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Governor taps Mesquite woman for nursing board
From Staff Reports
AUSTIN n Gov. Rick Perry has appointed five members to the Texas Board of Nursing, including one Mesquite resident, for terms to expire Feb. 1, 2015. The board ensures licensed nurses in Texas meet the necessary requirements to practice, and oversees accreditation of schools of nursing.
Sheri Crosby of Mesquite is an attorney at Taber Estes Thorne and Carr PLLC. She is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Texas Association of Young Lawyers, JL Turner Legal Association, and Corporate Counsel Women of Color. She is also chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section Speakers Committee, co-chair of the Attorneys Serving the Community Membership Committee, and a volunteer with Big Brother Big Sisters of North Texas, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, and E-Mentoring Esq.
Crosby received a bachelor’s degree from Emory University and a law degree from the University at Buffalo School of Law. She is being reappointed.
Salgado is also a member of the State Board of Texas Rural Leadership and Candles for Life Non-Profit. Salgado received a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in education from Sul Ross State University. She is being reappointed.
Kathy Leader-Horn of Granbury is a school nurse in the Granbury Independent School District and Grace Hospice. She is an instructor for the American Safety and Health Institute, a State of Texas Vision and Hearing Screener, and a member of the School Health Advisory Board. She is also a volunteer with the Healthy Kids Summer Lunch Program, Christmas for Children’s Charities, Operation School Supplies and Lakeside Baptist Church.
Leader-Horn received a licensed vocational nurse degree from the John P. Smith School of Nursing. She replaces Rachel Gomez of Harlingen.
Josefina Lujan of El Paso is regional dean of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing. She is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Southern Nursing Research Society, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing, and US-Mexico Border Health Association. She is also secretary of the El Paso Diabetes Association and is a volunteer with St. Patricks Cathedral.
Lujan received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in nursing from the University of Texas at El Paso, and a doctorate in nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She replaces Brenda Jackson of San Antonio.
Tamara Cowen of Harlingen is assistant vice president of patient safety solutions for the Valley Baptist Health System. She is a member of the Texas Nurse’s Association and American College of Healthcare Executives, past secretary of the Texas Border Health Foundation, and past chairman of the American Red Cross Audit Committee. She is also a volunteer with the United Way and American Cancer Society.
Cowen received a bachelor’s degree from University of Texas Pan American and a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Texas Health Science Center. She replaces George Buchenau of Amarillo.
These appointments are subject to Senate confirmation.
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