Board of Directors
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital is governed by a board of directors that is passionate about providing the people of Sweetwater and surrounding communities with the best healthcare possible.
Nolan County Hospital District
Board of Directors
200 E. Arizona Ave.
Sweetwater, TX 79556
(325)235-1701
Doug Dippel - Chief Executive Officer
Below is a list of the men and women who continue to help direct RPMH into a successful path.
Ken Becker
Born: Lloyd Kenneth (Ken) Becker
Auburn, Indiana June 30, 1954
Married: Carla Anne Slabaugh May 3,1975
Children: Jennifer Ann Rosas February15, 1982
Erin Michelle Gomez May18, 1985
Grandchildren: Faith Anne Rosas, Eva Grace Rosas, Sydnee Grace Gomez, Justen Gomez & Morgan Gomez
Education: Northwood High School graduate – Nappanee, Indiana – 1972
Misc. College Courses (real estate and accounting – 9 hours)
Leadership Sweetwater graduate – 1985
Texas A & M Extension Service Economic Development “Basic” Course - graduate in 1999
US Chamber of Commerce “Institute for Organizational Management” IOM - graduate (University of Arizona – 2000)
“Basic” Mediation Certification from Texas State Technical College - West Texas - 2005
Leadership Brownwood graduate – 2007
Oklahoma University Economic Development Institute (EDI) graduate - 2010.
Work History: 1972-1978: Factory worker at Holiday Rambler Travel Trailers: Group Leader from 1975-1978
1978-1982: Sales Representative/ Draftsman for Bock products (specialty steel fabrication)
1983-1994: Owner/ Operator of Becker and Becker General: Contractors
1994-2004: Executive Vice President of the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce and the Convention and Visitors Bureau
2004-2006: Director of Training at Texas State Technical College (TSTC) West Texas
2006-2007: Associate Vice President of Texas State Technical College West Texas – Brownwood Campus
2007-2021: Executive Director of Sweetwater Enterprise for Economic Development (SEED) (14 yrs.3 months)
2022- Current: Kbecker LLC (Consulting, Woodworking & Carpentry)
Associations/
Organizations: Sweetwater, Texas
Sweetwater Jaycees: 1983 to present: President, Vice President, Secretary, New JC of the Year, JC of the Year, Officer of the Year, Jim Davis Memorial Award, Lifetime Membership induction in 2000.
Pioneer City/County Museum: 1983-1994 – Board Member, President
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce: Board of Directors, Vice President, President Elect.
Sweetwater Outstanding Young Man of the Year - 1988
Outstanding Young Manin America inductee – 1988
Sweetwater Goodfellows (toys for tots): Board Member – 1991-2006, 2007to 2019, Chair from 1995-1998
Nolan County “Angel Tree” Coordinator – 1997-2006
Sweetwater Rotary Club: 1994-2006, 2007 to 2021, President Elect, President, Secretary/Treasurer
Unlimited Projects Board Member: (Division of the Abilene State School):1988-1999 – serving as Sec/Treasurer 1992- 1999
Nolan County United Way Board Member: 1989-1994
Big Country RC &D Board Member from 1995-2005 serving as Secretary/Treasurer/President/ State Bylaws Chairman
Texas Midwest Community Network Board Member serving as Vice President and President
Texas Forts Trail Board of Directors: 1998-2005 serving as Secretary, Vice President and President
TP & W “Non-game” Advisory Committee member - 1997-2003
TP & W "Rattlesnake” Advisory Committee – 2015-2016
Nolan County Coliseum Advisory Board: 1994-2004
Sweetwater Industrial Foundation Board Member from 2000 - 2006 serving as Secretary/Treasurer and President
West Central Texas Workforce Development Board – Board of Directors:2001-2004 serving as Vice Chairman and Chairman.
2011-2021 – Economic Development Representative
The Nolan County Higher Education Authority Board of Dir: 2001-2005
Sweetwater Independent School District Career and Technology Advisory Council: 2002-2006, 2007 to present
Sweetwater Municipal Auditorium Board of Dir. – 2009 - 2011
Nolan County Census 2010 Complete Count Committee – Nolan County Chairman
High Ground of Texas Board of Directors – 2008 – 2011
Vice Chairman/Chairman Elect –2012
Chairman – 2012-2014 // Past Chairman – 2015-16
West Texas Energy Consortium – 2011 to 2017 - Chairman – 2015-17
Northwest Texas SBDC Advocacy/Advisory Board Member – 2010 – present - Serving as Vice Chairman –2013-2017, Chair – 2019-2024
Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) Board Member 2010 – 2013 & 2019 - 2021
Advisory Board member for the West Texas Innovation Network – Entrepreneurial training program– Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas (2011-12)
Big Country Manufacturing Alliance: 2019-2021 Board Member
SMA Gala Sponsorship Chairman (2022-23)
RPMH Foundation Vice-Chair (2022-23)
RPMH Board of Directors (March 2023 - ?)
City Planning &Zoning (2022-?) VC 2023
NCCAD Board of Directors (2022-23) (Chair – 2022)
Brownwood, Texas
Brownwood Rotary Club: 2006-2007 serving as Secretary
Family Services Center “Training Committee”: 2006-2007
Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors: 2006 - 2007
Brown County United Way Board Member: 2007 serving as Campaign Chairman
Preservation Partnership Committee: 2006-2007
Church Affiliation: First United Methodist Church –Sweetwater
Capital Improvements Committee Chair: 1997-2000
Board of Trustees: 1997-1999 and served as Chair
1998-1999
Youth Advisory Council: 1999-2003 and served as Chair
Youth Director Search Committee: 2003
Youth Coordinator: 2003
Staff/Parish Relations Committee: 2000-2002, 2004-2005 serving as Chair
Walk to Emmaus Lay Director – September 2005, Board Member – 2021-22
Certified Lay Speaker: 2008 (recertified through 2023)
Sunday school Teacher – 2009 – 2012
Camp Butman Methodist Camp – Board of Trustees – 2009 – 2022
Secretary– 2011 – 2017, VC – 2017-2020, Chair – 2020 - 2022
FUMC Administrative Council Chairman – 2012 – 2013
FUMC Lay Servant/Representative – 2015-23
First United Methodist Church – Brownwood
Certified Lay Speaker: 2007
Missions Committee Chair: 2007
Lay Member to the Annual Conference: 2007
Hobbies: Time with my family & grandkids, Church Activities, Working and volunteering, sports, woodworking and construction
Erica Castro
District 2
Term Expires: May 2024
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Mila Gibson
District 1
Term Expires: May 2023
Jose Villafranca
District 6
Term Expires: May 2024
Kenny Maxwell
District 5
Term Expires: May 2023
Steve Holcomb
Chairman
District 4
Term Expires: May 2024
Wes Williams
District 3
Term Expires May 2023
Rodney Foster
District At Large
Term Expires: May 2024