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National Advisory Council

The foundation's National Advisory Council provides guidance to staff in operations and development and implementation of initiatives and projects.

The council includes both Texas and national members with expertise in diverse fields including psychiatry, sociology, philanthropy, public policy and law.

Members serve staggered four-year terms and periodically meet to review the foundation's activities and provide feedback.

National Advisory Council Members

John Burruss, M.D.
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine

Raymond L. Crowel, Psy.D.
Vice President, ICF International

Pedro L. Delgado, M.D.
Dielmann Professor and Chairman,
   Department of Psychiatry
Associate Dean for Faculty Development
   & Professionalism, School of Medicine
The University of Texas Health Science
   Center at San Antonio

Holly Echo-Hawk, M.S.
National Indian Child Welfare Association

Sue E. Estroff, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Social Medicine
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Daniel B. Fisher, Ph.D., M.D.
Executive Director
National Empowerment Center

D.J. Ida, Ph.D.
Executive Director
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association

LaVerne D. Miller
Policy Research Associates, Inc.

John Petrila, J.D., LL.M.
Chair and Professor, Department of Mental Health Law & Policy, Louis de la Parte
Florida Mental Health Institute
University of South Florida

Juan M. Sanchez, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
Office of the Vice President for Research
The University of Texas at Austin

Lonnie R. Snowden, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Social Welfare
University of California at Berkeley

David Springer, Ph.D., LCSW
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
School of Social Work
The University of Texas at Austin