who we are
Children’s Health℠ is the leading pediatric health care system in North Texas. We’re a nonprofit that has been making life better for children for more than 110 years. As one of the largest U.S. pediatric health providers, we care for children in hospitals and clinics in the North Texas region and beyond.
And for more than 60 years, we’ve worked together with UT Southwestern Medical Center to provide incredible health care for children. In 2024, we served more than 337,000 patients and were ranked among the nation’s top pediatric hospitals and the No. 1 pediatric hospital in North Texas by U.S. News & World Report.
As a team, we work to accomplish the incredible, together.
Children’s Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors
CHAIR
Rebecca Egelston Caso
BOARD MEMBERS
Mandy Austin
Rebecca Egelston Caso
Cole Evans
Steve Gruber
Lisa Guerrero
Amy Korenvaes
Katy Miller
Kristin Mitchell
Connie O’Neill
Mike Pickens
Dora Zapata
VOTING EX OFFICIO MEMBERS
Christopher J. Durovich, CHST President and Chief Executive Officer
John Eagle, Immediate Past Chair, Children’s Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors
As of January 1, 2024
Children’s Health System of Texas
Board of Directors
CHAIR
Ed Heffernan
MEMBERS
Sylvia Cespedes
Michael Dardick
Lou Grabowsky
Steve Gruber
Ed Heffernan
Lee Jackson
Caren Kline
Tom Montgomery
Connie O’Neill
Tony Roach
Mike Silverman
Mark Speese
Debra Brennan Tagg
VOTING EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS
Rebecca Egelston Caso
Christopher J. Durovich
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS (NON-VOTING)
David W. Biegler
HONORARY LIFE MEMBER (NON-VOTING)
Joel T. Williams, III
As of January 1, 2024
Children’s Medical Center Foundation
Chairman’s Advisory Board
CHAIR
Rebecca Egelston Caso*
MEMBERS
John L. Adams
Kim Askew
Marilyn Augur
Mandy Austin*
Girish Bachani
Jill C. Bee
Sheila Beuerlein
George Billingsley
John Carona
Bill Carter
Christie Carter
Marie Crowe
R. Brooks Cullum, Jr.
Scott Dabney
Ann Delatour
Christopher J. Durovich*
Sally Dutter
John Eagle*
Sandra Estess
Chase Evans
Cole Evans*
Susan Farris
Steve Folsom
Leslie Greco
Steve Gruber*
Lisa Guerrero*
Randi N. Halsell
Juli Harrison
Gene Jones
Joe Jouvenal
J. Peter Kline
Amy Korenvaes*
Joyce Lacerte
Katie Lavie
C.S. Lee
Anne Logan
Rob Maher
Karen Matthews
Lynn McBee
Jill McClung
P. Mike McCullough
Gail M. McDonald
Katy Miller*
Kyle Miller
Kristin Mitchell*
Robert E. Morgan, D.D.S.
Burk Murchison
Jan Myers
Matt Nunley
Connie O'Neill*
Teresa Parravano
Chris Patrick
Pamela Dealey Petty
Mary Martha Pickens
Mike Pickens*
Jacky Pincoffs
Brad Ramsey
Sheri Rosen
Debbie Scripps
John R. Sears, Jr.
Michael Seay
Florence Shapiro
Amanda Shufeldt
Michael Silverman
Frank O. Sloan
Miguel Solis
Barbara Stuart
Mersina Stubbs
Smokey Swenson
Kacy Tolleson
Mark Weinzierl
Jimmy Westcott
Hiawatha Williams
Mark Zacheis
Dora Zapata*
EX OFFICIO MEMBERS - COMMUNITY
Wynne Brown
President, Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Brandi Chilian
President-Elect, Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Fredye Factor
Crystal Charity Ball
Kim Gleason
President-Elect, Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Plano
Paula Gray
Junior League of Collin County
Arlene Henslee
Assistance League of Dallas
Diane Hopson
Past President, Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Plano
Holly Lawrence
Past President, Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Heather Lothes
President, Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Plano
Aurora Temple-Barnes
Junior League of Dallas
EMERITUS MEMBERS
Ann Goddard Corrigan
H. Leslie Moore, M.D.
Gifford Touchstone
As of July 1, 2024
*Foundation Board of Directors
celebrating our generous community
$4.3 million in unrestricted gifts
$6.8 million for pediatric research
$600,000+ raised on North Texas Giving Day
$9 million+ from legacy gifts
giving kids a fighting chance
Children’s Medical Center Foundation was founded in 1985 as a separate 501(c)(3) organization with the sole purpose of pursuing and securing philanthropic contributions that enable Children’s Health to fulfill the mission of making life better for children.
All contributions to Children’s Medical Center Foundation directly impact patients and their families, ensuring the best experience, best care and ultimately a fighting chance to get back to being a kid again.