
Best Practices Advisory Committee
ADVISORS
Modeling Collaboration and Innovation
We have invited experts from across the country to push us to think beyond the boundaries of standard design and operating procedures. They bring knowledge from different disciplines to ensure we are incorporating best practices and using state of the art approaches.
65 national experts representing 50 different organizations have given their time to support the creation of a thriving and healthy Medical District for the 21st Century.
Education & Research Experts

Dr. Wayne Cascio, MD
Director, Center for Public Health & Environmental Assessment | Environmental Protection Agency

Dr. Abdulrahman Habid
Deputy Research Director | National Center for Artificial Intelligence at SDAIA

Dr. Shannon Van Zandt
Professor & Executive Associate Dean, College of Architecture | Texas A&M University
Environment Experts

Michael Carleton
Senior Project Manager | Arredondo, Zepeda & Brunz

Matt Weaver
Whitacre Presidential Fellow , Land-use Planning, Management, & Design | Texas Tech University

Chariss York
Extension Program Director , Texas Community Watershed Partners | Texas AgriLife Extension
Arts & Humanities Experts
Economic Development Experts
Operations Experts

Dr. Bruce Brown
Associate Vice President, Safety and Business Continuity | UT Southwestern Medical Center

Michael Hellman
Retired Director | Parks Department of Sacramento, California

Kevin Oden
Interim Director, Office of Homeless Solutions | City of Dallas

Lieutenant Wendi Laake
Lieutenant, Northwest Patrol Division | Dallas Police Department

Kevin L. Dilliard, DLS
Assistant Director of Maintenance & Grounds Landscape | Southern Methodist University
Transportation & Mobility Experts
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