WITNESS LIST
Educational Opportunity & Enrichment, Select Committee
November 9, 2023 - 9:00 AM
For:
Allen, Denisha (Self; Black Minds Matter)
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Baer, Kristina (Self)
Barba, Michael (Tppf)
Bowlin, Stan (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Burton, Kay (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Chandler, Dan (Self)
Colangelo, Laura (Self; Texas Private Schools Association)
Collins, Genevieve (Self; Americans for prosperty and the LIBRE INITATIVE)
Cunneen, Nathaniel (Self; American Federation for Children)
Davis, Jerry (Self; Texas Pastors Council)
Drogin, Mandy (Self; TPPF)
Enge, Joel (Self; Kingdom life academy and Americans for Prospery)
Fish, Russell (Self; Open records project)
Garcia, Celia (Self)
Garza, Makayla (Self; The LIBRE initiative)
Grusendorf, Kent (Self; Liberty For The Kids)
Guenther, Brian (Self)
Gurr, Valeria (Self; Federacion americana par de los ninos)
Hanson, Tracy (Self; Oak Creek Academy)
Hatch, Isabella (Self; The libre iniative)
Hayes, Penny (Self; Ovilla Christian School)
Jensen, Scott (Self; American Federation for Children)
Johnson, Richard (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
McCoy, Mazie (Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston)
Parker, Allan (Self; The Justice Foundation.)
Peralta, Samantha (Self)
Rainey, Norton (ACE Scholarships)
Scott, Anita (Texas Home School Coalition)
Tarpley, Nicole (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Tucker, Traci (Self; Scofield Christian School)
Urrieta, Virginia (Self)
Warfield, Sean (Self; St. Marys School, Temple TX)
Wood, Janelle (Self; Black Mothers Forum Inc)
Woods, Mya (Self; The LIBRE initiative)
Against:
Aleman, Steven (Disability Rights Texas)
Belmarez, Emerald (Self)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Brophey, Patrick (North Texas Commission - Grow Texas Talent Initiative)
Brown, Dr. Kevin (Texas Association of School Administrators)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Campos, Jacqueline (Self; Texas Freedom Network/ Texas Rising)
Chambers, HD (Self; Texas School Alliance)
Chevalier, Andrea (Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education)
Conrad, Tammy (Self; Education Round Rock)
Curts, Rosemary (Self)
Davenport, Lynn (Self; Families Egaged for effective education)
Dunlap, Traci (Self)
Easley, Jennifer (Texas PTA)
Enos, Brandon (Self; Cushing isd)
Exter, Monty (Association of Texas Professional Educators)
Ford, Ashley (Self; The Arc of Texas)
Griffith, Carrie (Texas State Teachers Association)
Hidalgo, Elena (Self)
Hopkins, Daniel “Tony” (Self; Texas Association of School Boards)
Iannaccone, Marisa (Self)
Keith, Kristin (Self)
Latham Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))
Litzinger, Amy (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Litzler, John (Baptist General Convention of Texas - Christian Life Commission)
Lowe, Mary (Self; Families Engaged For effective Edu.)
Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)
Norris, Robert (Self; Grandparents for Public Schools)
Ortiz, Pedro (Self; Mexican American School Boards Association)
Pena, Alejandro (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
Pieniazek, Ray (Self; Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas)
Plemons, Hollie (Self)
Puente, Jaime (Self; Every Texan)
Rangel, Jeanette (Self)
Rome, Christy (Texas School Coalition)
Sanderson, Josh (Equity Center)
Schaffer, Shannon (Self)
Soileau, Benny (Self; Texas association of Mid-Size Schools)
Terry, Mark (Self; Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association)
Vasquez, Megan (Self)
Williams, Paige (Texas Classroom Teachers Association)
Willis, Randy (Self; Texas assoication of Rural Schools)
Witt, Emily (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Worthington, Matthew (Self)
On:
Adams, Bryce (Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
Bishop-Watt, Trista (Good Reason Houston)
Byer, Von (Texas Education Agency)
Covey, Jonathan (Texas Values)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Franklin, Ryan (Educate Texas)
Gonzalez Saucedo, Sabrina (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)
Gray, Jomeka (Self)
Henricksen, Aaron (Legislative Budget Board)
Hilgers, Maddox (Texans Care for Children)
Jebsen, Maggie (LBB)
Mckenzie, Al (TEA)
Meyer, Mike (Texas Education Agency)
Oeser, Kelvey (Texas Education Agency)
Opiela, Natalie (Self; Westwood High School Robotics Club)
Pande, Nirvik (Self; Westwood High School Robotics Club)
Pruneda, Mary Lynn (Texas 2036)
Saxe, Avery (Legislative Budget Board)
Schutte, Marian (Texas Education Agency)
Smith, Kimberly (Frisco ISD)
Solis, Miguel (The Commit Partnership)
Sparks, Karen (Self)
Turner, Randi (Self; Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alderman, Marie (Afp texas)
Arrington, John (Self; New Beginnings Miniistries)
Barfield, Tiffany (Yes, Every Kid.)
Campbell, Brandon (Self)
Choquette, Dave (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Clayton, Carson (Self)
Cole, Sadallie (Self; AFP)
Cole, Sadallie (Self; Americans fornProsperity)
COLON, JESSICA (Self; Texans for Parental Choice in Education)
Corte, Frank (Self; International Leadership of Texas)
Diaz, Rudie (Self; AFP)
Dietrich, Sacha (Self; Americans for prosperity)
Elzie, Alex (AFP Texas)
English, Kennedie (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Fitzgerald, David (Self)
Gauthier, Paul (Self)
Gonzalez, Daniel (Agudath Israel of America)
Harriman, Coral (Self)
Hine, Gilbert (Self)
Hoyle, Damon (Self; Texas Private Schools Association)
Johnson, Debra (Self; DfW New Beginnings)
Keener, Justin (Self; Texans for Free Enterprise, Hispanic Contractors Association, Doug
Deason)
Martinez, Jorge (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
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For:
Martinez, Rosalba (Self; Texas for Parental Choice)
Mayberry, Alberta (Afp texas)
Mbilo, Glory (New Beginnings Church)
Megyesi, Paula (Self)
Menezes, Adam (Self; Westwood High School Robotics Club)
Newman, Jeremy (Self; Texas Home School Coalition)
Norsworthy, Ronda (Self; The LIBRE Initiative)
Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)
Pina, Patricia (Self)
Price, Jessica (Self)
Prochko, Austin (Self)
Robledo, Lorena (Outschool)
Rodriguez, Samantha (New beginnings church)
Van Allen, Paul (Self)
Ware, Jeffery (Self; Americans for Prosperity)
Ware, Jeffery (Self; Americans for Properity)
Watson, Brenda (Self; Texans For Parental Choice in Education)
Watson, Nathan (Self)
Against:
Abshire, Nichole (Self)
Anderson, David (Arlington ISD Board of Trustees)
Bakich, Meg (Self)
Barreto, Fabiola (Self; Youth Rise Texas)
Basha, Nicholas (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Blanton, Dana (Self)
Bode, Trish (Self; Leander ISD)
Boswell, Lynn (Austin ISD and Austin ISD Board of Trustees)
Brandt, Carlie (Self)
Brownson, Amanda (Texas Association of School Business Officials)
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Carson, Bethany (Self)
Chincanchan, David (Self)
Colbert, Paul (Self; El Paso ISD)
Compton, Dorothy ann (Self)
DiSanza, Maggie (Self)
Dovalina, Vivian (Self)
Ehresman, Katya (Common Cause Texas)
Flores, Lisa (Self; Easterseals Central Texas)
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
Goodspeed, Janice (Self)
Gradford, Judy (Self)
Gravois, Heather (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Grizzard, Julia (Self; Bexar County Education Coalition)
Grizzard, Julia (Self; Guadalupe County Education Coalition)
Hambly, Tina (Self)
Hedtke, Amy (Self)
Heilrayne, Arwyn (Self)
Holubec, Bryan (Self)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Howery, Sarah (Self; TX AFT United in DFW)
Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Hunt, Ralph (Self)
Jones, Garry (DFER TX)
Juraska, AJ (Self)
Kaplan, Callie (Self)
Kemp, Natalie (Self)
Kennedy, Thomas (Texas building trades)
Kitcher, Fuerza (Self)
Kuhlmann, Kate (Fast Growth School Coalition)
Leal, Gloria (Self; League Of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC))
Leff, Debra (Self)
Lopez, Roberto (Self)
Luke, Charles (Self; Coalition for public schools)
Marino, Albert (Self)
Martinez, Louann (Dallas ISD)
Martinez, Louann (Ft Worth ISD)
Martinez, Ricardo (Self; EQTX Equality Texas)
McKenzie, JoAnn (Self; Grandparents for Public Schools)
Merriman, Kelly (Self)
Miller, Cyral (Self)
Montgomery, Belynda (Self)
Morales, Ezra (Self)
Morena, Amber (Self)
Morton, Peggy (Self)
Mott, Vernagene (Self; Pflugerville isd)
NAJERA, Gentil (Self)
Nichols, Colby (Texas Association of Community Schools; Leander ISD)
Otto, Gretchen (Self)
Paasche, Julie (Self)
Quinzi, Patty (Self)
Ramos, Jen (Self)
Reeves, Stephen (Self; Fellowship Southwest)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Sanders, Jolene (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Santana, Osmara (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Schorre, Chris (Self)
Sherwood, Rose (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Skelton, Rebekah (Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition (TLEEC))
St John, Becky (Self)
Stewart, Susan (Self)
Syed, Sarah (Woori Juntos)
Tendler, Stuart (Self)
Torres, Gabriela (Self; Youth Rise Texas)
Trevino, Taylor (Self)
Trujillo, Gabriel (Self; Nacogdoches ISD)
Vasquez, Frank (Self)
Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Walter, Erin (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry)
Walter-Mahoney, Melanie (Self)
Webb, Natalie (Self; Pastors for Texas Children)
Wilkerson, Kristi (Self)
Wilson, Columba (Self)
Winters, Leslie (Self)
Wu, Steven (Self; Woori Juntos)
Yeager, Laura (Self; Just Fund It TX)
Yi, Alice (Self; Asian Texans for Justice)
On:
Daniel, Katrina (Teacher Retirement System of Texas)
Fernandez, Linda (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Guthrie, Brian (Teacher Retrirement System of Texas)
Hodge, Andrew (TEA)
Holzgrafe, Matthew (TEA)
Marin, Eric (TEA)
McGuire, Kristin (Texas Education Agency)
McLoughlin, Jessica (TEA)
Murphy, Shannon (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
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