WITNESS LIST
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
March 27, 2013 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment
FOR:
Little, Morgan Chairman (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations), Dripping Springs,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Chatelle, Melody Legislative Consultant (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX
Foster, Matthew Iraq War Veteran (Self), Grand Prairie, TX
Killam, Michael Vet2Vet Coordinator (Military Veteran Peer Network), Fort Worth, TX
Lovelace, Joe Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,
TX
Pope, Olie Travis County Service Officer (Veteran County Service Officers Association of
Texas), Austin, TX
Werlein, Linda CEO (Hill Country MHDD Center), Kerrville, TX
Wood, Kathy Director, Fund for Veterans Assistance (Texas Veterans Commission),
Austin, TX
ON:
Norris, Robert Senior Analyst (Legislative Budget Board), Austin, TX
Palladino, Col. Thomas Executive Director (Texas Veteran Commission), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Chatelle, Melody Legislative Consultant (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX
Killam, Michael Vet2Vet Coordinator (Military Veteran Peer Network), Fort Worth, TX
Little, Morgan Chair, Texas Coalition of Veteran Organizations (Texas Coalition of
Veteran Organizations), Dripping Springs, TX
Lovelace, Joe Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,
TX
Pope, Olie Travis County Service Officer (Veteran County Service Officers Association of
Texas), Austin, TX
FOR:
Prather, Jude Hays County VSO + San Marcos City Councilman (Hays County Veteran
Service Officer), San Marcos, TX
ON:
Palladino, Thomas Executive Director (Texas Veteran Commission), Austin, TX
Shore, Sam Director, Behavioral Health Operations (Department of State Health Services),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Chatelle, Melody Legislative Consultant (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX
Killam, Michael Vet2Vet Co. (Military Veteran Peer Network), Fort Worth, TX
Little, Morgan Chairman (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations), Dripping Springs,
TX
WITNESS LIST
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
March 27, 2013 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment
Lopez, Agripina (Aggie) Hays County Assistant (Self), San Marcos, TX
Lovelace, Joe Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,
TX
Pope, Olie Travis County Service Officer (Veteran County Service Officers Association of
Texas), Austin, TX
Smith, John General Counsel (Center for Health Care Services), San Antonio, TX
Werlein, Linda CEO (Hill Country MHDD Center), Kerrville, TX
FOR:
Denney, Monique Life Nav. Manager (Lone Star Veterans Association), Houston, TX
Ehrig, Bobby Veteran Advocate (Self), Bulverde, TX
Garcia, Michelle Lone Star Veterans Association Volunteer/Navigator (Lone Star Veterans
Association), Houston, TX
Gonzales, Gilbert Director of Communication (The Center for Health Care Services), San
Antonio, TX
Hanna, Sean State Coordinator, Military Veteran Peer Network (Military Veteran Peer
Network), Austin, TX
Hernandez, Steve McLennan County Veterans Service Officer (McLennan County Veteran
Service Office), Waco, TX
Hogg, Michael Executive Director of Rocky Top Therapy Center (Rocky Top Therapy
Center (Vets)), Keller, TX
Killam, Michael Vet2Vet Coordinator (also providing written testimony) (Military Veteran
Peer Network), Fort Worth, TX
Knox, Brooke Clinical Director (Rocky Top Therapy Center), Keller, TX
Thomas, Tom Mental Health Director (Self), Waco, TX
Vallarta, Cruz Senior Outreach Worker (also providing written testimony) (Center for
Health Care Services), San Antonio, TX
Werlein, Linda CEO (also providing written testimony) (Hill Country MHDD Center),
Kerrville, TX
ON:
Hupp, Suzanna (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX
Jefferies, Perry Tex Vet Organization Manager (also providing written testimony) (Texas
A&M Health Science Center: TexVet Initiative), Round Rock, TX
Senn, Renee Texas Director of Psychological Health (Adjutant General's Department),
Austin, TX
Shore, Sam Director, Behavioral Health Operations (Department of State Health Services
(DSHS)), Austin, TX
Villanueva, Alba Lieutenant Colonel (Adjutant General's Department), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Bailey, Sherry VP Compliance & Regulatory Services (Center for Health Care Services),
San Antonio, TX
Chatelle, Melody Legislative Consultant (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Veteran Affairs & Military Installations
March 27, 2013 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment
Ligon, Katherine Mental Health Policy Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities),
Austin, TX
Little, Morgan Chairman (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations), Dripping Springs,
TX
Lovelace, Joe Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,
TX
McCarthy, Maggie Coordinator (Veterans Coalition for the Heart of Texas), Waco, TX
Pope, Olie Travis County Service Officer (Veteran County Service Officers Association of
Texas), Austin, TX
Pro, Paul Chairman of the Board (Heroes Night Out), Cedar Park, TX
Smith, John General Counsel (Center for Health Care Services), San Antonio, TX
Solomon, Tony Executive Director, Lone Star Veterans Association (LSVA), Houston, TX
Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry), Austin, TX
FOR:
Battise, Nita Tribal Councilman (Alabama - Coushatta Tribe of Texas), Livingston, TX
Collins, Robert (Honor and Remember - Texas Chapter), Jasper, TX
Hancock, Ben Pastor, United Methodist Church (Geneva UMC), Jasper, TX
James, Roy Director, Honor and Remember (also providing written testimony) (Honor and
Remember, Inc.), Jasper, TX
Lutz, George Founder (also providing written testimony) (Honor and Remember),
Chesapeake, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Little, Morgan Chair, Texas Coalition of Veteran Organizations (Texas Coalition of
Veteran Organizations), Dripping Springs, TX
Lovelace, Joe Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,
TX
Pope, Olie Travis County Service Officer (Veteran County Service Officers Association of
Texas), Austin, TX