Georgetown Health Foundation Board Members
BARBARA H. BRIGHTWELL, D.Min.
Chair - GHF Board of Directors, Chair - GHF Executive Committee, Ad Hoc Member - GHF Governance & Nominating Committee
In addition to her work with Georgetown Health Foundation, Dr. Brightwell also serves on the St. David's Georgetown Hospital Advisory Board and St David's Community Health Foundation. She was Chair of the Steering Committee that created The Georgetown Project, Chair of the Board of the Georgetown Community Resource Center, and now a board member of the Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County and Senior University of Georgetown.
Dr. Brightwell's past service includes Director of Volunteer Services and the Pastoral Care Program for Georgetown Healthcare System and Georgetown Hospital. She has more than 40 years of experience in counseling and guidance, including serving as a Principal of an educational organization n Houston and Dean for Student Development at Southwestern University in Georgetown. She was also instrumental in establishing the Georgetown Community Clinic (Lone Star Circle of Care).
Through her unwavering commitment to the Georgetown community, Dr. Brightwell has been honored with a number of recognitions and awards: Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, "Citizen of the Year," Williamson County "Citizen of the Year," Texas Hospital Trustees "Outstanding Board Member of the Year," the Central Texas Conference Bishop's Award for exemplary service in the field of ecumenism, and the Paul Harris Fellow from the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Dr. Brightwell has a Bachelor of Business of Administration, Masters in Education / Counseling and a Doctorate of Ministry.
DOAK FLING
Chair-Elect - GHF Board of Directors, Member - GHF Executive Committee, Member - GHF Finance Committee; Ad Hoc Member - GHF Governance & Nominating Committee
Doak Fling has a history of service to the residents of Georgetown and Williamson County through his work with numerous civic and non-profit organizations. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors for Georgetown Health Foundation, and is a member of the GHF Finance & Audit Committee. He served as a member of the Georgetown Healthcare Foundation Board and on the GHF Investment Committee.
He serves on the Board of Metro YMCA of Williamson County, and Children at Heart Foundation. Additionally, he is serving as a Board member on the Citizen's Advisory to Williamson County Juvenile Services, and the Floyd Carlson Charitable Trust. Doak is a member at First Baptist in Georgetown, and a member of the Round Rock Rotary Club.
Doak has held leadership positions in the community including, but not limited to, Board member of Texas Baptist Children's Home, Past President of Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, and Past President of Georgetown Industrial Foundation. He is also Past President of "Keep Georgetown Best" for the City of Georgetown and past Council Member for the City of Georgetown. He has served as Past President of First National Bank of Georgetown and has received numerous professional awards related to banking and investment services.
STEPHEN D. SCHAEFER, O.D.
Past Chair - GHF Board of Directors, Member - GHF Executive Committee, Member - GHF Governance & Nominating Committee
Dr. Schaefer has served on the Board of Directors of Georgetown Healthcare System for over 20 years and as Board Chair for more than 15 years. Throughout his career, Dr. Schaefer served the families of Georgetown and the surrounding communities with compassion, professional care and understanding.
He has assisted in coordinating the Texas Mission of Mercy (TMOM) in the Central Texas area. TMOM is a traveling organization that provides vision, dental and basic health examinations for those without health coverage.
Dr. Schaefer's dedication to the community goes beyond healthcare. Dr. Schaefer was an active member of the Williamson County Sheriff's Posse for more than 20 years, also serving as their captain for 5 years.
He has served as Director of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Director of Mary Bailey Child Development Center in Georgetown.
He served on the Planning Committee for the development of the City of Georgetown logo, the Planning Committee for "Keep Georgetown Best". He was a Charter Member of the Sun City Rotary Club and the Georgetown Jaycees.
He is a member of the American Foundation for Vision; Texas Optometric Association; American Optometric Association; and Central Texas Optometric Society.
DOUGLAS BENOLD, M.D.
Secretary - GHF Board of Directors, Member - GHF Executive Committee, Chair - GHF Community Health Access Committee
Dr. Benold has been an active member of the Georgetown medical community for almost 60 years. He opened his Georgetown medical practice in 1950; he briefly left his Georgetown medical practice to serve in the Korean conflict from 1952 to 1954. He served as a founding member of the Georgetown Hospital Board and served as founding member on the Georgetown Healthcare Foundation Board of Directors. He has served as Board member on the Georgetown Healthcare System Board.
Currently, he serves on the Board of Georgetown Health Foundation; serves as Secretary of the GHF Board; and a member of the GHF Executive Committee. He is also a member of the GHF Community Health Access Committee, and the GHF Governance Committee.
He is a Past President of the Georgetown Hospital Medical Staff, Past Chair of the Georgetown Hospital Medical Executive Committee. He is Past Chief of the OB / Pediatrics Department and Past Chair of the Credentials Committee.
He has also served on the Medical Staff of Georgetown Community Clinic. which later became the Lone Star Circle of Care. He is a Past Member of the American Academy of Family Practice Physicians, Williamson County Medical Association, and the American Medical Association At the current time, Dr. Benold is a member-at-large on the Board of Trustees at Southwestern University.
In recognition of his service to the community, Dr. Benold was named "Citizen of the Year" by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and was honored by Georgetown Independent School District with the naming of the "Douglas Benold Middle School". He was award the "Citation of Merit" from Southwestern University in Georgetown.
KAREN COLE
Member - GHF Community Health Access Committee
Karen returned to Georgetown in 2004 after almost 40 years in the banking industry. Karen retired as a Regional Executive of Bank of American Private Bank. Her areas of responsibility included Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
During her banking career in Houston she served on several boards and was President of the Houston Estate and Financial Forum, President of Houston Estate Planning Council and an officer of Texas Bankers Association. She served as Chairman of the Trust Division of the Texas Bankers Association. She was selected by Texas Executive Women as one of the outstanding women business leaders in Houston.
Since her return to Georgetown, Karen has been Chairman of the Chisholm Trail Communities Foundation and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the following organizations: Lone Star Circle of Care, Chisholm Trail Communities Foundation, Boys and Girls Club, Williamson County Coordinated Child Care and Seeds of Strength, a Women's Giving Circle.
Karen has a B.A. degree from Baylor University, a J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law and a Thesis with distinction from SMU Graduate School of Banking.Taylor.
Alma Guzman
Member - GHF Community Health Access Committee
Alma Guzman has a dedication to education and teacher innovation. She currently serves as the Human Resource Director at Georgetown Independent School District. She is the past Principal at both Village Elementary and Frost Elementary Schools. She was a classroom Language Arts Teacher/Theater Arts Teacher, Director of Parent Network, Director of Federal Programs, and Community Liaison for Parental Involvement and Dropout Prevention.
Alma is a member of the St. David's Medical Center Board of Directors and is a past member of the Georgetown Partners In Education Board, GISD District Performance Council, Georgetown Project Board of Advisors and Georgetown Task Force on Teen Pregnancy.
Alma received her Superintendant Certification from Texas Tech University, a Masters Degree in Education Administration from Southwest Texas State University and a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from Texas A&I University. Alma holds certificates in English, 6-12; Speech Communications, 6-12; Principal, Pk-12 and Superintendent, Pk-12.
Alma participates in many professional organizations including Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators, Toastmasters of Georgetown, Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association, National Association of Elementary School Principals, and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
LARRY J. HEMENES
Member - GHF Executive Committee, Chair - GHF Finance Committee
Larry Hemenes has more than 35 years experience in financial and administrative leadership. His financial and administrative expertise in health care is a combination of service in rural and suburban community health care facilities in Texas.
For approximately 15 years he served as Chief Financial Officer of Georgetown Hospital, Georgetown Healthcare System and its affiliates. Most recently he served as Chief Financial Officer of St. David's Georgetown Hospital in Georgetown.
Larry has also served in numerous leadership positions with civic and non-profit organizations in Texas including Georgetown and Williamson County.
Larry is a Past Board Member of Georgetown Area United Way and the Georgetown Information and Volunteer Exchange (G.I.V.E.). He is Past Chair of Texas Agriculture Extension Service Advisory Board of Williamson County.
He is a 1995 graduate of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce "Leadership Georgetown" program. He also served as Past Chair and Board Member of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce. He served as Board Member and Past Chair of the Georgetown Partners in Education (P.I.E.); served as Board member and Treasurer of The Georgetown Caring Place. Larry Hemenes currently serves on the Investment Sub-Committee for the Chisholm Trail Communities Foundation.
He is a Past Board Member of the Texas Association for Healthcare Financial Administration (T.A H. F. A.) which is an affiliate of Texas Hospital Association and Advanced member of Healthcare Financial Management Association.
JACK HUNNICUTT
Member - GHF Community Health Access Committee
Jack Hunnicutt has served as a business and community leader in Georgetown and Williamson County for more than twenty-five years.
Currently, he is a member of the Georgetown Health Foundation (GHF) Board of Directors and a member of the GHF Community Health Access Committee.
He was a member of the initial health care task force in Georgetown, Texas which founded Georgetown Community Clinic (GCC) and was instrumental in the GCC opening in January, 2002. He assisted with and worked to obtain "Federally Qualified-Health Center" (FQHC) status for the Georgetown Community Clinic. FQHC status was successfully completed in December, 2004. . Jack Hunnicutt is the current Chairman of the Board for the Lone Star Circle of Care.
Mr. Hunnicutt is a Past President of the Georgetown Heritage Society; and Past Secretary of the Georgetown Utility System Advisory Board. In 2002, Jack was named Georgetown "Citizen of the Year" by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
He is a member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin and a founding board member of the Georgetown Chapter.
Dale Illig
Chair - GHF Governance & Nominating Committee
Dale Illig is an Attorney with 34 years of experience in private practice in Georgetown, Texas. He specializes in real estate, probate, estate planning, business law, trust administration, non-profits and charitable foundations.
Dale currently serves as President of the W.D. Kelley Foundation and is a member of the Georgetown Rotary. He is the past President of the Williamson County Bar Association and past Chair and member of the State Bar of Texas 8C Grievance Committee.
Dale is a native Texan and is a member of the Grace Episcopal Church and his interests include videography, photography, sailing, gardening, walking, reading and music.
He graduated with a Business Associate Degree from the University of Texas and subsequently received a Juris Doctor from the University of Texas. He volunteered with the Peace Corps in India in 1969-1972.
Darrick McGill
Member - GHF Finance Committee
Darrick McGill is a businessman serving the Georgetown community with expertise in finance and economics. He currently serves as a member of the following organizations, St. David's Georgetown Hospital Advisory Board, St. David's Foundation - Community Health Access Committee, International Association of Registered Financial Consultants, and Rotary Club of Georgetown.
Darrick is a past Chair of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and a Past Chair for Georgetown Partners In Education.
Darrick has received Professional Honors from the Austin Business Journal as one of the Top Investment Brokerage Firms and one of the Top Money Management Firms.
Darrick has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the US Military Academy at West Point, New York graduating on the Dean's List. He served as a Captain in the US Army and is currently an Aviation Warrant Officer in the US Army Reserve. Currently, Darrick is pursuing a Master of Science Degree in Financial Planning from the College of Financial Planning.
He has earned a license or holds a certificate as an Accredited Wealth Management Advisor, SM; a Registered Financial Consultant (RFC), Personal Financial Planning, FINRA registered Principal & Registered Representative and is an Agent in Texas General Lines for Life, Accident & Health and Property and Casualty. Darrick also holds commercial pilot ratings for airplanes and helicopters
JAKE SCHRUM
Member - GHF Governance & Nominating Committee
Jake Schrum is a native Texan who has served as Administrator of two major research Universities and three Liberal Arts Colleges. In January 2000, Schrum was elected President of Southwestern University and took office on July 1, 2000. He is widely recognized as an author and speaker in the field of educational advancement and moral leadership in higher education. Schrum received his B.A. in psychology in 1968 from Southwestern University, where he served as president of the Student Government Association. That same year, he enrolled in the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. While at SMU, Schrum and his spouse, Jane Woodman Schrum, served as residence hall parents for first-year male students.
In his many civic, professional, and community service activities, Schrum has served as Chair of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education which is the world's largest international education association. He is former Chair of the Board of the Associated Colleges of the South, the Southern University Conference, Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas, the Chisholm Trail Communities Foundation, and The Georgetown Project. He serves on the Board of Richmond - The American International University in London, the Educational and Institutional Insurance Administrators, the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities, the Texas Independent College Foundation, and First Texas Bank in Georgetown.
He serves on the Council of Presidents of the Association of Governing Boards. Most recently, he was named "Citizen of the Year" by Georgetown Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of Georgetown Health Foundation Board and serves on the GHF Governing & Nominating Committee.
Schrum is a member of the American Council on Education, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and other educational associations benefiting colleges and universities. Schrum is a consultant and a frequent lecturer on topics related to the advancement of higher education. He wrote a book titled Democracy's Last Stand: The Role of the New Urban University. The Association of Governing Boards in Washington, D.C., published a book, edited by Schrum, titled A Board's Guide to Comprehensive Campaigns. He edited Justice for All for Southwestern University. He received the Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Southwestern University in 1991.
