| Texas Society for Public Health Education |
Texas SOPHE 2026 Executive Board |
Presidents |
| SHELBY FLORES-THORPE, PhD, MEd, CHES Past President Affiliations: The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) Houston School of Public Health in Austin Location: Austin, Texas |
![]() | TAYLOR LEVY, MS, RDN, CHES President Affiliations: The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) Houston School of Public Health in Austin Location: Austin, Texas
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| ALEX ALVARENGA, PhD(c), MPH President-Elect Affiliation: The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) Houston School of Public Health in Austin Location: Austin, Texas |
officers |
| SABRINA STANLEY, MPH, MCHES, CPH Secretary Affiliation: Texas Department of State Health Services Location: Austin, Texas |
| LISA BLACKWELL, MPH, CHES Treasurer Affiliations: Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin Location: Austin, Texas |
| NATALIA RODRIGUEZ, MPH National Delegate Affiliations: Center for Health and Nature, Texas A&M University Location: Houston, Texas |
general board members |
| CARLTON ALLEN, MS, CHW, MCHES General Board Member Affiliation: Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Location: Tyler, Texas |
| CHRISTOPHER MORA, CHW General Board Member Affiliations: Dell Medical School at the University of Texas, Lone Star Circle of Care Location: Austin, Texas |
| LEANNE RABORN, MPH, RN, CHES General Board Member Affiliations: Texas Health and Human Services Location: Austin, Texas |
| JOY YB DELEON, PhD, MS, CHES General Board Member Affiliations: Texas A&M University Location: College Station, Texas |
| LASHAUNE JOHNSON, PhD General Board Member Affiliations: University of Houston Location: Houston, Texas |
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STEPHEN BROWN, PhD General Board Member Affiliations: Sam Houston State University Location: Huntsville, Texas |
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES |
| EMMA MULLANE Graduate Student Representative Affiliations: The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) Houston School of Public Health in Austin Location: Austin, Texas |
| ISABEL THOMAS, MPH Graduate Student Representative Affiliations: The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) Houston School of Public Health in Austin Location: Austin, Texas |
| MONALISA AKWURUOAH Undergraduate Student Representative Affiliations: Texas State University Location: San Marcos, Texas |
| AVA TOBAR Undergraduate Student Representative Affiliations: Baylor University Location: Houston, Texas |