WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
April 21, 2021 - 8:00 AM
For:
Wohleb, Steve (Texas Hospital Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Baccus, Breall (Texas Council on Family Violence)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Knaupe, Gregg (Ascension Texas)
Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Narvaez, Tammy (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)
Yarbrough, Brian (Texas EMS Trauma & Acute Care Foundation)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Layton, Sherri (Self; La Hacienda Treatment Center and Texas Association of Addiction
Professionals)
Phipps, David (Self; Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Galligher, Duane (Texas Association of Addiction Professionals, Association of Substance
Abuse Programs)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Wohleb, Steve (Texas Hospital Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Lovitt, Matthew (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Psychological Association)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Wyman, Lisa (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Anderson, Lisa (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners; Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses of
Texas)
Carter-Griffin, Monee' (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioner (TNP))
English, Ryan (Self; Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Higginbotham, Nicole (Self)
Logan, Stella (Self)
Nelson, Jaime (Self)
Schweitzer, Brooke (Self; Texas academy of physician assistants (TAPA))
Spencer, Autumn (Self; Ascension Seton)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Perez, Erin (Self)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Nurses Association)
Wohleb, Steve (Texas Hospital Association)
On:
Palazola, Chris (Texas Medical Board)
For:
Buster, Brian (Self)
DelaPena, Juan (Self)
Delapena, Korina (Self)
Duda, Kimery (Self; The Expedition School)
Magrum, Alissa (Self; Colin's Hope)
Tyson, Kim (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brown, Mark (Self)
Brumback, Audrey (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Collins, Karen (Self)
Garcia, Sarah (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Hoffman, Courtney (Camping Association for Mutual Progress (CAMP))
Holcomb, Courtney (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Jones, Lulu (Self; Sam's Adventure Camp)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
MacNaughton, Beverly (Self)
Perry, Courtney (Self)
Swinney, Kara (Self; The Arc of the Capital Area)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Vormelker, Eric (Self)
On:
Veal, Kevin (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Averill, Lynnette (Self)
Capone, Amber (Self; VETS: Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions, Inc.)
Capone, Marcus (Self; VETS: Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions, Inc.)
Luttrell, Morgan (Self)
Marr, James (Self; WARRIOR ANGELS FOUNDATION)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brennan, Jim (Self; Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)
Ginn, Graham (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Psychological Association)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Department of State Health Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Wohleb, Steve (Texas Hospital Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Wohleb, Steve (Texas Hospital Association)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Department of State Health Services)
Wyman, Lisa (Department of State Health Services)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Lopez, Naomi (Goldwater Institute)
Against:
OKeeffe, Cynthia (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Wittenburg, Michelle (KK125 Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation, Texas Cancer Survivors
Coalition)
Against:
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
On:
Veal, Kevin (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Baxter, Jason (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Chepkauskas, Daniel (Patient Choice Coalition)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Vasek, Heather (Legacy ER & Urgent Care , Plano TX)
On:
Wright, Edward (Self; Prestige ER)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Kolodzey, Patricia (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas)
Narvaez, Tammy (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Herrington, Kevin (TAFEC)
For:
Aase, Christi (Self)
Campbell, Susan (Self)
Gamboa, Gloria Danielle (Self)
Mattsen, Mel (Self)
Against:
Duong, Mai (Self; Texas Pediatric society,Texas Medical Association, texas Academy of
Family Physicians, texas public healh coalition)
Winnike, Allison (Self; The Immunization Partnership)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Glover, Jill (Self; Republican Party of Texas)
Lopez, Rachel (Self)
Marshall, Karen (Self)
Nilsson, Lisa (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Thomas, Leslie (Self)
Wolfe, Michael (Self)
Against:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Burton, John (Self)
Burton, Mia (Self)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Llinas, Roxanna (Self)
Navara, Adam (Self)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
Sanchez, Melissa (Alzheimer's Association)
Tan, Melody (Self)
For:
Haddad, Roberto (DHRvHealth)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
On:
Klein, Jorie (Department of State Health Services)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Avant, Heather (Self; Carols Promise)
Fasipe, Titilope (Self; Texas Children's Hospital)
Prince, Tonya (Self; Sickle Cell Association of Houston, Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Harris, André (Self; Sickle Cell Association of Houston)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Woomer, Eric (Global Blood Therapeutics)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Capelo, Jaime (Self; Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology)
Against:
Adams, Brad (Donate Life Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Tan, Melody (Self)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Department of State Health Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brown, Joyce (Self)
Brown, Mark (Self)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Collins, Karen (Self)
DiMasi, Rachel (Self)
Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)
Garcia, Sarah (Self)
Gilberg, Julie (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Keysor, Georgia (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
MacNaughton, Beverly (Self)
Nuss, Melynda (Self)
Perry, Courtney (Self)
Vormelker, Eric (Self)
Vunderink, Gregg (Self)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Against:
Lopez, Rachel (Self)
For:
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Society of Periodontists)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Del bosque, Nora (Texas Dental Assn)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hausenfluck, Amber (Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
Mintz, David (Texas Academy of General Dentistry)
Smith, Stephanie (Texas Dental Hygienists Association)
On:
Nichols, Casey (TX state board of dental examiners)
Studdard, Lauren (Texas State Board of Dental Examiners)
For:
Sanchez, Melissa (Alzheimer's Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
For:
English, Ryan (Self; Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Perez, Erin (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Garcia, Sarah (Self)
Higginbotham, Nicole (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hilderbran, Harvey (Texas Funeral Directors Association)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Spencer, Autumn (Self)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Nurses Association)
Wohleb, Steve (Texas Hospital Association)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Schneider MD, Joseph (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Armstrong (THBI), Meredith (Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute (THBI))
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)
Holzheauser, Craig (Texas Association of City and County Health Officials)
Llinas, Roxanna (Self)
McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals)
Navara, Adam (Self)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians)
Tan, Melody (Self)
Tracy, Shelby (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Winnike, Allison (Self; The Immunization Partnership)
Wohleb, Steve (Texas Hospital Association)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
On:
Allen, Kevin (Department of State Health Services)
Kubin, Grace (Department of State Health Services)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
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