STEPHANIE SIMMONS, of Missouri City, is an attorney and owner of Simmons Legal Consultants, and a certified mediator. She is a member of the State Bar of Texas and a past member of the Houston Bar Association. She is also a court-appointed volunteer for Child Advocates of Harris County and a Girl Scout leader for the San Jacinto Council of Girl Scouts. Ms. Simmons received a bachelor's degree from Houston Baptist University and a law degree from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law. She is appointed for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2015.

ROSEMARY GAMMON, of Plano, is director of Reimbursement & Payer Strategy for Mederi Therapeutics. She is a guest lecturer at the Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing Graduate Program, and a board member of the Texas Association of Business. She is also a past member of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission Medical Advisory Committee Texas Board of Architectural Examiners. Ms. Gammon received a bachelor's degree from Boston University and is a graduate of the Professional Academy for Healthcare Management. She is appointed for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2015.

LLOYD M. GARLAND, M.D., of Lubbock, is an associate clinical professor of surgery at Texas Tech University’s School of Medicine. He has previously served as a physician in the U.S. Air Force and as Chief of Staff for the Lubbock Methodist Hospital. He holds memberships in many medical associations and is a past president of the Lubbock County Medical Association and the Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Garland is a current member of the House of Delegates for the Texas Medical Association and has worked many years in the area of physician impairments. Dr. Garland also currently serves as a public member on the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors and formally served on the board for state law. Dr. Garland received his bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. Dr. Garland will serve on the board for a term set to expire on February 1, 2013.

TOMAS GONZALEZ, of Irving, is city manager for the City of Irving and a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. He is a member of the Army Officers Civil Affairs Association, and Reserve Officers of America. He is also a volunteer with the Irving YMCA. Mr. Gonzalez received a bachelor's degree from Eastern New Mexico University and a master's degree in public administration from Texas Tech University. He is also a black belt graduate of the University of Texas Lean Six Sigma Management Training program. He is appointed for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2017.

JOHN YOUNGBLOOD, of Cameron, is partner at Glaser and Youngblood, Attorneys at Law, and former director of the Texas A&M University System Risk Management and Safety Office. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and Milam County Bar Association, and a board member of the Cameron Rotary Club. He is also a board member and vice president of the Cameron Industrial Development Foundation and a board member and past president of the Yoe High School Scholarship Foundation. Mr. Youngblood received a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University and a law degree from Baylor University School of Law. He is appointed for a term to expire Feb. 1, 2013.