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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Public Health Committee

            August 9, 2018 - 9:00 AM

            Interim Charge 6 - Mental illness and substance use disorder / CPS

                 On:

                                 Biera Miracle, Anais (The Children's Shelter)

                                 Blackstone, Kristene (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)

                                 Burns, Stacey (Nexus Recovery Center)

                                 Coverstone, Kirk (Texas Psychological Association)

                                 Ferguson, Tabitha (Self)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Green, Christina (Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas, Inc.)

                                 Hansford, Michelle (Self; Santa Maria Hostel/ DFPS Parent Collaboration Group)

                                 Hellrung, Cecilia (Self)

                                 Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right to Know)

                                 Hogue, Patricia (Self; Texas Lawyers For Children)

                                 Howard, Brandy (Disability Rights Texas)

                                 Howell, Jason (Self; RecoveryPeople)

                                 Lund, Bill (CK Family Services)

                                 Mauk, Joyce (Texas medical association, texas pediatric society)

                                 McMurtry, Traci (Self; Santa Maria Hostel)

                                 McPeters, Pamela (TexProtects, Champions for Safe Children)

                                 Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)

                                 Muth, Stephanie (Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Olse, Katie (Texas alliance of child and family services)

                                 Picott (pie-cot), Melinda (Self)

                                 Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)

                                 Rogers, LaQuan (Self; Motivated Fitness- Get Fit wit M3)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                                 Sughrue, Alissa (NAMI Texas)

                                 Whitman, Hank (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Wilson, Columba (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Batiste, Ashland (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Carmical, Audrey (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Erwin, Michelle (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Gold, Laura (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Jarriel, Jenifer (DePelchin Children's Center)

                                 Nuckols, Kirsten (Health and Human Services Commission)

            Residential child care facilities contracting with ORR

                 On:

                                 Ford, Victoria (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Shaw, Jean (Health and Human Services Commission)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Whitman, Hank (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Bastiste, Ashland (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Carmical, Audrey (Texas Department of Family and Protective Services)

                                 Hansford, Michelle (Self; Santa Maria Hostel/ DFPS Parent Collaboration Group)

                                 McMurtry, Traci (Self; Santa Maria Hostel)

                                 Muth, Stephanie (Health and Human Services Commission)

                                 Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)

                                 Wilson, Columba (Self)

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