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Phileda Tennant grew up in rural South Texas and after witnessing the difficulties associated with a lack of access to health care in rural areas, Phileda now brings her legal expertise to Vecino’s board of directors to help ensure health care is accessible to all Houstonians.

Phileda received a BA in Political Science, magna cum laude, from Brown University, and a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School. She is a senior associate in the Employment, Labor & OSHA group of international law firm Vinson and Elkins LLP, based in Houston, Texas. Phileda is carrying on the V&E tradition of pro bono support for Vecino, as well as the firm’s longstanding representation on Vecino’s board of directors.

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Growing up in Houston’s Denver Harbor community, Angela Trautman has firsthand experience of what it means not to have access to a doctor. It’s one of the reasons she was drawn to make a difference with a career in healthcare.

A dedicated healthcare leader and licensed vocational nurse in good standing with the Texas Board of Nursing, Angela has extensive experience in service quality, process optimization, and performance management. She is the clinical documentation and coding specialist for AllCare IPA and a member of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. Committed to her community, she has been a guardian ad litem through Harris County Child Advocates and is currently a foster parent with close ties to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.

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Charles Rosson is an attorney in civil practice with the Houston-based law firm of Gibbs & Bruns, LLP, where he devotes his time to complex commercial litigation disputes. He joined the Vecino board of directors in 2016 to donate his valuable legal expertise. He also works to strengthen Vecino’s leadership and funding as a member of the board’s Development Committee.

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A clinical professor and the Chair of Clinical Sciences at the University of Houston, College of Medicine, Dr. Brian Reed is a family medicine physician with nearly two decades of service in communities throughout Houston and Harris County. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and joined the board of directors in 2016.

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A retired law enforcement officer and Vietnam War veteran, Dario Arellano is a strong activist for quality healthcare in the Denver Harbor community. He provides a critical community perspective to Vecino Health Centers as a long-standing board member.

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Devin Rogers brings a decade of experience in commercial real estate to the Vecino Board. Formerly Vice President and Director at Jones Lang LaSalle, an international commercial real estate firm, Mr. Rogers founded Hrothgar in 2018 to continue to meet the needs of his clients.

Mr. Rogers previously assisted Vecino in assessing its real estate holdings and prospective future locations before being invited to join the Board in 2019 where he now serves on the Finance Committee.