MEET OUR TEAM
Our team is committed to creating a new culture of safety in health care for Texas by challenging traditional thinking to eliminate preventable harm. We are focused on reducing medical errors and assuring Texans receive the highest quality of health care through extensive education, community outreach initiatives and quality improvement programs.
Jessica Maack Rangel
MS, RN, ASPPS
Director, Nurse Executive
Jessica is an experienced Patient Safety Officer with a demonstrated history of leading multi-faceted, acute-care industry, large integrated hospital systems, academia & health care industry. She leads SaferCare Texas’ mission in eliminating preventable harm.
Lillee Gelinas
MS, RN, CPPS, FAAN
Senior Fellow,
Nurse Executive
Lillee is an exceptional leader with a passion for improving America’s health. She is a Certified Professional Patient Safety who has demonstrated a high level of proficiency in the core standards of patient safety.
Randy Martin
PHARMD, BCCCP
Senior Fellow, Associate Dean
for Clinical Affairs & Associate
Professor, UNT System
College of Pharmacy
As Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Dr. Martin ensures effective delivery of innovative clinical pharmacy services provided by UNT System College of Pharmacy’s faculty, staff, residents, and fellows.
David Farmer
PHD, LPC LMFT
Senior Fellow, Director of
Interprofessional Education
and Practice
Assistant Professor of Medical
Education
As Director of Interprofessional Education & Practice, Dr. Farmer teaches collaborative practice competencies within the context of Interprofessional Teams. Dr. Farmer has twenty-three years’ experience in the clinical practice of counseling psychology.
Teresa Wagner
DRPH, MS, CPH, RDLD
Senior Fellow, Assistant
Professor Department of
Health Behavior and Health
Systems
Dr. Wagner has a passion for helping people navigate health care. Her research focuses on health literacy, the ability for people to obtain, read, understand and use healthcare information to make appropriate health decisions and follow instructions for treatment.
Subhash Aryal
PHD
Senior Fellow, Associate
Professor of Biostatistics and
Epidemiology
Dr. Aryal conducts statistical methodological research on topics including environmental monitoring, sample size determination and hypothesis testing. In addition, he collaborates extensively on interdisciplinary projects with researchers within and outside UNT Health Science Center.
Lee Ann Cunningham
Project Manager
Lee Ann has been a UNTHSC employee for over 16 years and an essential member of the SaferCare Texas team. She oversees the plan, budget and documents of each project. She also determines the scope and direction of each project and makes sure it is on schedule.
Leslie Allsopp
MSN, MPH
Project Manager
Leslie is a PHD candidate at UNTHSC’s School of Public Health. Her area of focus is Asthma 411, a comprehensive evidence-based program that equips school nurses with the necessary training and resources to quickly respond to a child in respiratory distress.
Katie Shanklin
MA, Communications Manager
Katie has a proven track developing and executing marketing and communication plans to increase brand awareness. She is responsible for managing SaferCare Texas’ communication materials.
Kim Nguyen
MS, Project Coordinator, Asthma 411
Kim is an experienced healthcare professional whose primary focus is improving community engagement. She is committed to supporting the expansion of Asthma 411 throughout the community and within schools.