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WITNESS LIST
Government Organization
April 6, 2009 - 09:00 AM
SB  1002
 
FOR:
 
DePenning, JoAnn   J DePenning Consulting, Inc.  (Texas Foreclosure Prevention Task Force),  Austin, TX
 
Sanders, Raymond Carter   Lawyer  (Texas Affordable Housing Corp.),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Blye, Regina   Executive Director  (Texas State Independent Living Council),  Austin, TX
 
Chatham, Donna   Executive Director  (Association of Rural Communities in TX),  Austin, TX
 
Higgins, Mike   Chief of Staff  (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters),  Austin, TX
 
Langerdorf, Jean   Executive Director  (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Lyons, Crystal   President  (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities),  Corpus Christi, TX
 
Mann, Aaron   Ctr. for Independent Living  (Self),  Abilene, TX
 
Mills, Sarah   Policy Specialist  (Advocacy, Inc.),  Austin, TX
 
Talerico, Jeanne   Executive Director  (Texas Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies),  Austin, TX
 
Telge, Judy   Executive Director Ctr. for Independent Living  (CB Ctr. for Independent Living and Accessible Housing Resources, Inc.),  Corpus Christi, TX
 
Villarreal, Johnny   Legislative Director  (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341),  Houston, TX
 
On:
 
Long, David   Affordable Housing  (Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation),  Austin, TX
SB  1009
 
FOR:
 
Claitor, Diana   Director  (Texas Jail Project),  Austin, TX
 
Simpson, Matt   Policy Strategist  (The ACLU of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
ON:
 
Munoz, Jr., Adan   Executive Director  (Texas Commission on Jail Standards),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Allison, Jim   General Counsel  (County Judges & Commissioners Assn. of TX),  Austin, TX
 
Mendez, Mark   Assistant County Administrator  (Tarrant County),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
On:
 
Herklotz, Shannon J.   Asst. Director- Inspections  (Commission on Jail Standards),  Austin, TX
 
Teleki, Katharine   Policy Analyst- Manager Jail Standards Review  (Sunset Commission),  Austin, TX
 
Wood, Brandon   Asst. Dir. Planning  (Commission on Jail Standards),  Austin, TX
SB  1011
 
ON:
 
Connealy, Chris   Fire Chief/ Chairman  (Texas Fire Chiefs Assoc./ Texas Commission on Fire Prot.),  Cedar Park, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Gonzalez, Joseph "Jody" A,   County Fire Service Official  (Commission on Fire Protection),  Denton, TX
 
Higgins, Mike   Chief of Staff  (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters),  Austin, TX
 
Villarreal, Johnny   Legislative Director  (Houston Fire Fighters Local 341),  Houston, TX
 
On:
 
Ninaud, Christian   Sunset Policy Analyst  (Sunset Commission),  Austin, TX
 
Skipper, Miles   Deputy Director- Standards Division  (Texas Commission on Fire Protection),  Austin, TX
 
Stanford, Mark   Fire Operations Chief  (Texas Forest Station),  College Station, TX
 
Warren Sr., Gary L.   Exec. Director  (TX. Commission on Fire Protection),  Austin, TX
SB  1014
 
FOR:
 
Clark, Alan   CFO  (Port San Antonio),  San Antonio, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Rencher, Faye   Policy Analyst  (TX Sunset Advisory Commission),  Austin, TX
SB  1016
 
ON:
 
Staples, Todd   Agriculture Commissioner  (Texas Dept. of Agriculture),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Oefinger, David   Exec. Director  (Texas Pest Management Association),  Austin, TX
 
Skaggs, Jason   Exec. Dir. of Govt. Affairs  (TX and Southwestern Cattle Raisors Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Alvarado Hibbs, Dolores   Atty- General Counsel  (TDA),  Austin, TX
 
Latta, Karen   Senior Analyst  (Sunset)
 
Stanford, Mark   Fire Operations Chief  (Texas Forest Service),  College Station, TX
SB  1018
 
ON:
 
Simpson, Matt   Policy Strategist  (The ACLU of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
On:
 
Braaten, Timothy A.   Exec. Dir.  (Tx. Comm. on Law Enf. Officers Standards & Educ.),  Austin, TX
 
Kirkle, Sarah   Policy Analyst  (Sunset Advisory Commission Staff),  Austin, TX
SB  1467
 
FOR:
 
Boerner, Brian   Director of Environmental Management (also providing written testimony)  (City of Fort Worth, TX),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
Schermbeck, Jim   Filmmaker, Writer  (Downwinders at Risk),  Dallas, TX
 
AGAINST:
 
Bellsnyder, Luke   Lobbying  (Texas Association of Manufacturers),  Austin, TX
 
Perryman, Dr. Ray   Economist (also providing written testimony)  (Ash Grove),  Waco, TX
 
Stewart, Michael K.   President & CEO  (Texas Aggregates & Concrete Assn.),  Austin, TX
 
Wiedewnhoft, Charles T.   President- Ash Grove Cement Company (also providing written testimony)  (Ash Grove Cement Company),  Olathe, KS
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Cabrales Jr., John   Inter. Gov. Relations  (City of Denton, TX),  Denton, TX
 
Casto, Larry   Legislative Director  (City of Dallas),  Dallas, TX
 
Mendez, Mark   Assistant County Administrator  (Tarrant County),  Ft. Worth, TX
 
Metzyer, Luke   Director  (Environment Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Reed, Cyrus   Conservation Director  (Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter),  Austin, TX
 
Spencer, Sharron   City Councilwoman  (City of Grapevine),  Grapevine, TX
 
Against:
 
Doke, Jr., Marshall J.   (Lawyer) Gardere Wynne Sewell LLD  (Ash Grove Cement),  Dallas, TX
 
Lucas, Shannon   Executive Director  (Texas Mining & Reclamation Association),  Austin, TX
 
Minick, Stephen   (Texas Association of Business),  Austin, TX
 
Moser, Michel   Holcim  (Holcim),  Midlothian, TX
 
Providing written testimony:
 
Against:
 
Miller, Amanda   President Midlothian Chamber  (Midlothian Chamber),  Midlothian, TX
SB  1862
 
FOR:
 
Cohen, Aiden   Sustainable Purchasing Program Coordinator  (Self; Resource),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Johnson, Matthew   Researcher  (Public Citizen),  Austin, TX
 
Metzyer, Luke   Director  (Environment Texas),  Austin, TX
 
Reed, Cyrus   Conservation Director  (Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club),  Austin, TX
 
Robertson, Kate   Energy Efficiency Specialist  (Environmental Defense Fund),  Austin, TX
 
VanHoy, Bill   Executive Dir.  (TX Propane Gas Assoc.),  Austin, TX
 
Against:
 
Wisdom, Christina   General Counsel  (Texas Chemical Council),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Been, Perry   (State Energy Conservation Office),  Austin, TX
SB  1958
 
FOR:
 
Blankinchip, Marvin W.   Aircraft Maintenance Technician (Retired)  (American GI Forum/ MVOP),  San Antonio, TX
 
Golden, Ronald   Case manager  (American G.I. Forum/ National Vet. Outreach),  San Antonio, TX
 
Martinez, Carlos   President & CEO (also providing written testimony)  (American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Prog.),  San Antonio, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Herrera, Paul C.   Texas State Commander  (American G.I. Forum of Texas),  Austin, TX
 
On:
 
Flores, Robert   Govt. Affairs  (Am GI Forum),  San Antonio, TX
 
Leija, Ignacio   V.P. Services Operation  (American G.I. Forum NVOP),  San Antonio, TX
 
Sanchez, Anthony   Director of Planning & Development  (American G.I. Forum- National Veterans Outreach Pgm.),  San Antonio, TX
 
Suarez, Yolanda   Senior V.P.  (American G.I. Forum NVOP),  San Antonio, TX
SB  1973
 
ON:
 
Been, Perry   (State Energy Conservation Office),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Castillo, Yvonne   (Texas Society of Architects),  Austin, TX
 
Robertson, Kate   Energy Efficient Specialist  (Environmental Defense Fund),  Austin, TX
SB  2169
 
FOR:
 
Robertson, Kate   Energy Efficiency Specialist (also providing written testimony)  (Environmental Defense Fund),  Austin, TX
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
For:
 
Metzger, Luke   Director  (Environment Texas),  Austin, TX
SCR 40
 
FOR:
 
McCallum, Paul W.   Marketing (also providing written testimony)  (City of Grapevine),  Grapevine, TX
 
Spencer, Sharron   City Councilwoman  (City of Grapevine, TX),  Grapevine, TX