Board of Trustees

Accountable to Public Trust

Meetings

Open to the Public (In Accordance with the Statutes of the State of Texas)

4 p.m. – Last Tuesday of Every Month*
See Public Notice for Next Meeting Information

*Holiday Exceptions and Special Meetings as Necessary

Board of Trustees

StarCare is governed by a nine-member Board of Trustees who are appointed by our three founding entities – the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, and Lubbock Independent School District. The Board of Trustees’ role is integral in establishing StarCare’s vision, mission, and values and ensuring public accountability.

 

Appointees

Each of the three entities appoints three members. They:

  • Serve a two-year term
  • Reflect the diversity of the service area and include one or more persons who are clients or family members of clients of the types of services StarCare provides
  • Are collectively responsible for the effective administration of StarCare, done primarily by
    • setting governing policies consistent with applicable rules and standards
    • hiring a Chief Executive Officer to whom it delegates responsibility for leading and managing day-to-day operations
  • Appoint members of the Planning and Network Advisory Committee (PNAC) responsible for considering public input and ultimate cost-benefit and client care issues to assist StarCare in assuring the best use of public money in assembling and managing a network or providers
  • Are not employed by StarCare

 

Board of Trustees

Judge Drue Farmer-Isett

Judge Drue Farmer-Isett

Immediate Past Chair

County Appointee Since 2007

Member, Texas Council of Community Centers Board of Directors

Carlos Morales

Carlos Morales

Board Chair

County Appointee Since 2008

Chair, Audit Committee

Suzanna Cisneros

Suzanna Cisneros

Board Vice-Chair

LISD Appointee Since 2009

Ray Mendoza

Ray Mendoza

City Appointee Since 2024

 

Mary Collier

Mary Collier

County Appointee Since 2009

Board Liaison, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Advisory Committee

Amanda Tijerina

Amanda Tijerina

LISD Appointee Since 2022

Robert (Bobby) B. Kazee, Jr.

Robert (Bobby) B. Kazee, Jr.

City Appointee Since 2004

Past Chair

Member, Audit Committee

Brian Shannon

Brian Shannon

City Appointee Since 1991

Board Secretary

Past Chair

Bryan Welch

Bryan Welch

LISD Appointee Since 2022

Sheriff Ray Scifres

Sheriff Ray Scifres

Ex-Officio
Hockley County Appointee Since 2019

Sheriff Kelly Rowe

Sheriff Kelly Rowe

Ex-Officio
Lubbock County Appointee Since 2020

StarCare Specialty Health System Facilities and Vehicles are Tobacco Free