The Woodlands Edition | October 2023

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BY VANESSA HOLT & CASSANDRA JENKINS

Texas Children’s names new system president Texas Children’s announced in a Sept. 22 news release on the hospital website that Dr. Debra Feigin Sukin will become the new president of the organization Jan. 8. Sukin is currently exec- utive vice president for four Houston Methodist hospitals as well as CEO of Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital. Sukin will report to Mark A. Wallace, CEO of Texas Children’s, according to the release. What they’re saying “Her expertise, vision and values are a perfect Žt for our organization and where we are headed in the future,” Wallace said in the news release. “This is an amazing organization, and I look forward to working with the outstanding faculty and sta throughout the system and leading the next evolution of Texas Children’s,” Sukin said in the news release.

Advocacy program to reach more youth Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children of Montgomery County is expand- ing its advocacy eorts beyond the child welfare system. Two-minute impact A new pilot program will be in collabo- ration with Judge Scharlene Valdez of the 418th District Court and Judge Wayne Mack, Precinct 1 justice of the peace. The initiative will allow CASA to serve new populations of children and help fami- lies by working closely with justice-involved youth and truancy courts. Get involved Residents of Montgomery County can be involved by becoming a court-appointed special advocate volunteer or donating.

Mark A. Wallace

Debra Sukin

The backstory In addition to her primary leadership roles with Houston Methodist: • Sukin leads neurosciences at Houston Methodist and the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart Center. • She was previously senior vice president of St. Luke’s Health System in the Texas Medical Center.

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