Reception held in honor of State Representative Leo Pacheco

Event hosts John Shepherd, MD (left) and his wife, Jenny Shepherd (far right)
pause for a photo with guest of honor, Rep. Leo Pacheco (District 118),center,
and his wife, Melva Pacheco during a TEXPAC-sponsored reception
held in the Shepherd home on Aug. 22.

On Thursday, Aug. 22, BCMS Alliance past president, Jenny Shepherd and her husband, John Shepherd, MD, hosted a TEXPAC-sponsored reception in their home in honor of State Representative Leo Pacheco (District 118). Rep. Pacheco was honored for his work during the 86th Legislative Session in support of medicine’s issues.

Many thanks to the Shepherds for hosting the event and to the physician members, Alliance members and medical students in attendance, including: Physicians - Carmen Garza, MD; David Henkes, MD; Leah Jacobson, MD; Sanjiv Kumar, MD; BCMS President, Adam Ratner, MD; Gillian Schmitz, MD; Matthew Schmitz, MD; Jayesh Shah, MD; David Shulman, MD; Alliance members – Lorie Boies; James Duerr; Danielle Henkes; Neha Shah; Martha Vijjeswarapu; and medical students, Marc Ghosn; Swetha Maddipudi; and Ryan Wealther.

For local discussion on this and other legislative advocacy topics, consider joining the BCMS Legislative and Socioeconomics Committee or by contacting Mary Nava, BCMS chief government affairs officer at mary.nava@bcms.org.