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National Advisory Council

The National Advisory Council provides guidance to Foundation staff in the development and implementation of its initiatives, projects, and operations.

The council includes both Texas and national representation and expertise from diverse fields, including psychiatry, sociology, philanthropy, public policy, and law.

Over their staggered four-year terms, the advisors periodically meet in person and by teleconference to review the Foundation's activities and provide their feedback.

The National Advisory Council members are:

Domingo Barrios, M.S. Health Administration
Vice President for Community Investing
Greater Houston Community Foundation

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

Raymond L. Crowel, Ph.D.
Vice President, Mental Health
   and Substance Abuse Services
National Mental Health Association

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.
Consultant, National Indian
   Child Welfare Association
Founder, Echo-Hawk & Associates

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

Vijay Ganju, Ph.D.
Project Director
Texas Mental Health Transformation Initiative

Rachel Guerrero, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
Chief, Office of Multicultural Services
California Department of Mental Health

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

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 of Social Welfare
Director, Center for Mental Health
   Services Research
University of California at Berkeley

David Springer, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
Associate Dean
School of Social Work
The University of Texas at Austin