Hollie Chenault Hollie Chenault – Chief Executive Officer

With over 15 years of experience in the Texas system of Community Behavioral Health and Intellectual Developmental Disability Services, Hollie has worked as a program director and project manager. She has developed, implemented, and supervised local and regional programs under the Department of State Health Services contract, as well as grants awarded by the St. David’s Foundation and The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. As the appointed lead for specialized task teams, Hollie has established and implemented best practices for business planning, quality improvement cycles, strategic planning, communication, marketing, and financial sustainability planning. She joined the Tejas team in January 2014 as the Business Operations Director and has worked to develop a robust operational infrastructure in an effort to support the vision and mission of Tejas and its Member Centers.

Lori Anne Dyess – Director of Population Health and Tejas Next Health President

With over 30 years’ experience in Health Care, Health Care Management, and Health Care Education, Lori brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise to Tejas HMA. Having worked in a clinical capacity for various medical practices, serving as a medic in the United States Air Force during Operation Desert Storm, holding executive leadership positions in healthcare education, assisting in the launch and startup of an Austin based ACO, and most recently, as the Director of Population Health for Tejas HMA, she has a comprehensive understanding of both the challenges and opportunities population health can present. Joining the Tejas team in May of 2015, she has focused on expanding the populations her programs impact as well as developing and implementing additional Triple Aim focused interventions.
Lori holds an MBA in Healthcare Administration from the University of Texas.

Scott2 Scott Trapp – Information Technology Director

Scott has worked in the Texas Community Center Information Technology field since 1995. Working for both rural and urban centers, he has designed and implemented networks, implemented a new electronic medical records system, designed and developed internal reporting systems, developed solutions to improve business processes, and provided workflow and business analysis.

Richard FloresRichard Flores - Director of Payer Engagement
Richard joined Tejas in March of 2022. His experience includes:

  • Assistant Director of Program Operations and Project Management with the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council (COG) in the Health and Human Services Division-Area Agency on Aging (10 years).
  • Project Director for the Center for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) Community Care Transition Program; 10-Acute Care Hospital Partners (10 Years).
  • Rio Grande Valley Project Coordinator for Men’s and Women’s Health - Planned Parenthood Association (10 Years).
  • Case Coordinator for the Hidalgo County Head Start Program (6 years).