Senior Leadership

Dr. John Carlo joined Prism Health North Texas as Chief Executive Officer in 2012. Previously he served as Program Director for the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota and served as the Medical Director and Health Authority for Dallas County. Dr. Carlo has over 20 years of service in leadership roles for the American Medical Association (AMA), the Texas Medical Association (TMA), and the Dallas County Medical Society (DCMS).

He currently serves on the AMA’s Council on Science and Public Health and is a member of TMA’s Board of Trustees. He is a past chair for the TMA Councils on Socioeconomics, Science and Public Health, and Legislation. He is also a past president of DCMS. Dr. Carlo served as chair for the Texas Public Health Coalition which was instrumental in the passage of legislation raising the minimum age to 21 for buying tobacco in Texas. He also serves on various study boards and advisory groups, including the CDC-funded project entitled, Improving Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) Physician’s Capacity to Address COVID-19; the CDC/NNPHI Health Disparities Technical Assistance Center; and the DFW COVID-19 Seroprevalence Study.

In 2021, Dr. Carlo was awarded the Dr. Max Cole Distinguished Service Award by the DCMS, and in 2015 he was awarded the TMA’s Presidential Award for leadership during the Dallas Ebola crisis. He also received the Distinguished Service Award from Parkland Health for his role during Dallas’ support for Hurricane Katrina evacuees. Dr. Carlo received his Medical Degree from U.T. Southwestern in Dallas and completed a residency in General Surgery at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. He received his Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Tulane University.

Dr. Morris-Harris joined Prism Health North Texas as its first Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in July 2017.  In this role, Dr. Morris-Harris works with patients, medical staff, and its medical director.

Dr. Morris-Harris previously served as CMO at Austin-based CommUnityCare, a large, federally qualified health center known for its outpatient HIV-practice. Prior to CommUnityCare, she worked as a staff physician at Parkland Health. Dr. Morris Harris is a Fellow of the Institute of the Infectious Disease Society of America, a designation she earned in 2021. She is also a Board-Certified Internist and is AAHIVM certified.

Dr. Morris-Harris received her Ph.D. in Neurobiology from Yale University.  She received her Medical Degree, with a special concentration in Neurology, from Harvard Medical School and her MBA from Texas Christian University.

Dale Holdman is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Prism Health North Texas. He brings 28 years of healthcare and operations experience in senior leadership and development.

Prior to being promoted to the COO position Dale functioned as the VP of Operations and Employee Health and also held executive positions in his career as SR. President of Sales for AxelaCare, SR. VP of Talent Development for AxelaCare/Optum RX, and SR. VP of Operations for USBiosevices. He also held the role of Chief Nursing Officer for Vencor Hospital and Director of ER for Doctors Hospital.

Dale is the owner and founder of Coaching Beyond, LLC. He obtained accreditation as a professional coach from the International Coaching Federation. He is certified in “DISC”, “Motivators”, “Hogan’s”,  and “Leadership Agility 360” assessments. He uses these assessment tools and other training courses to augment his ability to coach to help people move forward and make positive changes to improve their futures. Dale holds a B.S. in Nursing from Texas Woman’s University and an M.A. in Organizational Management from Dallas Baptist University.

Kimberly joined Prism Health North Texas in 2019 and serves as Vice President of Legal Affairs and Compliance.  She oversees Prism Health’s compliance & ethics program, including grants, regulatory, and HIPAA compliance.  She also manages Prism Health’s legal affairs coordinating outside counsel, investigations and contracting.  Kimberly also supports Prism Health’s Inclusion, Diversity, Dignity, Equity and Action (IDDEA Initiative).

Kimberly has over 15 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including serving as Compliance Officer at a specialty pharmacy and medical device company and as a hospital administrator at an academic medical center.  She has also worked with several faith-based and community organizations to address issues around health inequities, access, and stigma in minority communities.

Kimberly earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Florida A&M University and a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis.

Bill Budzinski has guided the human resources function as Vice-President of Human Capital since April 2019. He has provided subject matter expertise and direction during a critical growth period in the evolution of the agency with two acquisitions.

His extensive multi-industry experience includes Human Resource leadership positions in healthcare with Tenet Health Systems, in professional services with Deloitte Consulting, and in pharmaceuticals with Johnson & Johnson. Bill has a demonstrated track record of enhancing organizational effectiveness during mergers and acquisitions, new business start-ups, and during major changes and transitions.

He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Indiana University and completed a master’s degree in organizational development from Pepperdine University where he worked and consulted with companies in China, France, and Mexico.  He is certified in several management development programs such as Behavioral Interviewing, DDI, MBTI, and Zenger – Miller.

Karin Petties joined Prism Health North Texas in 2015. As the Executive Vice President for Administration, she works closely with the CEO and Senior Leadership to ensure strong process synergy among the many domains and areas of the organization. She oversees the critical and highly diverse functions of grants, community engagement, marketing, development public relations, and policy and supports the CEO in his efforts towards developing strategic partnerships, community mobilization, and public health.

Her prior experience includes various positions within the public health sector over the past thirty years, predominantly focused on the implementation of state and federally-funded projects serving individuals impacted by HIV/AIDS.

Most recently she spent nine years managing federal and state grants as the Assistant Director of Ryan White Grant Compliance with Dallas County, where she had oversight of a 20-million-dollar grant portfolio that supported HIV care services in Dallas and eleven surrounding counties.