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Donald E. Wesson, MD, MBA, FACP, FASN, currently serves as President
of the Baylor Scott & White Health and Wellness Center at Juanita J. Craft
Recreation Center, as well as Senior Vice President of Baylor Scott & White
Weight Management Services. In this role, Dr. Wesson is an advocate for
improving the health of communities through focused, data driven
population health initiatives.
Dr. Wesson is a thought-leader in academic medicine and an internationally
recognized researcher in kidney acidifying mechanisms. He has translated
his basic science studies to clinical studies examining the role of nutrition in
population health and the kidney-protective benefit of nutrition. He has
authored more than 80 peer-reviewed scientific papers regarding kidney
physiology, more than a dozen books about kidney disease and hypertension,
and many other papers on cigarette smoking and its effects on kidneys.
Previously he was Professor of Medicine and Vice Dean of Texas A&M University College of Medicine in Temple,
Texas. His academic career includes roles as the S.C. Arnett Professor of Medicine and Chairman of the Department
of Internal Medicine and Physiology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center; Associate Professor of
Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, where he was Assistant Chief of the Nephrology Section at the Houston
VA Hospital. He has received multiple teaching awards while at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center.
Dr. Wesson received his undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He attended
Washington University School of Medicine and earned his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine
(Houston), completed his Internal Medicine residency and internship at Baylor College of Medicine, and his
nephrology research fellowship at the University of Illinois (Chicago). He earned his Masters of Business
Administration from the University of Texas (Austin).
Dr. Wesson was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) in 2007 after serving on
a number of ASN committees since 1996. He has served on the Board of Directors of the American Board of
Internal Medicine (ABIM) and its Foundation since 2001 and is past Chair of the ABIM Board of Directors (2007-
2008) and the ABIM Foundation (2012-2014). He has also held multiple positions within the National Kidney
Foundation. 

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LA JUANA (LJ) CHAMBERS LAWSON

OWNER AND PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

Mrs. La Juana (LJ) Chambers Lawson MPA, PMP, LSSGB, as seen in the O, The Oprah Magazine, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and Voyage Dallas, is the Owner, CEO, and Principal Consultant of Tacit Growth (TGS) Strategies LLC, a nationally awarded and internationally recognized project management firm leading a portfolio of government contracts, nonprofit, public and private sector professional development training, and a plethora of projects in construction, grant and proposal management as well as Information Technology (IT). You may have come to know La Juana through her volunteer work as she has served as a Director on a number of high-profile nonprofit Boards, has served as an elected President and nonprofit Board Chair on more than one occasion, and mentors several nonprofit and for-profit founders of business ventures situated in and around San Antonio. La Juana is also a well-known educator who has taught Advanced Placement science courses in secondary school, Federal Government in community college, and Project Management, Grant Writing, and Strategic Planning for Nonprofits for undergraduate and graduate students at universities.

For as long as she can remember, La Juana has been on a mission to make a difference in her community through tacit growth. To her, sustainable change begins with self awareness and courage. Through her business, she works to systemically harness people power for success in life and profession through entrepid and culturally responsive leadership and management, actionable and data-oriented planning and goal setting, and an intentional commitment to leveraging information technology to bridge gaps and communities for a better tomorrow.

In her book, “Earned Value Formula Pocket Book and Guide”, La Juana endeavors to inspire others to make decisions that are based on evidence based best practices, lessons learned and strategic thinking. With each formula, she provides a relatable scenario and example to follow or improve upon on a case-by-case basis. La Juana is a firm believer that growth begins with understanding one’s agency. She is often asked to be a mentor or business coach so she does her best to give back and share what helps her drive her own success through volunteerism, writing articles, sharing thought provoking tweets, recording best practices and war stories through her podcast ‘Real Management Talk’, mentoring and other means of production that can be consumed for tacit growth, innovation and motivation.

Her favorite quote is:
“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.” — Audre Lorde

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Deborah Omowale Jarmon, Executive Director; The SAAACAM

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Teresa Van Hoy joined the History Department at St. Mary’s University in 2007 and published her first book, Peons, Prisoners, and Priests: A Social History of Mexico’s Railroads. For the period 2011-2014, she held the O’Connor Chair for the History of Hispanic Texas and the Southwest during which she conducted the research for a new book project and piloted the first Public History initiatives at St. Mary’s University.

www.stmarytx.edu/academics/faculty/teresa-van-hoy/

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Anil T. Mangla, MPH., Ph.D., of San Antonio is a former associate professor and director of public health for the University of the Incarnate Word, School of Osteopathic Medicine. Mangla served as the former deputy director for the San Antonio Department of Health and a former state epidemiologist for Georgia.

He was appointed by Texas Governor Abbott to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force as one of the 17 experts in Texas on Diabetes related amputations and kidney failure. He is a member of the Texas Public Health Association, American Physician Association, and the Royal Institute of Public Health. Dr. Mangla completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Natal, Nelson Mandela, School of Medicine. He immigrated to the US and completed his graduate studies at University of Texas at El Paso, Texas Tech University, an infectious disease fellowship at the University of Minnesota and is a Bush Leadership Fellow.

He currently serves as the epidemiology program management lead for DC- Department of Health. In this role he provides guidance and expertise in infectious disease / epidemiology to the Department of Corrections, OSSE, DCPS, and AISGW. Dr Mangla’s interest are policy development, Social Determinants of Health and vaccine delivery. His South African roots and his Indian heritage motivates his passion in identifying pathways for immigrants to overcome barriers in health and higher education.

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Zak Seibert interviews Tiffany!

Zak CEO at Legend Productions

At Legend Productions, we are unique! We have owned successful businesses in different industries, and we have families that we love more than life itself. We understand the feeling of accomplishment and true joy of opening your business doors for the first time as well as seeing your only child take their first steps.

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LA JUANA (LJ) CHAMBERS LAWSON

OWNER AND PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

Mrs. La Juana (LJ) Chambers Lawson MPA, PMP, LSSGB, as seen in the O, The Oprah Magazine, Entrepreneur, Forbes, and Voyage Dallas, is the Owner, CEO, and Principal Consultant of Tacit Growth (TGS) Strategies LLC, a nationally awarded and internationally recognized project management firm leading a portfolio of government contracts, nonprofit, public and private sector professional development training, and a plethora of projects in construction, grant and proposal management as well as Information Technology (IT). You may have come to know La Juana through her volunteer work as she has served as a Director on a number of high-profile nonprofit Boards, has served as an elected President and nonprofit Board Chair on more than one occasion, and mentors several nonprofit and for-profit founders of business ventures situated in and around San Antonio. La Juana is also a well-known educator who has taught Advanced Placement science courses in secondary school, Federal Government in community college, and Project Management, Grant Writing, and Strategic Planning for Nonprofits for undergraduate and graduate students at universities.

For as long as she can remember, La Juana has been on a mission to make a difference in her community through tacit growth. To her, sustainable change begins with self awareness and courage. Through her business, she works to systemically harness people power for success in life and profession through entrepid and culturally responsive leadership and management, actionable and data-oriented planning and goal setting, and an intentional commitment to leveraging information technology to bridge gaps and communities for a better tomorrow.

In her book, “Earned Value Formula Pocket Book and Guide”, La Juana endeavors to inspire others to make decisions that are based on evidence based best practices, lessons learned and strategic thinking. With each formula, she provides a relatable scenario and example to follow or improve upon on a case-by-case basis. La Juana is a firm believer that growth begins with understanding one’s agency. She is often asked to be a mentor or business coach so she does her best to give back and share what helps her drive her own success through volunteerism, writing articles, sharing thought provoking tweets, recording best practices and war stories through her podcast ‘Real Management Talk’, mentoring and other means of production that can be consumed for tacit growth, innovation and motivation.

Her favorite quote is:
“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.” — Audre Lorde

growthistacit.com/team/

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Anil T. Mangla, MPH., Ph.D., of San Antonio is a former associate professor and director of public health for the University of the Incarnate Word, School of Osteopathic Medicine. Mangla served as the former deputy director for the San Antonio Department of Health and a former state epidemiologist for Georgia.

He was appointed by Texas Governor Abbott to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force as one of the 17 experts in Texas on Diabetes related amputations and kidney failure. He is a member of the Texas Public Health Association, American Physician Association, and the Royal Institute of Public Health. Dr. Mangla completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Natal, Nelson Mandela, School of Medicine. He immigrated to the US and completed his graduate studies at University of Texas at El Paso, Texas Tech University, an infectious disease fellowship at the University of Minnesota and is a Bush Leadership Fellow.

He currently serves as the epidemiology program management lead for DC- Department of Health. In this role he provides guidance and expertise in infectious disease / epidemiology to the Department of Corrections, OSSE, DCPS, and AISGW. Dr Mangla’s interest are policy development, Social Determinants of Health and vaccine delivery. His South African roots and his Indian heritage motivates his passion in identifying pathways for immigrants to overcome barriers in health and higher education.

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