Methodist Health System announced the addition of three prominent leaders to its medical center Advisory Boards. Dallas County Commissioner Elba Garcia, DDS, PhD, joined the Methodist Dallas Medical Center Advisory Board; Julie Yarbrough joined the Methodist Richardson Medical Center Advisory Board; and Jill Waggoner, MD, joined the Methodist Charlton Advisory Board.
Dr. Garcia is a distinguished leader known for problem solving across a variety of interests, striving for better services for Dallas County taxpayers, and more transparency in government. Having served on the Dallas City Council from 2001 to 2009, she was unanimously chosen by her peers to serve as mayor pro tem and deputy mayor pro tem. Dr. Garcia was elected to serve as Dallas County Commissioner for District 4 in November 2010, becoming the first Hispanic to serve on the Dallas County Commissioners Court. Dr. Garcia is a dentist, holding a doctorate in dental surgery. She and her husband, former state Rep. Domingo Garcia, have two sons.
Julie Yarbrough has over 30 years’ experience in business management and currently serves as president of Yarbrough Investments. She is a member of the Methodist Health System board of directors, Methodist Health System Foundation board of trustees, and Methodist Health System Foundation Golden Cross division board of trustees. She is a Certified Healthcare Trustee. At Southern Methodist University, she serves on the executive board of Perkins School of Theology and on the steering committee for the Second Century Campaign. Ms. Yarbrough is on the President’s Advisory Council of the Texas Methodist Foundation and board of directors of the Richard and Julia Wilke Institute for Discipleship. She is the author of Inside the Broken Heart: Grief Understanding for Widows and Widowers; Beyond the Broken Heart, a devotional book and curriculum program on grief; and Secure in the Storm: Scriptures for Your Time of Need. Ms. Yarbrough is an active member of Highland Park United Methodist Church. A native of Dallas, she is a magna cum laude graduate of Texas Christian University.
Jill Waggoner, MD, is a family medicine physician on the medical staff of Methodist Health System with a medical office at Methodist Charlton Medical Group. She has practiced in the Dallas area for almost 20 years and has certifications in preventive medicine and wellness coordination from the prestigious Cooper Institute, as well as a special interest in integrative medicine. Dr. Waggoner is involved in several community endeavors, including the President’s Leadership Council at Methodist Charlton. She has served as a medical expert for local NBC, ABC, and Fox affiliates, and appeared as a guest on the Trinity Broadcasting Network show Our Town. Dr. Waggoner has written four books: Stress Success: Your Secret Weapon, Hormone Harmony, My Sister’s Keeper: Is Your Temple in Order? and ABC’s of Diabetes. She is also the developer of the ABC’s of Diabetes diabetic education series, and served as a panelist on the Disparities in Healthcare summit for the Texas Legislative Black Caucus. Dr. Waggoner holds master’s and medical degrees from the University of Oklahoma. She and her husband, Mark Jones, are the parents of two daughters.
“Our hospital advisory board members play a vital role in our mission to serve our communities,” says Methodist Health System President and CEO Stephen L. Mansfield, PhD, FACHE. “We are excited to have leaders of this caliber join our Advisory Board teams.”
Additional information is available at MethodistHealthSystem.org.