GETAC- Stroke Committee
Current Members
The Council appoints committees it considers necessary to perform its duties. Committees meet in conjunction with the quarterly GETAC meetings or as necessary to conduct committee business.
Council Liaisons: Billy "Scott" Lail, EMT-P, FP-C
| Name | Affiliation | Location | Term Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robin Novakovic-White, MD Committee Chair | University of Texas Southwest Medical Center | Dallas, TX 75390 | 12/2026 |
| Sean Savitz, MD Committee Vice-Chair | UT Health Stroke Institute Professor of Neurology Director of Stroke Institute | Houston, TX 77030 | 12/2025 |
| Melanie Aluotto, RN | SouthEast Texas Regional Advisory Council Director of Emergency Healthcare Systems- Cardiac/Stroke/Perinatal/Emergency Services | Houston, TX 77008 | 12/2025 |
| Jennifer Burwell, RN | CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Tyler Stroke Program Manager | Tyler, TX 75701 | 12/2025 |
| Victoria Cairns, RN | Ascension Texas Network Neuroscience Service Line Director | Austin, TX 78723 | 12/2027 |
| Allison Capetillo, RN | American Heart Association Quality Manager | Dallas, TX 75231 | 12/2025 |
| Kevin Cunningham, EMT-P | Midlothian Fire Department EMS Chief | Midlothian, TX 76065 | 12/2026 |
| Carla Escobar, RN | University Medical Center of El Paso Director of Neuroscience ICU - Stroke and Epilepsy Unit | El Paso, TX 79912 | 12/2026 |
| Lisa Hutchison, RN | UT Health Tyler Stroke Coordinator | Tyler, TX 75701 | 12/2026 |
| Amanda Jagolino-Cole, MD | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Associate Professor, Neurology | Houston, TX 77030 | 12/2025 |
| Avni Kapadia, MD | Baylor College of Medicine Neurointensivist Stroke Medical Director | Shenandoah, TX 77380 | 12/2025 |
| Saud Khan, MD | Titus Regional Medical Center Mount Pleasant Stroke Medical Director | Mount Pleasant, TX 75455 | 12/2025 |
| Janine Mazabob, RN | DNV GL Healthcare Lead Stroke Surveyor | Sugar Land, TX 77479 | 12/2025 |
| Candace McAlpine, RN | Baylor Scott & White Stroke Program Manager | Dallas, TX 75246 | 12/2027 |
| Chantel Molina, RN | Laredo Medical Center Stroke Coordinator | Laredo, TX 78041 | 12/2025 |
| Michelle Steiner, RN | Parkland Hospital Neuroscience Clinical Program Manager | Dallas, TX 75235 | 12/2025 |
| Amanda Webb | DNV Stroke Surveyor | Corpus Christi, TX 78404 | 12/2025 |
Past Meetings
| August 2025 | Agenda | Report |
| June 2025 | Agenda | Report |
| March 2025 | Agenda | Report |
| November 2024 | Agenda | Report |
| August 2024 | Agenda | Report |
| June 2024 | Agenda | Report |
| March 2024 | Agenda | |
| November 2023 | Agenda | Report |
| August 2023 | Agenda | Report |
| June 2023 | Agenda | Report |
| March 2023 | Agenda | Report |
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