WITNESS LIST
Human Services Committee
March 19, 2019 10:30 AM or upon final adjournment / recess or bill referral if permission granted
For:
Jones, Alyssa (Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Gutierrez, Anthony (Common Cause Texas)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illnesss (NAMI) Texas)
Hayward, Justin (Texas network on youth servies)
Hendrie, Elizabeth (Self; CASA of fort bend)
Homer, Andrew (Texas CASA)
Homer, Andrew (Texas CASA)
Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)
Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness Austin Affiliate Advocacy Chair)
Kuykendall, Rhonda (Child Advocates of Fort Bend)
Lara, Alexis (Self; Thru Project)
Litzinger, Amy (Self; Easterseals Central Texas)
McPeters, Pamela (TexProtects/ Texas Chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America)
Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)
Robles, Samantha (Progress Texas)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Psychological Association)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Weatherby, Cinde (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Weinert, Jordan (Self)
On:
Atkinson, Richard (Self; Famil To Family Network)
Kromrei, Liz (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)
For:
Crisp, Kaycee (Self; Circle Up, United Methodist Women)
Galindo, Erika (Self; Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity)
Giwa, Erica (Self; Texas Children's Hospital)
Hampton, Moss (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Texas
Medical Association, Texas Academy of Family Physicians, Texas Pediatric Society, Texas
Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
Jarrell, Jill Ann (Self; Doctors for Change)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Ramirez, Erika (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Robinson, Deneen (Self; The Afiya Center)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Department of State Health Services)
Triplett, Jeremy (Department of State Health Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Alvarado, Melissa (Self)
Barnes, Kelly (Central Health)
Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Biundo, Jennifer (Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
DeFrates, Ana (Self)
Del bosque, Nora (March of Dimes)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Doyle, Cynthia (Self)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Edwards, Taylor (Self)
Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)
Flores, Lisa (Easter Seals Central Tx)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission)
Garcia, Mimi (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Garcia, Natalie (Self)
Gonzalez, Leah (Healthy Futures of Texas)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Haddad, Roberto (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (DHR Health))
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illnesss (NAMI) Texas)
Harville, Michelle (Self)
Hatley, Amanda (Self)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Hunter II, Carl F. (Self)
Johnson, Eric (Self)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness Austin Affiliate Advocacy Chair)
Lachman, Barry (Self)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
McPeters, Pamela (TexProtects/ Texas Chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America)
Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
NAACP, Texas (Texas NAACP)
Piatt, Mary (Self)
Robles, Samantha (Progress Texas)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas)
Smith, Reginald (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Spanko, Audrey (Self)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Swogger, Tegra (Self; Circle Up: United Methodist Women for Moms)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Townsend, Linda (CHRISTUS Health)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Vangoose, Laurie (Texas association of health plans)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Weinert, Jordan (Self)
Williams, Amanda (Self)
Wilson, Alexandra (Self)
Wilson, Stacy (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Against:
Mccauley, Ronda (Self)
On:
Cager, Emma (Self)
Carter, Gina (Health and Human Services Commission)
Garcia, Kelly (Health and Human Services Commission)
Stephens, Stephanie (Health and Human Services Commission)
For:
Daniels, Blake (Self; Torch)
On:
Kostroun, David (Health and Human Services Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Martinez, Diana (Texas Assisted Living Association)
Peters, Carol (Self)
Weinert, Jordan (Self)
Against:
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Mills, Sarah (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Tsai, MD, Ray (Children's Health)
On:
Stephens, Stephanie (Health and Human Services Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)
Haddad, Roberto (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (DHR Health))
Jarrell, Jill Ann (Self; Doctors for Change)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor’s Office, City of Houston)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Portillo, Jacqueline (Self)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Townsend, Linda (CHRISTUS Health)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Vangoose, Laurie (Texas association of health plans)
Weinert, Jordan (Self)
Wilson, Stacy (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)
On:
McManus, Erin (Health and Human Services Commission)
Against:
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Asmussen, Cindy (Self)
Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Normandin, Jana (Self)
Walker, Beth (Self)
Weinert, Jordan (Self)
Against:
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Harris, Ashley (Self)
Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)
Mccauley, Ronda (Self)
Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Jones, Alyssa (The Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services)
Krause, Amber (Health and Human Services Commission)
Kromrei, Liz (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Brown, Jay (Lyft)
Hench, Marina (American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network)
Jarrell, Jill Ann (Self; Doctors for Change)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Miller, Chris (Uber Technologies)
Quigley, Karla (Self)
Schroeder, Nicole (Self)
Whitney, Jamie (Self; Zaffirini Law)
On:
Bruchez, Elizabeth (Association for Community Transit, Brazos Transit District)
Coghlan, Brett (Self; Texas Ambulance Association)
Feist, Steven (Logisticare)
Muth, Stephanie (Health and Human Services Commission)
Oberhoff, Butch (Texas EMS Alliance)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cowle, Rebecca (Self)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Edmonson, David (TechNet)
Edwards, J.T. (Self; Southeast Vocational Alliance)
Gregg, Aaron (Fresenius Medical Care)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illnesss (NAMI) Texas)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness Austin Affiliate Advocacy Chair)
McPeters, Pamela (TexProtects/ Texas Chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America)
Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)
Neerman, Jason (Aetna)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Weinert, Jordan (Self)
For:
Hurtado, Rene (Emergence Health Network)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Lawler, Erin (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Mayeaux, Ginger (The arc of texas)
On:
Atkinson, Richard (Self; Family To Family Network)
Murphree, Susan (Disability Rights Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Call Lishan of Texans with disabilities)
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Bohnert, Henry (Self)
Bohnert, Richard (Self)
Flores, Lisa (Easter Seals Central Tx)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness Austin Affiliate Advocacy Chair)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Robles, Samantha (Progress Texas)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Smith, Angela (Self; Fredericksburg Tea Party)
Smith, Carole (Private providers association of Texas)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Psychological Association)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Against:
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
On:
Daigle, Scott (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)
For:
Ducayet, Patricia (Patty) (State long term care ombudsman)
Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)
Tindel, Jerry (Self)
Against:
Cline, Lara (Self; Texas Healthcare Association)
Coffey, Michelle (Self)
Fry, Liam (Self; Austin geriatric specialists and TMDA)
Krol, Michael (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Liu, Haiyan (Self)
Malpani, Vishal (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Murray, LBSW, LNFA, P. Duncan (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ayres, Monica (Citizens Commission on Human Rights Texas)
Gregg, Aaron (Alzheimer's Association)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Against:
Madru, Betsy (Houston Methodist)
Opelt, Jon (Texas Alliance for Patient Access)
Thomason, David (LeadingAge Texas)
On:
Kostroun, David (Health and Human Services Commission)
For:
Booth, Kory (Self)
Bright, Melissa (Self)
Bright, Michael (Self)
Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Bussey, Faith (Self; Family Rights Advocacy)
Cook, Angel (Self)
Huber, Bria (Self; Fractured Families)
Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas home school coalition)
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
Scot, Johana (Parent Guidance Center)
Tyson, Rana (Self; Fractured Families, LLC.)
Wood, Cecilia (Self)
Against:
Lukefahr, James (Self; Texas Pediatric Society and Texas Medical Association)
On:
Drummond, Katie (Travis County District Attorney’s Office)
Girardet, Rebecca (Self; The McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health
Science Center - Houston)
Gomez, Sherry (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)
Hall, Dr. Manda (Department of State Health Services)
Kromrei, Liz (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)
Rodriguez, Dr. Roberto (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)
Triplett, Jeremy (Department of State Health Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fey, Francis (Self)
Fey, Lori (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Mcintire, Krista (Family Rights Advocacy)
Newman, Joshua (Self)
Against:
Bennett, Michaela (Children's Health)
Jones, Orlando (Texas Children's Hospital)
Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)
Townsend, Linda (CHRISTUS Health)
On:
Avila Edwards, Kimberly (Self; Dell Children's Medical Center/Ascension)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Wilson, Stacy (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)
For:
Hutson, Lonnie (Self; Kids R Kids childcare)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Altobelli, Joan (Texas Licensed Child Care Association)
Bone, Jason (Self)
Cantrell, Tiffany (Self; Invicus partners)
Engle, Michael (Self; Kids R Kids)
Gilbert, Mercedes (Self)
Hulburt, Jerry (Self; 16722 Squyres LLC dba Kids R Kids Spring)
Hutson, Brian (Self)
Hutson, Connie (Self)
Hutson, Jeremy (Self)
Hutson, Ronnie (Self)
Karnani, Haru (Self)
Karnani, Pallavi (Kids r kids)
Khoo, Mei (Self)
Montoya, Crystal (Self)
Naranjo, Paula (Self)
Paulson, Lawrence (Self)
Pewitt, Bill (Kids R Kids Child Care)
Poe, Kurt (Self)
Raney, Christina (Self)
Van Eyk, Seth (Self)
Van eyk, Teresa (Self)
For:
Gadberry, Gavin (Texas Health Care Association)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Kostroun, David (Health and Human Services Commission)
Levee, Allison (Health and Human Services Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cline, Lara (Self; Texas Healthcare Association)
Martinez, Diana (Texas Assisted Living Association)
Thomason, David (LeadingAge Texas)
For:
Clapp, Ryan (ResCare Inc)
Frizzell Batton, Sandra (Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas (PACSTX))
Mayeaux, Ginger (The arc of texas)
Smith, Carole (Private providers association of texas)
On:
Murphree, Susan (Disability Rights Texas)
Quertermous, Janice (Health and Human Services Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Carriker, Terri (Self; Protect Texas Fragile Kids)
Casas, Isabel (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Cordaro, Millie (Self; TCA)
Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illnesss (NAMI) Texas)
Kunish, Eric (Self; National Alliance on Mental Illness Austin Affiliate Advocacy Chair)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Vangoose, Laurie (Texas association of health plans)
Walker, Nancy (ResCare)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Against:
Kelberlau, Bill (Self)
For:
Asmussen, Cindy (Self)
Normandin, Jana (Self)
Walker, Beth (Self)
On:
Jones, Alyssa (Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Mcintire, Krista (Family Rights Advocacy)
On:
Krause, Amber (Health and Human Services Commission)
Kromrei, Liz (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)
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