Board of Directors

Meet the PHNTX Board

The PHNTX Board of Directors provides long-term direction that helps shape the success of Prism Health North Texas. Board expertise and insights help PHNTX promote access to healthcare for marginalized populations including HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ, and ethnic minorities.

 

Ryan J. Meyer, JD | Board Chair 
Partner
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Governance Committee Member since September 2019

 

Jeremy Benson | Chair Elect
Chief Audit Executive
Integer Holdings
Governance Committee Member since November 2022

 

Reverend Billy Lane | Past Immediate Chair & Secretary
Associate Pastor – Camp Wisdom United Methodist Church
Assistant Executive Director – Innercity Community Development Corporation
Governance Committee Member since June 2015

 

Debra L. Nystrom, CHFP | Treasurer Chair
System Director, Reimbursement
CHRISTUS Health
Finance & Audit Committee Member since March 2017

 

Matt Wilkerson| Chair
Realtor
Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty
People & Operations Committee Member since September 2013

 

Lionel M. Hillard, MST, MA, CDA | Chair
Marketing & Development Committee Member since December 2021

 

Stephen (Steve) Love
President and CEO
Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council
Finance & Audit Committee Member since August 2016

 

John Christian, JD
Attorney
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Marketing & Development Committee Member since February 2019

 

Joey Avila
Marketing & Development Committee, Patient Advisory Council
Member since June 2020

 

Abraham Salum
Owner
Salum Restaurant
Marketing & Development Committee Member since December 2021

 

Doug Lightfoot
Retired Healthcare Revenue Cycle Specialist
Finance & Audit Committee Member since July 2023

 

Douglas Manhart
Director
Forvis Mazars, LLP
Finance & Audit Committee Member since August 2024

 

Ruby E Blum
VP, Policy and Legislative Affairs
Dallas County Medical Society
People & Operations Committee Member since November 2024