View source for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas

'''Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas''' was officially formed on September 1, 2012 as a result of the merger of [[Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region]], [[Planned Parenthood of North Texas]] and [[Planned Parenthood of Central Texas]] into a single affiliate of the [[Planned Parenthood Federation of America]].

==Personnel==

===Board of Directors===
As at Sep. 18, 2012, the following served on the board for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas:<ref>[http://www.plannedparenthood.org/greater-texas/board-directors-40205.htm Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas: ''Board of Directors''] (accessed on Sep. 18, 2012)</ref>
<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
*[[Kris K. Olson]], Chair
*[[Michele Valdez]], Vice Chair
*[[Barbara O'Neal]], Secretary
*[[Jim Bohart]], Treasurer
*[[Robbie Ausley]]
*[[Debbie Barnes]]
*[[Lael A. Brodsky]]
*[[Becky Bruder]]
*[[Penny Chase]]
*[[Laura Scanlan Cho]]
*[[Mandy Dealey]]
*[[Sally Dunning]]
*[[LaRaine DuPuy]]
*[[Michelle Adams Early]]
*[[Kimberley Elting]]
*[[Amy Fikes]]
*[[Alan Freedman]]
*[[Beth Gideon]]
*[[Loren Jacobson]]
*[[Daniel C. Kanter]]
*[[Lisa Kraus]]
*[[Francis Lyle]]
*[[Leslie MacLean]]
*[[Carroll Martin]]
*[[Tricia Miller]]
*[[Bonnie Mills]]
*[[Jolie Newman]]
*[[Paul D. Williams]]
*[[Ken Lambrecht]], CEO
*[[Scott J. Spear]], Medical Director
</div>

===Staff===
As at Sep. 18 2012, the following worked for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas:<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/search/results.php?q=planned%20parenthood%20of%20greater%20texas&init=quick&tas=0.6396894212812185 Facebook.com: ''Search for "Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas"''] (searched on Sep. 18, 2012)</ref>
<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
*[[Ivan Veda]], Male Outreach Health Educator
*[[Denise Rodríguez]], Public Affairs Specialist
*[[Cyndi Hughes]]
*[[Al Berg]]
*[[Kasia Lightner White]]
*[[Holly Delaney]], COO
*[[Vivian Bigelow]]
*[[Arlene Cornejo]], Health Educator
*[[Kristen Haxby ]], Reproductive Health Specialist (Dec. 2005 - March 2006)
*[[Danielle Wells]], Asssistant Director of Media Relations and Communications 
*[[Katy Waters]], Advocacy Assistant
*[[Chi Vu]], intern (May 2012 - present)
*[[Denise Hill]]
*[[Daun Hooley-Miller]], Nurse Practitioner (1979 to 1982 in Waco, Texas)
*[[Mary Lentscher Shrimplin]], Counselor (1997 – 2000)<ref>[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mary-lentscher-shrimplin/12/a50/6b8 LinkedIn.com: ''Mary Lentscher Shrimplin's profile''] (accessed on Sep. 18, 2012)</ref>
</div>

==Affiliated Clinics==
The following is a list of clinics operated by Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas. Those marked with an asterix (*) are abortion businesses.<ref>[http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/findCenter.asp?s=TX&p=0&o=1&c=0 Planned Parenthood: ''Search for Health Centers in Texas''] (searched on Sep. 18, 2012)</ref>
<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">
*[[Addison Health Center]]
*[[Arlington Health Center]]
*[[Downtown Austin Clinic]]
*[[North Austin Clinic]]
*[[South Austin Clinic]]*
*[[Bedford Health Center]]
*[[Burleson Health Center]]
*[[Cedar Hill Health Center]]
*[[Corsicana Health Center]]
*[[Dallas Specialty Health Services Center]]
*[[Dallas Surgical Health Services Center]]*
*[[North Dallas Shelburne Health Center]]
*[[Denton Health Center]]
*[[Central Fort Worth Health Center]]
*[[Fort Worth Surgical Health Services Center]]*
*[[North Fort Worth Health Center]]
*[[Southeast Fort Worth Health Center]]
*[[West Fort Worth Health Center]]
*[[Garland Health Center]]
*[[Irving Health Center]]
*[[Lewisville Health Center]]
*[[McKinney Health Center]]
*[[Mesquite Health Center]]
*[[Paris Health Center]]
*[[Plano Health Center]]
*[[Tyler Health Center]]
*[[Audre Rapoport Women's Health Center]]*
*[[Mary Ruth Duncan Women's Health Center]]
</div>

==Sep. 2012 Merger==
[[File:Map3.jpeg|thumb|300px|Map of the area covered by Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas]]
In April 2012, the boards of directors of [[Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region]] (Austin), [[Planned Parenthood of Central Texas]] (Waco) and [[Planned Parenthood of North Texas]] (DFW) approved a merger which resulted in a newly structured organization named Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas. The new organization stated that it plans to serve more than 120,000 Texans in North and Central Texas in its 29 health centers, and become one of the largest nonprofit women’s health providers in the state. Its annual budget will be about $30 million. The new operation will have a state-of-the-art electronic health record system and will consolidate back-office administrative functions. The Dallas site will be the primary office for healthcare delivery and administration. Its advocacy efforts and political-action committee will remain in its Austin satellite office. The organization also will maintain satellite offices in Fort Worth and Waco. About half of its 300 employees will be in its Dallas office at 7424 Greenville Ave. Another 50 will be in Fort Worth. There were no staffing reductions with the reorganization.<ref name=dmag>[http://healthcare.dmagazine.com/2012/08/17/planned-parenthood-consolidates-north-and-central-texas-affiliates-into-dallas-office/ D Magazine: ''Planned Parenthood Consolidates North and Central Texas Affiliates into Dallas Office'', Aug. 17, 2012] (accessed on Sep. 19, 2012)</ref>

Then-CEO of [[Planned Parenthood of North Texas]] [[Ken Lambrecht]] was selected to be CEO of the newly formed organization with the unanimous endorsement of the [[PPNT]] search committee. Members of the committee included:<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2011/01/13/DA29869 Biz Journals: ''Planned Parenthood of North Texas Names Healthcare Industry Leader Kenneth S. Lambrecht as New President and CEO'', Jan. 13, 2011] (accessed on Sep. 19, 2012)</ref>
<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
*[[Lisa Kraus]], Chair
*[[Naomi Aberly]]
*[[Louise Appleman]]
*[[Cecilia Boone]]
*[[Amy Fikes]]
*[[Amy Jacobs]]
*Reverend [[Daniel Kanter]]
*[[Leslie MacLean]]
*[[Joy Mankoff]]
*[[Janie McGarr]]
*[[Nancy Solana]]
*[[Alinda Wikert]]
*[[Paul Williams]]
</div>

==Working with Parkland Hospital==
In an interview published Aug. 17, 2012, PPGT CEO [[Ken Lambrecht]] stated,<ref name=dmag/>
:''"Planned Parenthood is the largest reproductive health provider in Texas, and seeks to work with other healthcare providers to avoid duplicating efforts. We try to work in a complementary way with [[Parkland Hospital|Parkland]] [Hospital]. For example, Parkland has been closing some free-standing clinics.  If they retreat, we need to expand. We essentially are the OB-GYN office for uninsured women.”

==Events==
The following is a list of annual fundraising events held by Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas:
*[[/Cocktails for a Cause|Cocktails for a Cause]]
*[[/Dallas Annual Awards Luncheon|Dallas Annual Awards Luncheon]]

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:Planned Parenthood Affiliate]]
[[Category:Texas]]