Clinic Auxanomen

Loretta Loyd
Founding Board Member 2009 - Present
Board President 2011 - Present
Austin, TX

Ms. Loyd is employed in the Office of Business Affairs at The University of Texas System Administration. She has a bachelor’s degree in German from Central College, Pella, Iowa. Many years ago, Ms. Loyd became an unwilling partner to a disease called diabetes. As she became more intimate with diabetes, she became more familiar with the fallacies of the current healthcare system. In 2005, Ms. Loyd traveled to Haiti on mission and during that first trip heard there was a great need for a diabetes doctor or nurse to come and teach in the nursing school. In 2006, Dr. Dubois joined the mission team to Haiti and taught diabetes care and prevention in the nursing school with Ms. Loyd assisting with screenings. In 2007, the focus moved out of the nursing school and into the community through classes with pastors. In Haiti, the pastors were the true leaders with authority in their communities . In 2008, the mission moved from the classroom to clinics and included an infomercial on prevention. Ms. Loyd was the 2006 recipient of the A. W. “Dub” Riter, Jr. Humanitarian Award at the University of Texas System, the 2007 and 2008 Bronze level Presidential Volunteer Service Award and 2009 Silver level Presidential Volunteer Service Award. Auxanomen’s focus on growing the healthy diabetic patient and supporting global healthcare is an area of need where Ms. Loyd would most like to serve.

Susan K. Dubois, M.D.
Auxanomen Founder and Board Member 2009 - Present
Vice President 2011 - Present
Clinic Medical Director
Austin, TX

Dr. Dubois, board certified in Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, has served the Austin community since 1999. She graduated Magna Cum Laude, PhiBeta Kappa, from Baylor University in 1984; was the Outstanding Student in Internal Medicine in 1988 at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; and went on to be Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas before joining the distinguished laboratory of David Garbers, Ph.D., in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Texas Southwestern during her postgraduate training in endocrinology. After serving on the faculty of West Virginia University School of Medicine, she moved to Austin where she has spent most of her career teaching in the University of Texas Medical Branch Austin Medical Education Program. She was invited to give the lecture Diabetes: New Therapies and Technology at the Austin American Diabetes Association Summit in 2008. Between October 2001 and May 2008, she was the Director of the Brackenridge Specialty Clinic for Endocrinology. With regard to patient care, Dr. Dubois is passionate about two things: that all patients should have access to the best medical treatments and technology, regardless of ability to pay; and that patients must be educated about their illnesses in order to serve as partners in their own care. In June 2006, she began yearly medical mission trips to Haiti, where she is a Visiting Professor of Endocrinology at the Karen School of Nursing, National Council of Spiritual Churches in Haiti (CONASPEH) headquarters in Port-au-Prince. She left private practice in June 2008 to devote her full time effort to caring for persons without health insurance. Dr. Dubois' husband Paul is pastor of First United Methodist Church in Weimar, Texas.

Ruth Murphy
Founding Board member 2009 - Present
Finance Chair 2009 - Present
Leander, TX

Ms. Murphy is a graduate of SIU-Carbondale with a BS in electrical engineering and MSEE-related studies at SUNY / Syracuse extension. With over 25 years experience project managing multimillion-dollar technical and logistical operations globally, Ms. Murphy brings a solid set of business skills to the organization. In addition, her long, active affiliation with the United Methodist Church and 25-year affiliation with church non-profits such as Church World Service gives her a keen insight and understanding of non-profit work both domestic and international. Ruth is a multi-talented musician married to Kevin (a long-time United Methodist and Church World Service employee) and is mother to Conor, a talented middle-school student and rising sports star. Ruth’s experience with individuals caught in critical, complex and sometimes life-threatening health-care situations has resulted in an empathy and passion to create viable alternatives for those who find themselves with no access to and/or no ability to obtain quality care..

Ron S. Jones, Ed.D.
Board Member 2010 - Present
Volunteer Coordinator 2010 - Present
Austin, TX

Dr. Jones has an Ed.D. University of Sarasota, human Service Administration, M.S Utah State University, Family and Child Development, B.S. Brigham Young University, Sociology. His work history shows his dedication to service through his positions as a 4-H Youth Development Volunteerism Specialist, Maine Cooperative Extension; the Director of Cooperative Extension/Outreach for North Central Iowa, Iowa Cooperative Extension; as State 4-H Program Leader, Cornell Cooperative Extension; the Director of Cooperative Extension/Outreach for Northeast Minnesota, Minnesota Cooperative Extension; as a Program Leader for Extension/Outreach, College of Human Ecology, Kansas State University; a Human Development Specialist, Iowa State University Cooperative Extension Service; as an Instructor and Fieldwork Supervisor, Child and Family Service Program, State University of New York-Plattsburgh. He also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Pine Tree State 4-H Foundation for 4.5 years and served on the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees of the New York State 4-H Foundation-5 years. He has 9.5 years of volunteer management skills recruiting screening and training volunteers. Dr. Jones serves as the Auxanomen Clinic Volunteer Coordinator.

Lee Polanco
Board Member 2009 - Present 
Manchaca, TX

Dr. Polanco, age 58 and married to Thelma for 37 years. Software developer; real estate developer; university administrator; former member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute in Washington, DC; alumni of KPMG, LLC; finance chairman of the 1st and 2nd Jesus Rally in Houston; chairman of the 1st Worldwide Reunion of Olivetan Benedictines in New Mexico; former CEO/President of an alternative electrical and refinery company; representative on U.S. trade missions to Japan, Spain, Turkey & Tapei; financial consultant to U.S. congressmen; and CEO/President of a 27-year old financial consulting firm. He has traveled to many countries throughout the world. Dr. Polanco has mentored law students, accountants, investment bankers, and various boards, and served as a board member and advisory member to many boards and club memberships; i.e. Chamber of Commerce, Congressional, Toastmasters, Optimist, Civitan, SMCA, St. Ignatius School, St. Nicholas Center, AFM, IAFP, San Jose Building, Pecos Benedictines and now Auxanomen. Dr. Polanco is of Hispanic-Jewish origins and a Roman Catholic.