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Just Announced! 

Opening Session Speaker John Sharp

John Sharp was appointed chancellor of The Texas A&M University System by the Board of Regents on Sept. 6, 2011. As chancellor, Sharp leads the 19-member system, which has an annual budget of $3.3 billion.
 
Sharp brings with him more than three decades of public service. He came to the A&M System from Ryan & Company, where he was a principal with the largest state and local tax consulting firm of its kind in Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Texas A&M University in 1972, where he was a member of the Corps staff of the Corps of Cadets and was elected student body president. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Reserves. He belongs to American Legion. 
 
In 1976, Sharp received a master’s degree in public administration from Southwest Texas State University while working full-time with the Legislative Budget Board in Austin. In 1978 he opened a one-man real estate firm in Victoria and became a successful small business owner.  That same year he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives and was named “Outstanding Freshman” by Texas Monthly. He won a seat in the Texas Senate in 1982, where he served on the powerful Senate Finance Committee, and was elected to the Texas Railroad Commission in 1986. Sharp was elected state comptroller in 1990 and re-elected in 1994.
 
Sharp has been married to Charlotte Han of Austin since 1978. They have a son, Spencer, and a daughter, Victoria. The Sharps are active members of their church and are involved in many community and humanitarian efforts.

 

 

 TLF Town Hall: A Look at Healthcare and the Economy

Dan Stultz
M.D., FACP, FACHE
Dr. Stultz is President and CEO of the Texas Hospital Association. He is a member of the American Hospital Association’s Regional Policy Board 7 and of the State Hospital Association Executives Forum. A member of the American College of Physicians, he earned designations as a Fellow in 1984; and as a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, he earned designation as a Fellow in 2006. Stultz was president and CEO of Shannon Health System, a three-hospital health system associated with a multi-specialty clinic and legacy insurance company, in San Angelo, Texas, from 1999 until November 2006.
 
Bill Webster
CEO - Medical Center Hospital, Odessa
Bill Webster has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Medical Center Health System since May 30, 2000. Bill has over 30 years of healthcare experience. Prior to coming to Medical Center Health System and Odessa, he served as a hospital Chief Executive Officer for Tenet Health System in Phoenix, Baptist Health System in San Antonio, Northwest Texas Healthcare System in Amarillo, Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, and HCA in El Paso. Bill is a graduate of Walla Walla University in Washington and he obtained his master’s degree in Health Services Administration from Loma Linda University in California. Bill and Leslie, his wife of 39 years, have three children and two grandchildren. 
 
 
 

Keynote Speaker: Joanne King Herring 

Julia Roberts played her in "Charlie Wilson’s War", but the real-life Texan is far more interesting than any movie could capture. The international socialite, global political activist and former Texas television anchor, Joanne King Herring is known for her improbable fight with the Mujahedeen against the former Soviet Union.

Join us for an engaging evening with Joanne as she discusses what it takes to lead directly and indirectly from any circumstance or position.

 

 Plus

  • Choose from more than twenty individualized leadership training sessions
  • Hear today's leading authorities on timely policy issues facing Texas
  • Explore and learn practical leadership skills
  • Network with other professionals, as well as business, political and educational leaders 

 

Agenda  |  Breakout Sessions  |  Sponsorship Information

 

 

Room blocks are avaliable at the following hotels:

DoubleTree Suites use convention/group code TLF (Block ends January 12, 2012)

La Quinta Inns and Suites use convention/group code Texas Leadership Forum (Block ends January 12, 2012)

Omni Austin Hotel Downtown use convention/group UT Permian Basin

 

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John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute
Texas Leadership Forum 2012
4901 E. University Dr.
Odessa, Texas 79762

  

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