Poison Control Coordinating Committee

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The Coordinating Committee on Poison Control shall coordinate the activities ofthe Regional Poison Control Centers (RPCCs) designated under Texas Administrative Code, Section 777.001(a) and advise the Commission on State Emergency Communications.

The Committee is composed of:

(1) One public member appointed by the Commission on State Emergency Communications;

(2) Six members who represent the six Regional Poison Control Centers, one appointed by the Chief Executive Officer of each center;

(3) One member appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of State Health Services; and

(4) One member who is a health care professional designated as the Poison Control Program Coordinator appointed by the Commission on State Emergency Communications.

Committee Members:

Jon D. Thompson, MS, DABAT - Chair
Managing Director
Southeast Texas Regional Poison Control Center - Galveston, TX

Miguel C. Fernández, MD - Vice Chair
Medical and Managing Director
South Texas Regional Poison Control Center - San Antonio, TX

Salvador Baeza, PharmD, DABAT
Interim Managing Director
West Texas Regional Poison Control Center - El Paso, TX

David Baker, PharmD, DABAT
Managing Director
Central Texas Regional Poison Control Center - Temple, TX

Grace Chimene, RN, MSN, CPNP
Public Member
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Austin, TX

Jeanie Jaramillo, PharmD
Managing Director
Texas Panhandle Regional Poison Control Center - Amarillo, TX

Melody Gardner, RN, MSN, CCRN
Managing Director
North Texas Regional Poison Control Center - Dallas, TX

Sharilyn Stanley, MD
Poison Control Program Coordinator
Commission on State Emergency Communications - Austin, TX

John Villanacci, PhD
Director, Environmental & Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit
Department of State Health Services - Austin, TX