatcher President Golden Triangle Minority Business Council, Inc.

Claudie Hawkins Director Beaumont Civic Center

Beverly Hickman Co-owner Texas Precision Office Products Inc.

Betsy Hines Community Volunteer

Marsha Hoffer Smith Barney

Vicki Holcombe Director of Volunteer Services Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas

Ruby Holloway, MD Obstetrics - Gynecology

Dora Horwitz Community Volunteer

Gisela Houseman Owner Tony Houseman Homes

Renee Hubbell Owner Petals Florist, Inc.

Kathleen Jackson Public Affairs Manager ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery

Gail Jenkins Attorney Jenkins & Martin, LLP

Gillian Jenkins Community Relations Transit Mix

Debra Johnson Community Volunteer

Leanne Johnson Attorney Orgain, Bell & Tucker

Gay-Lynne Jones, RN Director Julie & Ben Rogers Cancer Institute

Edna Joseph Community Volunteer

Uma Kanojia, MD Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine

Carina Kirk Owner Admissible Evidence

Pat Klein Community Volunteer

Barbara Knight Community Volunteer

Lourdes Kong, BSN, RN Julie & Ben Rogers Cancer Institute

Aileen Larson Community Volunteer

Gwendolyn Lavalais, MD Julie & Ben Rogers Cancer Institute

Mary Ledyard Community Volunteer

Ann Lee Ann Lee & Associates

Janie Lehmann Community Volunteer

Charlene Leonard Community Volunteer

Micah Lindsay Realtor Coldwell Banker Southern Homes

Minni Zummo Lindsey Community Volunteer Gloria Locke Community Volunteer Phyllis Loeb Community Volunteer Pat Loggins Community Volunteer Evelyn Lord Community Volunteer Former Mayor, City of Beaumont Mary Mahlie Regional Manager Director Merrill Lynch Lynda Kay Makin Legal Administrator James Makin, P.C. Suzanne Maloney Community Volunteer Dianne Marks, BSN, RN Health Science Technology Teacher Stilwell Technical Center (PAISD) Carole Mattingly Community Volunteer Angie McClelland Owner Ya Ya Club Patti McSpadden Community Volunteer Kathryn Grace Meadows Community Volunteer Geraldine Mickens HR Specialist Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Elaine Millar Community Volunteer Jean Moncla Vice President and Trust Officer Capital One Lynda Moncla Community Volunteer Mary Monroe Community Volunteer Vernice Monroe Associate Professor Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice Lamar University Iris Nathan Community Volunteer Nancy Neild Community Volunteer Brenda Nichols, DNSc, RN, FRCNA Dean, College of Arts & Sciences Lamar University Denise Oliphant Public Affairs ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery Jolene Ortego Communications Director Beaumont Independent School District Gerard Parigi Committee Chair St. Katharine Drexel Humanitarians Lisa Parigi Community Volunteer Beverly Parker, PhD Community Volunteer Melody Parsons Community Volunteer W. L. Pate, Jr. Pate Resources Group Bobbie Patterson Community Volunteer Tracie Payne Editor-In-Chief CUSH magazine Heather Petkovsek Owner Thera-Wear Janey Phelan Community Volunteer Barbara Phillips Senior HR Representative Valero Port Arthur Refinery Vivian Pieternelle Community Volunteer Kurt Ploeger Community Volunteer Mary Poole Human Resources Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas Deloris Prince Mayor City of Port Arthur Andy Quigley Community Volunteer Barbara Quinn Community Volunteer Irene Ramirez, RN Sidney "Chief" Dauphin Cancer Screening & Prevention Center Ella Reed Community Volunteer Sheila Reese Community Volunteer Connie Richard, RN Director of Health Services Beaumont Independent School District Dessie Richard Guaranty Bank Julie Richardson Strong, Pipkin, Bissell & Ledyard, LLP Verna Rutherford President Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce Lois Rutman, RN Community Volunteer Pamela St. Amand, MD Community Volunteer Susan Schultz Community Volunteer Gay Scott Community Volunteer Phyllis Sellers Cost Accountant Huntsman Corporation Edward Senigaur, PhD Community Volunteer Amanda Sheldon Community Volunteer Martha Simien Community Volunteer Gale Simmons-Fruge' Executive Officer Jefferson County Medical Society Susan Simmons American Real Estate Carol Smith Community Volunteer Lulu Smith, MD Community Volunteer Jackie Solis Community Volunteer Neri Sotolongo Community Volunteer Lois Ann Stanton Executive Vice President Compass Bank BBVA Chris Stedman Community Volunteer Harold Steward, PhD Community Volunteer Libby Stoma Community Volunteer Susan Stover Jasper's Walk of Hope Donald Taft Director Mercy Funeral Home Theresa Tate Community Volunteer Shelley Tortorice Community Volunteer Michael Truncale, Esq. Partner Orgain, Bell & Tucker Sheila Umphrey Community Volunteer Jo Vance Community Volunteer Brenda Van Dyke Owner Vallie Marie Day Spa Mark Viator Trustee Southeast Texas Emergency Relief Fund Georgie Volz Community Volunteer Ana Wallace Community Volunteer Barbara White Community Volunteer Kara Wied Community Volunteer Mary Williams Community Volunteer R. O. Williams, Jr. Community Volunteer Ruth Langham Williams, BSN, RN Community Volunteer Rosine Wilson Community Volunteer Paige Windham Community Volunteer Karen Wortham Community Volunteer Cindy Yohe Kinsel Ford Lincoln Mercury Dealership Harvey Zernial Manager H-E-B