FRIO REGIONAL HOSPITAL - Key Persons


Allen Tinker

Job Titles:
  • Director of Radiology

April Mainez

Job Titles:
  • Director of Quality Assurance, Compliance Officer, Medical Staff Credentialing
April Mainez began her journey here at Frio Regional Hospital in 2012. Currently, now the Quality Director, Compliance Officer, Activities Director, and Medical Staff Credentialing.

Billie W. Heiser

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director, at Large
Billie has been a resident of Pearsall for 62 years. He was appointed to the board on April 18, 2019.

Cassandra DuBose

Job Titles:
  • Director of Environmental Services
  • CNO
  • CNO / Experience
  • CNO / Management Team
Experience Working in healthcare management for over 25 years.

Clayton Neal

Job Titles:
  • Secretary

Daniel A. Pawlik Jr. - President

Job Titles:
  • President
  • President, Precinct 2
Daniel has been a resident of Pearsall for 55 years.

David R. Petty

Job Titles:
  • Director, Precinct 2
David has been a resident of Pearsall for more than 50 years. He was appointed to the board on Oct. 16, 2015.

Debbie Gonzales

Job Titles:
  • Director

Debra Garza

Job Titles:
  • Dietary Director

Diane Roel

Job Titles:
  • Family Nurse Practitioner for Frio Regional Primary and Urgent Care Clinic
Previously employed at South Texas Rural Health in Dilley as a family nurse practitioner. I have been a nurse for 25 year with varied positions as a registered nurse. I was an emergency room nurse for 14 years prior to obtaining my advanced practice license. I obtained my Master of Science in Nursing from Texas A&M Corpus Christie in 2017. I have three sons (ages 34, 30, 21) and seven grandchildren ranging in age from 5-17 years of age.

ED Nurse

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Nix Community General Hospital, 2016

Guadalupe "Lupe" Escobar

Job Titles:
  • Materials Management Director

Jason Surles

Job Titles:
  • Secretary
  • Secretary, Precinct 4
Jason attended high school in Dilley before moving away in 1997. He returned to Dilley in 2009. He was appointed to the board in December 2017. Jason and his wife, Kristen, have two children: Lynnlee (8) and Owen (5).

Jennifer La Bombard

Job Titles:
  • RHIA, CHDA, Director of HIM, Informatrics, Privacy Officer

Jesse Oviedo

Job Titles:
  • Pharmacy Director
Experience Pharmacy manager, Val Verde Regional Hospital, Del Rio. Pharmacy manager, Medina Regional Hospital, Hondo. Regional vice president, Allied Pharmacy Management. Education

Joe Hines

Job Titles:
  • Director

John Hughson - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
Experience CEO, Gonzales Healthcare Systems. VP Operations, Baylor Scott & White Health (Brenham, Texas). CEO, Big Bend Regional Medical Center (Alpine, Texas). Education Master of Health Administration, Texas A&M University. Bachelor of Business Administration, Sam Houston State University. John enjoys spending time with his family and raising his two exceptional kids, Connor and Kendall. In his free time, he looks for opportunities to volunteer in the community. He also enjoys home improvement projects and being a sportsman.

Juanita Rendon

Job Titles:
  • Director
Juanita was born and raised in Pearsall before moving to Austin in 1988. She returned to Pearsall in 2012 and was appointed to the board in 2020.

Kevin Mulvany

Job Titles:
  • Controller
Experience 21 ½ years with Methodist Healthcare System as: Manager Financial Analysis and Reporting, Director Accounting, Director Decision Support. 2 ½ years with Santa Rosa Healthcare in Fixed Asset accounting. Education Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Texas at San Antonio Kevin and his wife Kim have been married 23 years, and have 4 children Bridgette, Nathan, Brooke, and Blake, and 3 grandchildren, Wesley, Hayley, and Ray. Kevin enjoys spending time with family, taking road trip vacations, and traveling to watch his children participate in various sports and athletic activities.

LaSalle-Cotulla Chamber

Job Titles:
  • Director

Manuel Roxas Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Director of Information Technology
Experience System Administrator February 2015-September 2018, Methodist Healthcare System. Technical Analyst June 2014-February 2015, Methodist Healthcare System. Network Administrator April 2013-June 2014, University General Hospital Systems, Houston. PC Technician October 2010-April 2013, University General Hospital. Physical Therapy Tech August 2007-October 2014, University General Hospital. Education In the process on enrolling at Western Governors University: B.S. Business - Information Technology Management.

Mary Jo Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Director

Mary Moore

Job Titles:
  • Physician Assistant for Frio Regional Primary and Urgent Care Clinic
Mary Moore was born November 17, 1957 in Bonita, Louisiana. She is the daughter of Thomas and, the late, Annie Lumpkin. Moore is single and has one daughter, Lakesha, a son, Robert and three grandchildren, Destiny, Kenneth and Azai. Moore holds a Bachelor of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas. On May 9, 2015, Moore became the first female as well as the first African American woman to be elected Mayor of Pearsall, Texas. Her campaign was centered on bringing change to 20 years of corrupted city government that had been overwhelmed with lawsuits. Before becoming Mayor of Pearsall Texas, Moore served her community for 15 years as a Physician Assistant and still works as a Physician Assistant for the Frio Regional Primary and Urgent Care Clinic in Dilley, TX. Mary Moore personal affirmation statement, "If I have not made a difference, I have not done my job!"

Megan Gonzales

Job Titles:
  • Infection Prevention / Education Coordinator

Michael Ruff - CFO

Job Titles:
  • CFO
Michael Ruff joined Frio Regional Hospital in September 2021. Mr. Ruff has over 30 years of experience in the healthcare arena with over 14 of those years serving in the CFO role. He has an accounting degree from Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. He has worked in hospitals ranging from 250 beds to 25 beds in urban and rural settings. Michael have 4 children scattered across Texas and Kansas. He enjoys exercising, traveling, and reading while not at work.

Michele Bryan

Job Titles:
  • Director
Michele grew up in Dilley, left for 30 years before returning 2005. She was appointed to the board in 2018.

Monica Martinez

Job Titles:
  • Rural Health Clinic Director
Experience Home Health Administrator, Frio Regional Hospital. Clinic director, Dimmit Regional Hospital clinic. Director of Clinical Operations and Clinic Coordinator, Vida Y Salud Health Systems. Education Master of Healthcare Administration, University of the Incarnate Word.

Nancy Ortiz

Job Titles:
  • Director of Human Resources and Marketing
  • Human Resources & Marketing Director
Experience Bachelor of science in human resources management.

Nicholas Elizondo

Job Titles:
  • Laboratory Services Director

Norman Martinez

Job Titles:
  • Director, Precinct 4

Robert Hinnant

Job Titles:
  • Director

Roxanne Shelton - President

Job Titles:
  • President
Roxanne has been a resident of Pearsall for 7 years. Experience AVP of Finance at AT&T.

Sonia Ramirez

Job Titles:
  • Director of Rehabilitation / Speech Pathologist
Experience Regency Integrated Health Services- Speech Pathologist for Pearsall Nursing and Rehab 2017-2019 Director of Rehabilitation- Alamo Heights Health and Rehab Center 2012-2017 Sava Senior Care Retama Manor North (SNF) Assistant DOR 2007-2012 Regent Care Center- Lead Speech Pathologist 2003-2007 Santa Rosa Hospital (Downtown and Medical Center) 1993-2003 Lead Speech Pathologist working with infants to adults. Education

Steve G. Beever

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Director, Precinct 1
Steve has been a resident of Pearsall for 71 years. He was appointed to the board on May 7, 2016.

Tanisha Springman

Job Titles:
  • Director of Case Management and Swing

Trish Garcia

Job Titles:
  • Director of Environmental Services

Troy Shaw - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice - President
Troy has been a resident of Pearsall for 32 years. He was appointed to the board in 2017.

Victor Vinton - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
  • Vice President, Precinct 3
Victor has been a resident of Pearsall for 62 years. He was appointed to the Frio Hospital District Board on May 7, 2016.

Yolanda Vasquez

Job Titles:
  • Accounts Payable and Payroll Coordinator
Experience Medicaid billing clerk, 1990 to mid-2012. Medical Records and Insurance Billing Clerk, 1988 to 1989. Outpatient and Emergency Room Clerk, 1986 to 1987. Yolanda and her husband, David, have been married for 34 years. They have three children: Stephanie, David Justin and Samantha, and five grandchildren: Jeremiah, Marcus, Emma, Ean and Aracelli. Yolanda enjoys family time, outdoor activities, gardening and occasionally going for a bike ride with her husband.