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Elena Marks

President and CEO

Episcopal Health Foundation

Elena M. Marks is the President and Chief Executive Officer the Episcopal Health Foundation. The Foundation works to improve the health and well-being of the 10 million people of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, which covers 57 counties in east, southeast, and central Texas including Austin, Houston, Beaumont, Lufkin, Tyler, Waco and Bryan/College Station. Ms. Marks is also a nonresident Fellow in Health Policy at Rice UniversityÔÇÖs Baker Institute for Public Policy where her work focuses on access to care for low income and uninsured populations. She serves on the boards of Grantmakers in Health, the largest national organization serving the field of health philanthropy, and Community Health Choice, a nonprofit, community health insurance organization with over 300,000 members in 20 southeast Texas counties. Ms. Marks holds a BachelorÔÇÖs degree from Emory University, a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law, and a MasterÔÇÖs in Public Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health. Ms. MarksÔÇÖ previous professional experience includes serving as the Director of Health and Environmental Policy for the City of Houston; consulting in the health care industry with large systems and community-based providers; starting and directing a successful legal placement firm; and practicing trial and appellate law with major law Texas firms.