WITNESS LIST
Health & Human Services Committee
August 23, 2006 - 9:00A
Charge 1
ON: Barker, Connie Director for Governmental Affairs
(Depelchin Children's Center), Austin, TX
Blumberg, Eric Program Coordinator (NAMI Austin &
Mayor's Mental Health Task Force Monitoring
Committee), Austin, TX
Brady, Denise Public Policy Director (Mental Health
Associations of Texas), Austin, TX
Breeding, John Psychologist (Self), Austin, TX
Chou, Kelley Retired (Self), Austin, TX
Daigte, Mark Chief Deputy (Calhoun County), Port
Lavaca, TX
Davidson, David Alan Co-Founder (Peoples Action
Council), Manor, TX
Davis, King Executive Director (Hogg Foundation for
Mental Health), Austin, TX
DeWitt, Lauren Medical Director (Citizens Commission
on Human Rights), Austin, TX
Garza, Valerie Consumer (Self), Austin, TX
Gay, Clifford Consumer Advocate (Self), Austin, TX
Gerstenschlager, Merry Lynn Education Liaison (Texas
Eagle Forum), Weatherford, TX
Gonzales, Gilbert Director of Crisis Jail Diversion
Services (Center for Health Care Services, MH
Authority Bexar County), San Antonio, TX
Gray, Anna (Prosumers), San Antonio, TX
Hayes, Aaryce Mental Health Policy Specialist
(Advocacy Inc.), Austin, TX
Kern, Diana Consumer Advocate and Events Coordinator
(NAMI), Cedar Creek, TX
Lovelace, Joe Public Information Officer (Hill
Country MHMR), Kerville, TX
McConnell, Heidi Governor's Advisor for Health
Services (Governor Perry's Office of Budget,
Planning and Policy), Austin, TX
Paleo, Janet (Prosumers), San Antonio, TX
Pawelek, Alfred Former Judge/ Board Member (Camino
Real Center), Lytle, TX
Peyson, Robin Executive Director (NAMI), Austin, TX
Santos, George Executive Medical Director West Oaks
Hospital (Federation of Texas Psychiatry),
Houston, TX
Schwartz, Betsy Executive Director (Mental Health
Association of Greater Houston), Houston, TX
Sill, Cindy Executive Director (Tri- County MHMR),
Conroe, TX
Skelton, Sandy Executive Director (TX Council of
Community MHMR Centers), Austin, TX
Smith, Linda Program Director (Gulf Coast MHMR),
Galveston, TX
Spiller, Lee Director (Citizens Commission on Human
Rights), Austin, TX
Swinney, James Vice Chair (Community Advisory
Committee on MHMR Tarrant County), Grapevine,
TX
Walker, David Montgomery County Attorney (Tri County
MHMR), Conroe, TX
Wanser, David Deputy Commissioner (TX Dept. of State
Health Services), Austin, TX
Joint Hearing on Charge 3
ON: Bradley, John District Attorney (Williamson County),
Georgetown, TX
Breeding, John Psychologist (Self)
Chitty, B. Michael Judge (Self), Kaufman, TX
Chou, Kelley Retired (Self), Austin, TX
Gay, Clifford Consumer Advocate (Self), Austin, TX
Gerlach, Mary Behavior Health Director (Lubbock
Regional MHMR Center), Lubbock, TX
Gonzales, Gilbert Director of Crisis and Jail
Diversion (Center for Health Care Services
(MH authority)), San Antonio, TX
Gray, Anna (Prosumers and People Diagnosed with
psychiatric disorders), San Antonio, TX
Gutierrez, David Sheriff (Self), Lubbock, TX
Hammett, Gillis Lieutenant Denton Count Mental
Health (Denton County Sheriff's Office),
Denton, TX
Hawk, Susan Judge; 291 District Court (Atlas),
Dallas, TX
Herman, Guy Judge (Probate Court of Travis County),
Austin, TX
Hohengarten, Nancy Judge, County Court at Law 5
(Travis County), Austin, TX
Jiles, Mona Lisa Program Director Adult Forensic
Services (Mental Health and Mental
Retardation Authority of Harris County),
Houston, TX
Kirk, Chris Sheriff Brazos County (Sheriff's
Association of Texas), Austin, TX
MacLaurin, Andy Analyst (Legislative Budget Board),
Austin, TX
Paleo, Janet (Prosumers), San Antonio, TX
Perry, Ethel Director MHMRA of Harris County New
START (TX Correctional Office of Offenders
with Medical and MHMR of Harris County),
Houston, TX
Peyson, Robin Executive Director (National Alliance
on Mental Illness), Austin, TX
Powell, Leilah Government Relations Manager (Bexar
County), San Antonio, TX
Sanchez, Eduardo Commissioner (Texas Department of
State Health Services), Austin, TX
Stevens, Stephanie Analyst (Legislative Budget
Board), Austin, TX
Vesowate, Joe Assistant Commissioner (Dept. of State
Health Services), Round Rock, TX
Wanser, David Deputy Commissioner (TX Dept. of State
Health Services), Austin, TX
Werlin, Linda Executive Director (Hill Country MHMR
Center), Kerville, TX
Wilson, Dee Director (TX Correctional Office on
Offenders with Medical and Mental
Impairments), Austin, TX
Joint Hearing Charge 3
ON: Mitchell, Beth Attorney (Advocacy Inc.), Austin, TX
Charge 1
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Davidson, Jerry Economic Development Director
(Camino Real Community MHMR), Lytle, TX
Grimes, Kathy Chairman Williamson County Mental
Health Commission (Williamson County), Cedar
Park, TX
Valentine, Tom Senior Policy Advisor (Health and
Human Services Commission), Austin, TX
Joint Hearing on Charge 3
On: Cohan, Terry CEO Alliance Work Partners (Texans for
Behavior Health Access), Austin, TX
Dudley Jr., Harold Director of State Hospitals
(Dept. of State Health Services), Austin, TX
Valentine, Tom Senior Policy Advisor (Health and
Human Services Commission), Austin, TX