Meet Our Team
Provider Relations Liaisons
Texas Children’s Health Plan maintains a strong commitment to meeting the needs of our providers. Our Provider Relations Liaisons are responsible for the overall management of the Texas Children’s Health Plan Provider Network. Some of their responsibilities include the following:
- Educate providers on administrative policies and procedures
- Communicate changes and updates that assist providers in the efficient administration of our plan
- Advocate on behalf of our providers when working to problem solve and offer solutions for each practice’s individual needs
- Initiate the onboarding process for new providers
- Assess the needs of a particular service area
- Manage changes to the demographic information of participating providers
Please click on See all Team Members for the contact information for our Provider Relations Liaisons to assist with your inquiries.
Team Members
Juanita Alanis
jxalanis@texaschildrens.org
JoAnn Berndt
JRBerndt@texaschildrens.org
Johnna Blount
JLBlount@texaschildrens.org
Shelley Chandler
SEChandl@texaschildrens.org
John Freeman
jmfreema@texaschildrens.org
Cindy Hannah
cdhannah@texaschildrens.org
Christy Johnson
cljohns3@texaschildrens.org
Tanya Jones
TCJones@texaschildrens.org
Rhonda Lopez
rilope1@texaschildrens.org
Monica Martinez
MGMartin@texaschildrens.org
Maria Perez
mxperez1@texaschildrens.org
Lance Porter
ljporter@texaschildrens.org
Briana Stukas
bastukas@texaschildrens.org
Sheria Smith
Slsmith8@texaschildrens.org
Erica Thomas Dirden
elthoma1@texaschildrens.org
Celeste Trejo
cutrejo@texaschildrens.org