Texas A&M University | Technology Services

Meeting Schedule

9:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. every 3rd Monday in September, November, February, April & June.

About the HTC

The Health Technologies Committee (HTC) serves as an input and guidance body to enable innovative and effective health technologies and initiatives across Texas A&M Health. In addition to the members and charge, Texas A&M Health faculty, staff, or students may be invited to participate on special task forces and focus groups.

Members

  • Cady Auckerman - College of Medicine
  • Sarah Barron - College of Dentistry
  • James Batchelder - College of Nursing
  • Adam Case - College of Medicine
  • Marco Cueva - Graduate Student
  • Ricardo Diaz - TAMU Health
  • Rondel Frank - College of Dentistry
  • Shawn Gibbs - School of Public Health
  • Wendell Gray - College of Dentistry
  • Jody Harrison - Technology Services
  • Mansoor Khan - College of Pharmacy
  • Hye Chung Kum - School of Public Health
  • Garrett LaPaglia - Technology Services
  • Jennifer Maldonado - College of Medicine
  • Adam Mikeal - Technology Services
  • Kristin Nace - TAMU Health
  • Deb O'Briant - College of Nursing
  • Gilbert Reyna - College of Pharmacy
  • Olga Rodriguez - TAMU Health
  • Scott Shaver - Undergraduate Student
  • Pansare Swaroop - Graduate Student
  • Ashley Swinney - College of Nursing
  • Amy Waer - College of Medicine
  • Matt Walton - TAMU Health
  • Yinan Wei - College of Pharmacy
  • Kris Wuensche - Committee Facilitator
  • Joseph Zatopek - Technology Services

Committee Scope & Membership

Scope

  • Review and recommendation of clinical, health research, and health classroom technology applications to be procured and supported by Technology Services.
  • Periodically assess satisfaction with technologies across Texas A&M Health through the use of surveys, focus groups, town halls, or any other form of input and assessment.
  • Identify and facilitate Texas A&M Health strategic plan initiatives inclusive of digital health, research partnerships, and related strategies.
  • Analyze the health technology portfolio to address duplication and identify opportunities for modernization for the purpose of reducing technical barriers to teaching and learning.
  • Provide input to Texas A&M Health focused technology initiatives with periodic review of a project portfolio of initiatives.
  • Identify and evaluate health technology policy issues in collaboration with University Risk and Compliance.
  • Manage an annual strategic review process and event that encourages students, faculty, and staff to contribute innovative strategies for the purpose of advancing the Texas A&M Health Strategic Plan to enable the Texas A&M University and Texas A&M Health missions.
  • Publish an executive report to the Texas A&M Health – Senior Vice President annually covering the strategic review process, committee progress, and presentation of IT alignment activities to the Texas A&M Health strategic plan.
  • Receive business cases and proposals for classroom technologies to be deployed across Texas A&M Health using funding allotments by prioritizing classroom upgrades.
  • Make funding requests for technology budget changes to executive leaders and relevant governance bodies within the University-Wide IT Governance program and from other governance bodies.
  • Evaluate potential university-wide and institutional data systems projects in partnership with the Data Governance Committee that use generalized health science data, protected health information, personally identifiable information, or HIPAA regulated data.

Membership

  • 2 Representatives from each College: Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health that may include teaching faculty, research faculty, clinical faculty, academic affairs members, or related academic roles. (By appointment of each respective Dean)
  • 1 Academic Technology Representative from among Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health.
  • 2 Representatives appointed by the Senior Vice President for Texas A&M Health.
  • 2 Information Technology Professionals. (By appointment of the Vice President for Information Technology).
  • 2 Texas A&M Health Graduate Student Representatives. (By appointment of the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies)
  • 1 Texas A&M Health Undergraduate Student Representative. (By appointment of the TAMU Student Government Association)

Last Modified: December 16, 2025