Staff

		Jim Dixon President/Chief Executive Officer Jim Dixon was named president and chief executive officer of HealthSHARE in April 2008. He comes to HealthSHARE from Louisiana, where he served as the Gulf Coast director for Amerinet and as the liaison for SupportHealth, a five-state strategic marketing affiliate. Amerinet serves as the sole endorsed group purchasing organization for the state hospital associations of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Dixon has an extensive background in health care operations and group purchasing. He is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology and holds a master's degree in business from Louisiana State University.

		Brian C. Stevens Vice President Brian Stevens was named Vice President of HealthSHARE, in 2007, after serving as a Regional Executive for THA and HealthSHARE in North Texas for more than two years. Previously he was with THA-endorsed company The MHA Group, the nation's largest and leading provider of clinical health care staffing and physician search, where he was responsible for the development and management of the Texas territory. Stevens also has experience in health care sales and marketing, as well as technology and financial services. He holds a bachelor's degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, and is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Texas Society of Association Executives (TSAE), Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) and the Texas Association for Healthcare Financial Managers (TAHFA). Stevens currently serves on the Board of Directors for TAHFA and has since 2009.

		Fred Hamilton Vice President, THA Retirement Plan Fred Hamilton joined the Texas Hospital Association in September 1991 as director of the THA Retirement Plan for THA's insurance subsidiary, Texas Hospital Insurance Network. He moved to HealthSHARE in September 2000 with the transfer of THINK's employee benefit programs, and is responsible for the overall management and administration of the THA Retirement Plan. Prior to joining THA, he worked as a retirement planning consultant, and a senior trust officer for a local Texas-based financial institution. Hamilton holds a degree in mathematics from The University of Texas at Austin.

		Vicki Dale Regional Marketing Executive, North Texas Vicki Dale joined HealthSHARE in January 2008 as the regional executive for North Texas. Prior to joining HealthSHARE, she spent 16 years as a marketing director for various health care software companies that provided EMR and other IT solutions to hospitals and physicians. Her marketing experience prior to health care was with GTE/Verizon and environmental consulting. Dale grew up in San Angelo, and attended Texas Tech University and The University of Texas at Arlington.

		Al Goforth Regional Marketing Executive, West Texas Al Goforth joined HealthSHARE in April 2007 as the regional executive for West Texas. He brings a unique background to this position-16 years in the pharmaceutical industry and four years in financial services. Goforth is a native Texan, a graduate of Texas Tech University, and a Lubbock resident for more than 30 years.

		Susan Jones, RN Regional Marketing Executive, South Texas Susan Jones joined HealthSHARE in 2002 as regional marketing executive. Previously she worked as the Texas Hospital Association's director of health care policy which included legislative and regulatory issue responsibilities for Medicaid, CHIP, state agency activities and the Psychiatric Hospital Council on Administration. Prior to joining THA, Jones worked for EDS in its state operations division on Title XIX Medicaid accounts and state operations marketing, and as a state agency liaison. Her professional clinical experience includes public health and pediatric nursing. She has a bachelor of science in nursing from West Texas A&M University in Canyon and a master of public affairs from The University of Texas at Austin-LBJ School of Public Affairs.

		Kevin Talbot Regional Marketing Executive, East Texas Kevin Talbot joined HealthSHARE as the regional marketing executive for East Texas in 2005. Kevin worked for many years in physician and allied health care professional recruiting, including working with THA-endorsed company The MHA Group, the nation's largest and leading provider of clinical health care staffing and physician search. He also is experienced in the pharmaceutical and legal publishing industries. Talbot is a native Texan, originally from Brownsville, and a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin.

		Heidi B. Skelton Pension Administration Specialist Heidi Skelton has been with Texas Hospital Association since 1990, and moved to HealthSHARE in September 2000 with the transfer of THINK's employee benefit programs. As pension administrator, she coordinates and works closely with professional organizations to support the day-to-day activities of the THA Retirement Plan. She works closely with employees to help them understand and appreciate the retirement benefits provided by their hospital. Skelton attended Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) and has been in the retirement and employee benefits field since 1982.

		Miles Pequeno Project Advisor, Business Development Miles Pequeno is the newest HealthSHARE staff member and serves as project advisor for business development. In his role, Pequeno coordinates with various departments within the Texas Hospital Association to manage exhibits for meetings and conferences, develops and manages the company contact database, and continue HealthSHARE’s efforts of developing potential sponsorship opportunities, among other duties. Previously, he served as an education specialist at THA.

		Barbara Lockerman Senior Director, Financial Services Barbara Lockerman joined the HealthSHARE team in 2010 as senior director, financial services. She brings to HealthSHARE more than 10 years of for-profit affiliate and association management experience. She spends the majority of her time performing research and due diligence on companies seeking endorsement by the Texas Hospital Association, and monitoring the company's financial activities. Barbara maintains the certified association executive designation and holds a BBA from University of Texas at Arlington.