Julie Bazan, MHA, CHW

MRGB-AHEC Director​

Personal Statement:

Julie Bazan is the Executive Director for the Area Health Education Center of the Mid Rio Grande Border Region (Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg, Duval, La Salle and Dimmit Counties), an outreach program under the UT Health San Antonio.  As the Executive Director, she is responsible for providing leadership, direction and fiscal oversight to the existing programs which serve the Mid Rio Grande Border Region residents; developing new opportunities to support the educational resources for the practicing health care professionals and implementing programs to encourage students, of all grade levels, to pursue a higher education and possibly a career in health care. She has over 25 years of experience in non-profit administration as well as program development and design to meet the needs of medically-underserved communities in the South Texas region.  She began her career with AHEC in 1993 and became Executive Director in 2010.  She contributes to numerous community-based research projects at the local, state and national level on a variety of health issues impacting residents.  She is an active member of the National AHEC Organization (NAO).  In April 2018, she was nominated and approved to serve as a NAO board member and Treasurer.  She currently serves as Chair of the Finance Committee and Vice-Chair of the Center Directors Constituency Group.  Her commitment and passion for improving the lives of others has contributed to numerous successful projects in the region.  She is an active member in the community serving on numerous boards and committees.  She holds a Graduate Degree in Health Administration and her undergraduate studies are in social sciences. Julie is a graduate of the TAMIU Non-profit Leadership Management Certification Program and is now a candidate for a Doctoral of Management in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix.  She is a certified Community Health Worker and holds certifications in nonprofit leadership management, CPR, Community Emergency Response and Youth Mental Health First Aid.​
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