Ernie Fernandez, M.D.
Camp Director
________________Dr. Fernandez has served as Camp Director since 1991. He joined the Sweeney Medical Staff in 1985 and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Fernandez graduated medical school from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and completed he is Residency at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. He is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School.
Bob Cannon
Program Director
________________Bob earned his degree in Telecommunications Engineering in the United States Air Force, where he served for four years at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Following his military service, Bob worked as an independent telecommunications contractor, eventually working in management and executive roles in the telecom industry for 16 years.
Bob left the Telecom industry in early August of 2001 to begin a new career in Video Production, a long-time passion. In 2001, Bob Cannon Productions was launched. After several years of building this business, Bob began working with Camp Sweeney. For the past 18 years, Bob has provided year-round production, including Video Production, Photography and Social Media Support for Camp Sweeney.
Kathryn Sumpter, M.D.
Medical Director of Development
________________A Texas native, Dr. Sumpter was born in Austin but moved to St. Petersburg, FL at the age of 6. She eventually returned to Texas to attend Rice University. During her junior year, Dr. Sumpter took a road trip with friends and made them stop every hour or so to let her use the bathroom and buy another water bottle. A few weeks later, she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. That diagnosis changed her life in many ways, including her career choice. After a brief stint as a management consultant, Dr. Sumpter attended UT Southwestern and has been there ever since, first as a student, then a resident, then a fellow, and now as an attending Pediatric Endocrinologist. Camp Sweeney has been close to her heart since she became as a medical student in 2002.
Soumya Adhikari, M.D.
Medical Director of Faculty and Research
________________Dr. Adhikari came to Children’s Medical Center and UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2001 to complete his residency in Pediatrics. Prior to that he completed his undergraduate education at the University of Florida and went on to medical school at the University of Miami (FL). At the conclusion of his residency he was awarded the “White Hat” award, as elected by vote of his fellow 3rd year residents when asked to select the colleague they would most want as their own child’s pediatrician. After his residency he stayed at UT Southwestern (UTSW) to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology. Upon completion of his fellowship, he joined the faculty at UTSW, as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. In 2008, he assumed the position of the Director of the Pediatrics Clerkship, in addition to his clinical responsibilities.
Office Staff
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Billie Hood
Business Manager
billieh@campsweeney.org
Sarah Davis
Development Associate
sarahd@campsweeney.org
Kelley King
Registrar
kelleyk@campsweeney.org
Associate Program Directors
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Blake Connell
blakec@campsweeney.org
Alexandra Lee
alexandral@campsweeney.org
Westen Mulqueen
Iain Jahns
Ellyn Jarrell
Matt Kenny
Will Duhe
Senior Associate
Preston Walhood
Senior Associate