Physician Assistant Board Biographies

	Reginald Baptiste, M.D. is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon in Austin, Texas. In addition, he is associate dean for health professions in the College of Natural Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a member of the Texas Medical Association,Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Texas Surgical Society, Southern Thoracic Surgical Society, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, J Bradley Aust Surgical Society, Texas Exes Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors. Baptiste received his bachelors degree from the University of Texas at Austin and his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and completed general and thoracic surgery residencies at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. His term will expire in 2015.
	Margaret Bentley is the Chief Operating Officer of the Crosetto Foundation for the Reduction of Cancer Deaths. She is also Finance Officer for the American Association of University Women, Texas Division. She has a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University and a Bachelor of Science from New Mexico Highlands University. She is a member of the American Compensation Association and earned her Certified Compensation Professional certification in December 2000. She is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources and is a member of the Society for Human Resources Management and the Dallas Human Resources Association and is involved in many other professional, civic and charitable organizations. She was appointed to the position of Physician Assistant Board Chair in 2007.
	Anna Arredondo Chapman is the acting city secretary for the city of Del Rio. She received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Sul Ross State University in Alpine and a master's in business administration from Regis University in Denver. She retired from the federal government in 2004 after 32 years of contracting and public administration experience. She is a member of Alpha Sigma Nu Honor Society of the Jesuit Institution of Higher Education, a board member of the State Bar of Texas District 15 Grievance Committee, and she is involved with Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Pan American Round Table, Texas Municipal Clerks' Association and other community organizations.
	Teralea Davis Jones, PA-C, of Beeville, is the rural health clinic coordinator of Beeville Family Practice. She is a member of the Texas and American Academies of Physician Assistants. She is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Physician Assistants, the Christian Medical and Dental Association, and Alpha Eta, the physician assistant honor society. She is a recipient of the Physician Assistant of the Year award from the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants. Ms. Jones received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
	Felix Koo, M.D., Ph.D., of McAllen, is the clinical coordinator of the Physician Assistant Studies Program at the University of Texas-Pan American. He is a volunteer medical director of Hope Medical Clinic and a volunteer pediatrician for the Alton Church of Christ Health Projects. Dr. Koo also serves as a board member of the Children’s Defense Fund-Rio Grande Valley. He received a doctorate degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and a doctorate of medicine from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
	Michael A. Mitchell D.O., is a family practice physician at Clinics of North Texas in Wichita Falls. He is a member of the American Osteopathic Association and the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association. He has also served as a member of the American Osteopathic College of Family Physicians and the American Military Surgeons of the United States. He serves on the Wichita County Diabetes Advisory Board and on the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants Board of Directors as physician liaison. Dr. Mitchell received a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Oklahoma and he graduated from the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
	Richard R. Rahr, Ed.D, P.A., is the Dibrell Family Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch, where he also chairs the department of physician assistant studies. He is a member of the Physician Assistant Education Association, the Texas and American Academies of Physician Assistants and Pi Alpha, the physician assistant National Honor Society. He is a recipient of the Faculty Excellence Award and the Outstanding Teacher award from the School of Allied Health Sciences. He received a bachelor's degree in biological sciences at the University of Texas at Austin, where he participated in the ROTC program. He also received a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, a masters degree from the University of Houston at Clear Lake and a doctoral degree from the University of Houston.
	Edward W. Zwanziger, PA-C, of Eustace, is a physician assistant at Primary Care Associates. He is a member of the American and Texas academies of Physician Assistants, a life member of the Veteran’s Caucus of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, and one of the original physician assistants in the military. He is a recipient of Physician Assistant of the year for the U.S. Air Force and the Texas Association of Physician Assistants. He is a member of Active Community Team Service (ACTS), a Christian based disaster response group. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska and an associate degree in nursing from Miami Dade Community College.