From staff reports

The Daily News  

Published June 16, 2009

The Galveston County United Board of Health and the 4C’s Governing Board recently elected new officers. 

United Board of Health members elected officers for the new term to end in April 2010. 

John Zendt, general manager of Moody Gardens, representing the food service hospitality industry, will continue to serve as chairman; Dr. Ben Raimer, University of Texas Medical Branch’s senior vice president for health policy and legislative affairs, will continue serving as vice chair; and Wayne Rast, a municipal representative and Kemah city councilman, who is new to the board, was elected to serve as secretary-treasurer. 

In addition to the officers above, other reappointed members were citizen at large representatives Ted Hanley and Dr. Patricia Rogers; Dr. Charles Scruggs, representing the dental community; and Paulette Roberson, representing the nursing profession. 

Overseeing policy of the 4C’s Clinics, the 4C’s Governing Board also had officer elections. Dr. Milton Howard, a community representative and member of the board of health, was re-elected chair. 

Mary McCall was re-elected as vice chair, and Virginia Valentino is the board’s secretary-treasurer. 

Consumer representatives Tony Juarez, Willie Tolivar and Lucy Vasquez were all reappointed to the governing board with terms expiring in 2012.