Gov. Perry Appoints Five to Texas Board of Nursing

AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry has appointed five members to the Texas Board of
Nursing for terms to expire Feb. 1, 2015. The board ensures licensed nurses
in Texas meet the necessary requirements to practice, and oversees
accreditation of schools of nursing.

Mary Jane Salgado of Eagle Pass is a realtor, business woman and economic
developer for the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas. She is a past member
of the Eagle Pass City Council, National Hispanic Association of Real Estate
Professionals, and National and Texas associations of Realtors. She is also
a member of the State Board of Texas Rural Leadership and Candles for Life
Non-Profit. Salgado received a bachelor's degree and master's degree in
education from Sul Ross State University. She is being reappointed.

Sheri Crosby of Mesquite is an attorney at Taber Estes Thorne and Carr PLLC.
She is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Texas
Association of Young Lawyers, JL Turner Legal Association, and Corporate
Counsel Women of Color. She is also chair of the Dallas Bar Association's
Labor and Employment Section Speakers Committee, co-chair of the Attorneys
Serving the Community Membership Committee, and a volunteer with Big Brother
Big Sisters of North Texas, Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program, and
E-Mentoring Esq. Crosby received a bachelor's degree from Emory University
and a law degree from the University at Buffalo School of Law. She is being
reappointed.

Kathy Leader-Horn of Granbury is a school nurse in the Granbury Independent
School District and Grace Hospice. She is an instructor for the American
Safety and Health Institute, a State of Texas Vision and Hearing Screener,
and a member of the School Health Advisory Board. She is also a volunteer
with the Healthy Kids Summer Lunch Program, Christmas for Children's
Charities, Operation School Supplies and Lakeside Baptist Church.
Leader-Horn received a licensed vocational nurse degree from the John P.
Smith School of Nursing. She replaces Rachel Gomez of Harlingen.

Josefina Lujan of El Paso is regional dean of the Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing. She is a
member of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Southern Nursing
Research Society, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing, and US-Mexico
Border Health Association. She is also secretary of the El Paso Diabetes
Association and is a volunteer with St. Patricks Cathedral. Lujan received a
bachelor's and master's degree in nursing from the University of Texas at El
Paso, and a doctorate in nursing from the University of Texas Health Science
Center at Houston. She replaces Brenda Jackson of San Antonio.

Tamara Cowen of Harlingen is assistant vice president of patient safety
solutions for the Valley Baptist Health System. She is a member of the Texas
Nurse's Association and American College of Healthcare Executives, past
secretary of the Texas Border Health Foundation, and past chairman of the
American Red Cross Audit Committee. She is also a volunteer with the United
Way and American Cancer Society. Cowen received a bachelor's degree from
University of Texas Pan American and a master's degree in nursing from the
University of Texas Health Science Center. She replaces George Buchenau of
Amarillo.