Our Leaders
Each of our leaders plays a valuable role in making our mission possible.
Leadership
Merlyn H. Sayers,
MBBCh, PhD.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Veronica Moore
Vice President of Marketing & Operations Support
B. J. Smith
Vice President of Operations & Information Services
Laurie J. Sutor, MD
Vice President of Medical Services & Chief Medical Officer
Nancy Ausman
Chief Quality Officer
Jeffrey Centilli
Director of Analytics
Frances Compton, MD
Medical Director of Patient Services
Gus Cortes
Director of Applications
William Crews, MD
Medical Director of Laboratory Services
Nicole De Simone, MD
Medical Director of Clinical Apheresis Services
Stephen Eason
Director of Foundation
Scott Gastorf
Director of Finance
Shankar Goudar
Chief Information Officer
Terrie Henderson
Chief Human Resources Officer
Nancy Jones
Chief Financial Officer
Lavetta Kennedy
Technical Director
Lesley Kresie, MD
Medical Director of Technical Services
Clint McCoy
Director of Mobile Donor Recruitment and Regional Operations
Damon Nirode
Director of IT
Brandye Norman
Director of Collection Operations
Geeta Paranjape, MD
Medical Director of Clinical Services
Darlene Ramos-Garcia
Director of Human Resources
Jeff Ryan
Director of Facilities & Fleet Services
Andrea Sign
Director of Marketing, Communications and Donor Relations
Debra Smith, MD
Medical Director of Cellular Therapy Services
Sandy Wortman
Director of Reference and Transfusion
Vince Zost
Director of Cellular Therapy Laboratory
Board of Directors
Mr. Mark Hood
Chairman
Dr. Brian Becker
Mr. Jonathan Cromer
Ms. Karanae Duane
Mr. Craig Florence
Mr. Bobby Grigsby
Mr. John Huck
Mr. Ellison Hurt, III
Mr. Patrick Kinder
Ms. Anette Landeros
Mr. James Louis
Dr. David Mack
Dr. Anju Nair
Ms. Jeannette Papadopoulos
Mr. John Pardue
Mr. George Roberts, Jr.
Dr. Karen Roush
Ms. Natalie Wilkins
Foundation Board
Mr. Mitch Clarke
Chairman
Mr. Glenn Able
Mr. Sal Afridi
Mr. Sam Brooks
Ms. Crissie Fortmeyer
Mr. Charles Kurtzman
Mr. Andy Polanco
Ms. Judy Stubbs
Mr. Randy Talley
Central Texas Advisory Council
Monica Bryant
Kelcie Griggs
David Guyer
Becky Hardie
Taina Maya
Matt Meadors
Robin Michell
Rhiannon Settles
East Texas Advisory Council
Rachel Barber
Dr. Lane Brunner
Dr. Bruce Carter
Smith County Medical Society, 2021 Representative
John Gaston
Jennifer Hines
Nikkie Hodges
Dr. Mike Jenkins
Anne Pileggi
Beth Powell
George Roberts
Bishop Joseph Strickland
Lauren Tyler
Donald Warren