January 28th 2022 Queer Voices

Send us Fan MailLesbian Judicial candidate -- LGBT tikToker -- New Legacy CEOWe speak with Porscha Natasha Brown. Porscha grew up with her mother and father in North Austin and is one of five siblings. She grew up playing sports, attending church, and began working at a young age. Her mother immigrated from Trinidad and Tobago when she was young and remained a legal permanent resident for more than two decades until she was able to get her citizenship. Her father is from Stockton, California, where he experienced the complications of living in a poor city with heavy amounts of crime. Both of her parents enlisted in the US Army for an opportunity to change their future. They met while stationed at Fort Hood, where Porscha was born. ​As a child of two military veterans, Porscha grew up with a strong sense of responsibility. Both her mother and her father stressed the importance of looking beyond the exterior of a person. Her parents taught her that people should be treated with respect no matter the circumstance. ​GUEST: Porscha Natasha Brown https://www.porscha4judge.com/ Then we speak with LGBTQ Tik Tok influencer, Greg Kata. Greg Kata is a theater teacher for students in kindergarten through seventh grade and he’s turned a passion project into a side business.GUEST: Greg Kata https://www.kplctv.com/2021/12/31/new-orleans-teacher-inspires-entertains-millions-tiktok/Finally we speak with new president and CEO of Legacy Community Health, Bobby Hilliard. Dr. Robert “Bobby” Hilliard, Jr. is the Chief Executive Officer of Legacy Community Health Services. Since its founding in the early 1980s, Legacy has become the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the entire Southwest US. Legacy has over 1,300 employees and operates more than 40 clinics across Houston, Baytown, Deer Park, and Beaumont, providing high-quality health, wellness, social, and educational services to patients regardless of their ability to pay.Dr. Hilliard joined Legacy after serving as Executive Director and Chief Medical Officer of Altus ACE, a provider-owned Accountable Care Entity startup that utilizes data to create low-cost interventions in health services and preventive care. Prior to Altus, Dr. Hilliard served as the President of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. of Illinois, the Chief Operating Officer of UnitedHealthcare Community and State Plan of Texas, Chief Medical Officer of Molina Healthcare of Texas, and as the Regional Medical Director of the Western Commercial Markets of Humana. Dr. Hilliard successfully drove each agency forward, exponentially growing revenue and plan membership during his tenure.Dr. Hilliard is a Diplomat with the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology in both Texas and California, a long-time board member of Legacy Community Health and a board member of AIDSUnited. An avid advocate for underserved populations, Dr. Hilliard has dedicated his career to helping those in need access health care in this country.Dr. Hilliard holds an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management and his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Texas, Health Science Center. He is a third generation Texan who comes from a family of healthcare providers. Bobby lives with his partner, two children and two dogs Repo and Bubbles.Guest Bobby Hilliardhttps://www.legacycommunityhealth.org/dr-robert-bobby-hilliard-jr-chief-executive-officer/Queer Voices airs in Houston Texas on 90.1FM KPFT and is heard as a podcast here.  Queer Voices hopes to entertain as well as illuminate LGBTQ issues in Houston and beyond.  Check out our socials at:https://www.facebook.com/QueerVoicesKPFT/ andhttps://www.instagram.com/queervoices90.1kpft/