Mr. Rick Lewis, Sr. VP, American National Bank
Chairman
Mr. Lewis is the Senior Vice President for the American National Bank of Texas in McKinney, TX. Along with offering his guidance and service to the Board of Directors at Centennial Medical Center, he is also involved heavily with organizations like the Collin County Christian Prayer Breakfast, the McKinney Chamber of Commerce and Prestonwood Baptist Church. He has also done work with the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Boys and Girls Club and many more. Mr. Lewis has attended both Texas Christian University and Southwestern Graduate School of Banking, and he received his appraisal licensing at the University of Houston and Wisconsin University. He currently resides in McKinney, TX with his wife of 33 years while their daughter attends Baylor University.
Dr. Robert L. Bass, Hand Surgery
Dr. Bass is an Orthopedic Hand Surgeon at Centennial Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX. He brings a very valuable medical point of view to this Board of Directors. Dr. Bass earned his B.A. and M.D. at The University of Texas at Austin and The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, respectively. He completed his Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the University of Iowa and then continued on to do his hand surgery and microsurgery Fellowship training at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Bass is a practicing physician at Centennial Medical Center and he currently resides in Frisco, TX with his wife, Cheryl, their four kids and the two family dogs, Max and Princess.
Dr. Neelesh Mehendale, Otolaryngology
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Dr. Richard Nail, Pediatrics
Dr. Nail is currently a Pediatrician at Centennial Pediatrics in Frisco, TX. As well as serving on the Governing Board at Centennial Medical Center, he has also been a part of the Medical Executive Committee since the hospital’s opening in 2004. He also holds a clinical faculty appointment at The University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas and The University of Texas Health Service Center in Galveston. He is actively involved with medical students and resident education. After earning his Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering from Southern Methodist University, Dr. Nail went on to get his Doctor of Medicine from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He then went on to become the Chief Pediatric Resident at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas before opened Centennial Pediatrics. He now lives in Plano with his wife of 22 years and they are the proud parents of three children.
Dr. Scott Nuemann, Family Medicine
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Mr. Ken Paxton, Texas State Representative
Mr. Paxton is a State Representative for District 70 representing Allen, Celina, Frisco, McKinney and Prosper in the Texas Legislature. He brings his experience in both the law and real estate fields to this Board of Directors as well as the knowledge he has gained from being a small business owner of Chicago Title Company in McKinney, TX. Mr. Paxton is also very active in the community and is involved in the Chambers of Commerce of McKinney, Frisco and Allen and Stonebriar Community Church among many others. He also sits on the Board of Directors of the Prestonwood Pregnancy Center and Sacra Script Ministries. He received both his BA and MBA from Baylor University and then went on to earn his Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia. Mr. Paxton now resides in McKinney, TX, with his wife and their four children.
Mr. Mike Simpson, Executive Director, Arts of Collin County
Mr. Simpson is currently the Executive Director for the Arts of Collin County. He had previously been the Senior Vice President of New Business at Prosperity Bank and before that a Vice President of Sales. Other community involvement for Mr. Simpson includes his associations with the Frisco Rotary Club, Frisco Chamber of Commerce, the Heritage Association of Frisco, Frisco Association for the Arts and the Plano Symphony Advisory Board. He is a graduate from the University of Cincinnati where he earned his degree in Business Administration. Mr. Simpson and his wife have lived in Frisco, TX since 1997 and have enjoyed raising their three children and five grandchildren.