Clarke Heidrick: chairman; attorney with Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody law firm; chaired hospital district steering committee

Carl Richie II: vice-chairman; former city Housing Authority commissioner; attorney with Gardere Wynne & Sewell; assisted in creation of Texas Ethics Commission

Dr. Thomas Coopwood: recently retired trauma and general surgeon at Brackenridge; past president, Travis County Medical Society

Victoria Hsu: former executive director of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers; co-owner of Hsu Realty Co.

Rose Lancaster: chairwoman of Community Action Network’s Homeless Task Force committee; member of community clinics’ board of directors

Rosa Mendoza: CPA; Austin Travis Co. Mental Health Mental Retardation board member; city Mexican American Cultural Center board member

Dr. Donald Patrick: lawyer; former neurosurgeon; executive director, Texas State Board of Medical Examiners

Frank Rodriguez: CEO and president of Capital Linkages Inc.; former city budget officer

Tom Young: former Brackenridge administrator; part-time medical consultant

This article appears in August 6 • 2004.

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