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WITNESS LIST
Human Services Committee
February  21, 2008 - 10:00 AM
Charge 1
 
    For:
Leung, Patrick  (Self and University of Houston)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Elias-Percival, Barbara  (Self and Texas Loves Children, Inc.)
 
 
Glassman, Janine  (Self)
 
 
McLean, Lynne  (Self)
 
 
 
 
Charge 3- Early intervention progra
 
    For:
Marks, Karen (Relief Nursery of Collin County)
 
 
 
 
Charges 3 & 4
 
    For:
Jones, Courtney (Change 4 Today & Tomorrow)
 
 
 
 
Foster Youth
 
    For:
Ford, Kevin (Group Change for Today and Tomorrow)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Morales, Josefina (Change for Today and Tomorrow)
 
 
 
 
Foster Youth transition
 
    For:
Thomas-Donahue, Jlon ((Group) Change for Today and Tomorrow)
 
 
 
 
foster Youth Transitioning
 
    For:
Harrison, Tiffani  (Self and (Group) Change for Today and Tomorrow)
 
 
 
 
Interim Charge #3- prevention
 
    For:
Quinn, Colleen (Nurse-Family Partnership)
 
 
 
 
Staff Retention
 
    For:
Betzen, Bill  (Self)
 
 
 
 
1 & 4
 
     On:
Johnson, Van  (Self)
 
 
Sparks, Andrea (Texas Casa)
 
 
 
 
Adoption
 
     On:
Grugle, Denice (East Texas Heart Gallery)
 
 
 
 
CASA
 
     On:
Goff, Claudia (CASA of Denton County)
 
 
 
 
Caseworker Retention
 
     On:
Rozell, Anna Rae  (Self)
 
 
 
 
CPS
 
     On:
Gardner, Carol R.  (Self)
 
 
Hurst, Ronald D.  (Self)
 
 
 
 
CPS Charge 1 & 3
 
     On:
McClure, Madeline (The Texas Association for the Protection of Children)
 
 
 
 
CPS Issues
 
     On:
Perkins, Amy  (Self)
 
 
 
 
CPS/DFPS
 
     On:
Cleeton, Carla  (Self)
 
 
 
 
DFPS
 
     On:
Coale, Jeannie (Dept. of Family & Protective Services)
 
 
James, Joyce (Dept. of Family & Protective Services)
 
 
Welch, Linda  (Self)
 
 
 
 
Foster Parents
 
     On:
Welch, Albert  (Self)
 
 
 
 
Foster Youth transitioning
 
     On:
Johnson, Rusty  (Self)
 
 
 
 
Interim #1
 
     On:
McCown, F.Scott (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
 
 
 
 
Interim 1 & 4
 
     On:
Patsel, Ruth Ann  (Self)
 
 
 
 
Interim Charge 1
 
     On:
Purvis, Karyn  (Self and Institute of Child Development)
 
 
 
 
Interim charges 3 & 5
 
     On:
Schonborn, Alan  (Self)
 
 
 
 
Judicial Commission for Children, Y
 
     On:
Amberboy, Tina (Supreme Court Permanent Judicial Comm For Children, Youth & Families)
 
 
 
 
Perm & Stability
 
     On:
Lunday, Mindi  (Self)
 
 
 
 
Permancy & Stability
 
     On:
Henry, Kathryn  (Self)
 
 
 
 
Permanent Jud. Commission
 
     On:
Specia, John (Permanent Jud. Commission on Children, Youth, & Families)
 
 
 
 
Youth emancipating from foster care
 
     On:
Ritzen, Evy Kay (Central Dallas Ministries Transition Resource Action Center)