WITNESS LIST
Health & Human Services
April 23, 2013 9:00 AM
FOR:
Vane, Mark Partner (Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP), Austin, TX
ON:
Cawley, Jennifer Executive Director (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Graves, Tim President and Chief Executive Officer (Texas Health Care Association),
Austin, TX
FOR:
Murphree, Susan Senior Policy Specialist (also providing written testimony) (Disability
Rights Texas), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Borel, Dennis Executive Director (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX
Castillo, Consuelo President (Texas Advocates), Austin, TX
Elrod, Susanne Associate Director of IDD Services (Texas Council of Community
Centers), Austin, TX
Fredriksen, Amanda Director of Advocacy (AARP), Austin, TX
Hench, Marina Director of Public Policy (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice),
Austin, TX
Kafka, Bob (ADAPT of Texas), Austin, TX
Lavelle, Tanya Mental Health Policy Fellow (Easter Seals Central Texas), Austin, TX
Statman, Rona Director of Family Support Services (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Banning, Tom Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice President (Texas Academy of
Family Physicians), Austin, TX
Beinke, Allen Attorney (Baptist Health System), Austin, TX
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Academy of Family Physicians), Austin, TX
Conradt, Trish Public Policy Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), Cedar
Park, TX
Finch, Dan Director, Legislative Affairs (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Marwitz, David (Texas Pharmacy Association), Austin, TX
Shields, Brad Lobbyist (Texas Federation of Drug Stores), Austin, TX
Shields, Brad Lobbyist (Texas Society of Hospital Pharmacists), Austin, TX
Valdez, Jerry (West Coast University), Austin, TX
Valdez, Jerry (Career Colleges and Schools of Texas), Austin, TX
Williams, David Director, Public Affairs (Texas Nurse Practitioners), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Health & Human Services
April 23, 2013 9:00 AM
Willmann, James Director of Governmental Affairs (Texas Nurses Association), Austin,
TX
FOR:
Hughes, Chris Counsel (also providing written testimony) (Labcorp), Austin, TX
FOR:
Thomas, Anthony Driver (Self; Mother), Dallas, TX
ON:
Waldron, Patrick Branch Manager (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Fredriksen, Amanda Director of Advocacy (AARP), Austin, TX
Spiller, Lee Policy Director (Citizens Commission on Human Rights), Austin, TX
Whitehurst, Darren Vice President of Advocacy (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
FOR:
McClurkin, Chanin Clinical Educator (Thermo Fisher Scientific), Portage, MI
Saunders, Chris Clinical Implementation Manager (also providing written testimony)
(Edwards Life Sciences), Irvine, CA
Yang, Brian Health Economics and Payer Policy Manager (Thermo Fisher Scientific),
Portage, MI
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society), Austin, TX
Hutto, Kathy Consultant (Texas Occupational Therapy Association), Austin, TX
Marwitz, David (Texas Pharmacy Association), Austin, TX
Romero, Michelle Associate Director of Advocacy (Texas Medical Association), Austin,
TX
FOR:
Hansch, Greg Policy Coordinator (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Finch, Dan Director of Legislative Affairs (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Ligon, Katharine Mental Health Policy Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities),
Austin, TX
Spiller, Lee Policy Director (Citizens Commission on Human Rights), Austin, TX
Stuart, John Representative (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter),
Austin, TX
Switzer, Gyl Public Policy Director (Mental Health America of Texas), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Health & Human Services
April 23, 2013 9:00 AM
Wilson, Dennis Sheriff (Sheriff's Association of Texas, Limestone County), Groesbeck, TX
Wilson, Stacey Associate General Counsel (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX
Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry), Austin, TX
FOR:
McDaniel, Gene Emergency Medical Services Representative (Professional Firefighters
Association of Arizona), Phoenix, AZ
Norris, Bryan (San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association), San Antonio, TX
AGAINST:
Harbert, Jodie Clinical Coordinator (Tarrant County College), Hurst, TX
Persse, David Vice Chair (also providing written testimony) (National Registry of EMT's),
Houston, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Alvarado, Aidan Fire Fighter (Laredo Fire Department), Laredo, TX
Crow, David President (Arlington Professional Firefighters Association), Arlington, TX
DeLanghe, Wayne Fire Fighter (San Antonio Professional Firefighters - Local 624), San
Antonio, TX
Gibson, Rob (Fort Worth Firefighters Association), Fort Worth, TX
Higgins, Mike Chief of Staff/Legislative (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters), Austin,
TX
Moreno, Randy Retired Firefighter (Austin Firefighters), Austin, TX
Rivera, Alejandro (Laredo Fire Department), Laredo, TX
Sprinkle, GK Public Policy Consultant (Texas Ambulance Association), Austin, TX
Steele, Chris President (San Antonio Fire Department Professional Firefighters - Local
624), San Antonio, TX
Tate, Jim President (Fort Worth Firefighters), Fort Worth, TX
Villarreal, Johnny Legislative Director (Houston Firefighters - Local 341), Houston, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Barillas, Katherine Director, Child Welfare Policy (One Voice Texas), Houston, TX
Blanke, Laura (Texas Pediatric Society), Austin, TX
Capelo, Jaime (The Texas Association for the Protection of Children (TexProtects)),
Austin, TX
Hine, Jim Chief Executive Officer (Public Policy Solutions), Austin, TX
Lavelle, Tanya Mental Health Policy Fellow (Easter Seals Central Texas), Austin, TX
LeBleu, Stephanie Public Policy Coordinator (Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates
(CASA)), Austin, TX
Ligon, Katharine Mental Health Policy Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities),
Austin, TX
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk), Austin, TX
Sabo, Jason (The Pew Charitable Trusts), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Health & Human Services
April 23, 2013 9:00 AM
Sepulveda, Gabriel (Nurse Family Partnership), Austin, TX
Setliff, Aaron Director of Policy (The Texas Council on Family Violence), Austin, TX
Stuart, John Representative (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter),
Austin, TX
Switzer, Gyl Public Policy Director (Mental Health America of Texas), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
McClure, Madeline Executive Director (The Texas Association for the Protection of
Children (TexProtects)), Dallas, TX
FOR:
Greene, Pamela Chief Nursing Officer (The Menninger Clinic), Houston, TX
Santos, George Chief Medical Officer - West Oaks Hospital (also providing written
testimony) (Texas Medical Association; Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians), Houston,
TX
ON:
Spiller, Lee Policy Director (Citizens Commission on Human Rights), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Harmon, Gail Executive Director (Texas Assisted Living Association), Austin, TX
Hine, Jim Public Policy Advisor (Texas Assisted Living Association (TALA)), Austin, TX
Rich, Sid Executive Director (Texas Association of Residential Care Communities),
Austin, TX
Stuart, John Representative (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter),
Austin, TX
Whitehurst, Darren Vice President of Advocacy (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Willmann, James Director of Governmental Affairs (Texas Nurses Association), Austin,
TX
Wilson, Stacey Associate General Counsel (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX
Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Hansch, Greg Policy Coordinator (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas),
Austin, TX
Taylor, Sally Medical Director, Mental Health Services (University Health System), San
Antonio, TX
FOR:
Storey, Andre Director, Population Health (CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System),
Texarkana, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Reynolds, David Director, political Education (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Townsend, Linda Director of Advocacy (CHRISTUS Health), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Health & Human Services
April 23, 2013 9:00 AM
Wilson, Dennis Sheriff (Sheriff's Association of Texas, Limestone County), Groesbeck, TX
Wilson, Stacey Associate General Counsel (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX
Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry), Austin, TX