Joanna Morgan grew up in Nederland, Texas amid lots of noisy Dutch relatives. After escaping to the relative anonymity of the University of Texas at Austin, she graduated with a degree in Economics, and then attended graduate school at A&M, majoring in Computer Science through the School of Business Administration. Her whole career was in Houston, in Information Technology management in multiple industries: manufacturing, retail, oil & gas and in government with Harris County. She and her husband Mike bought weekend property outside of Smithville in 1989, and retired here in 2000. Since living in Smithville, she has served on various boards, including the Chamber of Commerce, the Library Board, the Administrative Council at the Methodist Church and 12 years on City Council, as Council Member and as Mayor. She currently serves as a member of the Smithville Whole Health Partnership and as Treasurer on the Board of the Smithville Workforce Training Center in addition to serving on the Board of the Smithville Community Clinic. She and her husband have a son, daughter-in-law and grandson in Austin.

Ms. Sharlene Scheler was born in San Antonio Texas. She and her husband Nelson are the parents of two daughters Kimberly Ann Scheler and April Scheler Rheams. She has two grandchildren. Sharlene graduated from the University of Texas School of Nursing Health Science Center of San Antonio. After a long history of hospital nursing Sharlene and Nelson moved to Smithville Texas where she is a Methodist Healthcare Ministries Wesley Nurse and practices community health nursing. She serves on the Smithville Community Clinic Board, Lions Club Board, and the Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC), Methodist Church Board. Sharlene is very active in the Smithville community.

Susan Guedry is a lifelong (almost) resident of Smithville. She and her husband, Gary, have two sons, Stephen and Jacob. Susan was an elementary teacher for Bastrop ISD for 30 years, retiring in 2010. She is an active member of First Presbyterian Church in Smithville and also sits on the boards of Bastrop County Long Term Recovery Team and Born Again Emporium.

Susan was born and raised in Houston TX, but spent weekends and summers visiting grandparents in Smithville, TX.

She worked as a Radiologic Technologist for 35 years and has spent the last 19 years working for H&R Block before joining the Smithville Community Clinic in 2022.

Susan moved to Smithville in 2021 and now lives on family property.

Susan has 2 daughters and 3 grandchildren, belongs to several lineage societies and enjoys sewing and quilting. She also loves her cats and horses.

The Reverend Dr. Karen S. Boehk is the Chairperson of the Smithville Community Clinic. In 2003, she was appointed by the Southwest Texas Conference (now the Rio Texas Conference) of The United Methodist Church to serve as the Senior Pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Smithville, Texas. Shortly thereafter Pastor Karen, along with several members of her congregation, caught the vision that a medical clinic was badly needed in the Smithville community to serve those who had no insurance, or were underinsured. Accordingly, Pastor Karen has chaired the Board of Directors since its beginning.

In June of 2017 Pastor Karen retired from pastoring the local church that she might accept the appointment of Assistant to the District Superintendent, Coastal Bend District, on a part-time basis. On July 1, 2023 this appointment was shifted from the Coastal Bend District to the Crossroads District where she now serves as Assistant to the District Superintendent of the Crossroads District on a part-time basis. Since the pastor who followed Pastor Karen at First United Methodist Church decided to retire at the end of June, 2022, Pastor Karen was reappointed to pastor this congregation on a part-time basis. As Pastor Karen puts it, “I totally failed retirement.”

Prior to coming to Smithville, Pastor Karen served as Pastor of the First United Methodist Church in San Benito, Texas (2001-2003), and prior to that she served Asbury United Methodist Church in Corpus Christi, Texas as the Associate Pastor for nine years (1992-2001). She earned her Master of Divinity degree from Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She earned her Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC.

Pastor Karen’s oldest son, Christopher and his family live in Austin, and her youngest son, Matthew and his family live in Grand Prairie. She has five grandchildren, ages 12-17 (three girls and two boys) with whom she enjoys camping and sharing in their respective activities as time permits.

Pastor Karen lives in Smithville with her three donkeys: Sallie, Samuel and Skeeter; her cat, Coco Charlie; and her little dog, Skipper.

Cindy Cogdell is a life long Texas. Born at her great grandmother’s home in Dallas, she grew up in East Texas. She has lived in Smithville since 1998, and loves being back in the pines. Cindy graduated from White Oak High School, and earned a B.S. in Music Education and an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Texas Woman’s University in Denton.

Cindy has had a varied professional life: she managed two Dallas campuses for TWU, handling admissions/registrar, financial aid and student life departments. Upon completing her master’s degree, Cindy moved to Austin, where she worked as a Legal Advocate for family violence program. She worked at Brackenridge Hospital, in the ER and Children’s Hospital, as a social worker, then filled the role of Pediatric Case Manager at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Austin. She also served as a counselor at the University of Texas during this time. Her move to social services consulting brought her to Smithville, where she spent 4 years at the Towers. Cindy began her teaching career in 2002, teaching Special Education at SHS and BHS.

Cindy ‘retired’ after the 2013-2014 school year. She continued to work part time at the Smithville Recreation Center for a total of 17 years. Cindy still works as needed for St Edward’s University Athletics Department, working the scorer’s table for athletic events.

Cindy spends her time volunteering at Born Again Emporium and helping with Methodist Ministries. Cindy also enjoys hanging out with her cat, Frank, and dog, Buck, and especially enjoys spending time with her niece and 3 nephews (and their significant others) and 3 great nieces and 1 great nephew.

Willy Culberson; Director of Aviation Operation Travis County STAR Flight (Retired) Mr. Culberson is a Certified Flight Instructor in Helicopter and a Commercial Multi-Engine Airplane Pilot. His background is that Mr. Culberson is a retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 with 27 years of service in the U.S. Army as a veteran of Vietnam War and Desert Storm. He retired from the U.S. Army in 1996. His last duty assignment prior to retirement was as a Standardization Instructor Pilot in UH60 Blackhawks and AH64 Advance Attack Helicopters assigned to III Corp Headquarter and based at Ellington Field, Houston, TX. Addition duties included being the Instructor Pilot assigned to conduct training flights with U. S. Army Astronauts assigned to the Johnson Space Center to keep them current in the in the UH 60 Blackhawk helicopters. (Trivia:Mr. Culberson was one of the pilots involved in the removable and replacement of the Goddess of Liberty on top of our State Capital in back in 1986.) Mr. Culberson attended the University of Houston and he remains a loyal “Cougar” and holds a degree in Psychology. After retiring from the U.S. Army in 1996 Mr. Culberson was hired as a EMS Search and Rescue Pilot for Travis County Emergency Helicopter Service known as STAR Flight. Mr. Culberson’s career at Travis County STAR Flight has spanned more than two decades and includes four years as a Line Pilot, two years as the Chief Pilot and fifteen years as the Director of Aviation Operations. During this time, he has transitioned the flight program through several innovative changes. In that time, he has flown more than 2,200 operational and training flight hours, transported 1,682 patients, the rescue of more than 100 victims and performed 546 water drops on devastating wildfires. Mr. Culberson also served as a member of, The Critical Incident Stress Management Team for the Air Medical Industry, serves on the Federal Aviation Administration Rule Making Committee for Helicopter Night Vision Goggle Operations and serves the Austin Community as a Mentor/ Role Model for Blackshear, Overton, and other Elementary Schools in Austin and the surrounding area. Mr. Culberson retired from Travis County STAR Flight on September 30, 2017. He now spends his time working in the community and enjoying life with his wife Dr. Carla Emery-Culberson and Family.

Jesse is a vibrant and compassionate young woman, who is the Administrator at Argent Court Assisted Living in Bastrop. She is always affording the residents smiles, TLC and love in abundance. Jesse worked her way up through the ranks, having started at Argent Court in 2016 as a caregiver. She worked her way into being the Resident Service Coordinator, and was then quickly promoted to her current Administrator position.

Jesse was born in LaGrange, but is a "naturalized" native of Smithville, graduating from Smithville High School in 2012. Shortly after graduation, she went on to accomplish her CNA and CPR certifications, and worked at Nursing homes in Bastrop, all while also providing private in-home healthcare for local residents.

Jesse's life loves are her two little boys, and spending time with them is her top priority when it comes to things she loves doing. You will also sometimes find her spending her off time with her residents, which she adores and treats like family!

David Lawrence Herrington. Associate Municipal Judge for the City of Smithville, is a long term member of our Clinic’s Board of Directors and he was instrumental in the hands-on construction of our original medical facility. He is an Elder Emeritus of the Smithville First Presbyterian Church, an appointed member of the Bastrop Historical Commission as a part of the Texas Historical Commission, and a Board Member of the Smithville Heritage Society. Since his retirement from the Texas Department of Transportation, he has been an outstanding volunteer within our community, and accordingly has been awarded the Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award and the Masonic Golden Trowel Award.

Lenora Holt is a native of West Memphis, AR., the last of twelve children and the Co- Pastor of Abundant Grace Community Church in Smithville, TX; where she proudly serves with her husband and best-friend, Senior Pastor Ronnie L. Holt Jr. Pastor Lenora Holt is the proud mother of Naquasha White Riser and Larry McGarity. She has 2 beautiful granddaughters, Giselle, and Emery Riser. Pastor Lenora Holt is a Registered nurse, she graduated from Galen School of Nursing in San Antonio with her ADN and BSN in nursing, and in August 2023 graduated with her Master’s in nursing education at Texas Tech University Health Science Center. She is an active board member and nurse at the Smithville Community Clinic where she acknowledges and implements the vision to provide hope and healing for those without means.

Ms. Melodi Oltmann CPA is a partner with the local accounting firm of Medack & Oltmann, LLP, serving Central Texas with offices in Bastrop and Giddings, Texas. Melodi is an honors graduate of Concordia University and has over 25 years of experience in the field of tax, general accounting service, accounting software support, and governmental and nonprofit audits. Melodi is married to Craig, her husband of 24 years, and has two sons, Payton (22 years), and Grant (11 years).