Fresquez named chair of hospital association

The Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council has announced its Board of Trustees for 2026. The Board of Trustees consists of the following individuals:

• Chair, Juan Fresquez, President, Methodist Mansfield Medical Center

• Chair-Elect, Will Turner, President, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Waxahachie

• Past Chair, Vanessa Walls, Chief Market Executive of the Northern Market, Children’s Health

• Trustee, Christopher York, President, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas

• Trustee, Edmundo Castañeda, Executive VP, COO, Parkland Health

• Trustee, Chris Rubio, VP and COO, UT Southwestern Health System

• Trustee, Shannon Fletcher, Sr. VP, Chief of Staff and External Affairs, JPS Health Network

• Trustee, Jared Shelton, President, Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth

• Trustee, Ken Stevens, CEO, Medical City Frisco

• Trustee, Kevin Greene, President, Cook Children’s Medical Center – Prosper

• Trustee, Skyler Reed, CEO, Medical City Children’s and Medical City Women’s Hospital Dallas

• Trustee, Tim Bowen, President, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – McKinney

• Trustee, Abiola Anyebe, Market CEO, Kindred Hospitals North Texas Market

• Ex-Officio, Matt Chance, Senior VP, COO, Scottish Rite for Children

• Ex-Officio, Christina Mathis, CEO, Medical City Las Colinas

Completing their terms are Natalie Wilkins, VP Operations, Cook Children’s Health Care System; Steve Edgar, CEO, Medical City Denton; Kyle Armstrong, President, Baylor University Medical Center and Central Region; Chris Richard, COO, Kindred Hospital Dallas Central; and Ryan Gebhart, President,

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Frisco at PGA Parkway.

“We’re looking forward to 2026 and working with Kevin Greene, Skyler Reed, Tim Bowen, Abiola Anyebe and Christina Mathis, new additions to our 15-member board representing an accomplished group of North Texas healthcare executives,” said Stephen Love, president/CEO of DFWHC. “They have an

impressive range of talent allowing us to successfully continue our mission to improve quality healthcare and drive health access in the region. We would also like to thank Natalie Wilkins, Steve Edgar, Kyle Armstrong, Chris Richard and Ryan Gebhart for their dedicated work over the past year.”

DFWHC is a 90 hospital and 90 associate member trade organization with more than 56 years of service to North Texas healthcare. Governed by a Board of Trustees made up of hospital executive officers, the hospital trade association is committed to the continuous improvement of patient care.

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