Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas*

9 Members - Term: 6 Years

General Information

Agency #: 542 1701 N. Congress Ave., Ste. 6-127P.O. Box 12097Austin 78711-2097

Members

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
Presiding Officer	David A. Cummings, M.D.	San Angelo, 01-31-2029
Secretary	Cindy Barberio Payne	Spring Branch, 01-31-2025
Board Member(s)	Ambrosio Hernandez, M.D.	Pharr, 01-31-2025
	Dee Margo	El Paso, 01-31-2027
	Will Montgomery	Dallas, 01-31-2023
	Mahendra C. Patel, M.D., P.A.	San Antonio, 01-01-2027
	William H. Rice, M.D.	Austin, 01-31-2025
	Craig Rosenfeld, M.D.	Dallas, 01-31-2017
	Thomas A. Taylor	Dallas, 01-31-2029

Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Chief Executive Officer	Kristen Doyle	(512) 463-3190
Chief Operating Officer/Deputy Executive Officer	Heidi McConnell	(512) 463-3190
Chief Prevention Officer	Ramona Magid	(512) 463-3190
Chief Scientific Officer	Michelle M. Le Beau, Ph.D.	(512) 463-3190
Chief Product Development Officer	G. Kenneth Smith, Ph.D.	(512) 463-3190
Chief Compliance Officer	Vince Burgess	(512) 463-3190

Notes

The Oversight Committee serves as the governing body of CPRIT, which awards grants to expedite innovation in cancer research, to help bring lifesaving cancer products to Texans and to expand cancer prevention capabilities across the state.

* Subject to the Texas Sunset Act; will be reviewed in 2029.