WITNESS LIST
Human Services Committee
March 23, 2015 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
On:
Fajardo, Erick (Sunset Commission staff)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Bitter, Sandra (Texas State Independent Living Council)
Levine, Ken (Sunset Commission)
McPhail, Jennifer (Self; ADAPT)
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Graham, Russell (Self; Texas Society for Respiratory Care)
Holcomb, MD, John (Texas Medical Association)
King, Debra (Self; Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics)
Murphy, Kate (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Rich, Brian (Self; Texas Society of Radiologic Technologists)
Ross, Susan (Self; Texas dental Association)
Against:
Campos, Manuel (Self)
Corley, Cindy (Texas Environmental Health Association)
Cowsar, Robin (Self)
Gould, Rebecca (Self)
Hoffman, Courtney (Academic Language Therapy Association)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
On:
Brinkley, Katie (Self)
Ferrie, George (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of substance abuse programs)
Jameson, Scott (Self; Texas chapter of the american academy of orthotist and prosthetist)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kirchner, Mark (Self)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Lee, Donald (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)
Mize, Catherine (Self; Hanger clinic)
Robinson, Mari (Texas Medical Board)
Smith, Ray (Self)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Teleki, Katharine (Sunset Advisory Commission)
Walker, Robb (Self; Texas Chapter of the American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, David (Texas State Athletic Trainers Association)
Bandelier, Kim (Self)
Beathard, Karen (Self)
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Besserman, Kenneth (Texas Restaurant Association)
Bradley, Carol (Self)
Briley, Richard (Texas Association of Municipal Health Officials)
Brummett, Andrew (Institute For Justice)
Davis, Grace (Self; Hays Caldwell Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse)
Francis, Will (National association of social workers - texas chapter)
Hilliard, Katherine (Self)
Jarrell, Julia (Self)
Lee, Gaylene (Self; Texas Society for Respiratory Care)
Lengyel, Jennifer (Self)
Macnak, Anna (Self)
Mchenry, Martha (Self)
Pospisil, Scott (Texas Hearing Aid Association, Inc.)
Schorre, Daniel (Self; Texas Society fir Respiratory Care)
Tamijani, Roaxana (Self)
Trochta, Kara (Self)
Walker, Tiffani (Self; Texas society of radiological technologists)
Youens, Christy (Self)
Against:
Higdon, Larry (Self; Texas speech-language-hearing Association)
On:
Cole, Kirk (Department of State Health Services)
Fajardo, Erick (Sunset Commission staff)
Janek, Kyle (Health and Human Services Committee)
Kelley, Michael (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
Levine, Ken (Sunset Commission)
Woomer, Eric (Texas Dermatological Society)
For:
Bauman, Ellen (Self; Community Now)
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Boyte, Melanie (ADAPT)
Davidson, John (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Dooley, Michelle (Self; Community Now!)
Paschall, Cindi (Self; Community Now)
Tate, Joe (Self; Community NOW!)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Barrington, Beverly (Self; My sister Kathryn Barrington)
Belile, Liz (Self)
Burns, Sonja (Self)
Johnson, Linda (Self)
Mullarkey, Cam (Self)
Mullarkey Miller, Nora (Self)
Novy, Forrest (Self)
Parker, Tammie (Self)
Payne, Susan (Self; PART)
Searight, Sarah (Self)
Wallace, Debra (Self)
Wallace, Stephen (Self)
On:
Barker, Kevin (Texana Center)
Edding, Christopher (ADAPT)
Engelke, Jeffrey (Pacstx)
Hammon, Rachel (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Hidalgo, Gary (Self; The arc of texas)
Horton, Colleen (Self; Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)
Kafka, Bob (Self; ADAPT)
Lawler, Erin (Texas council of community centers)
Levine, Ken (Sunset Commission)
Martinez, Diana (Texas Assisted Living Assoc)
McPhail, Jennifer (Self; ADAPT)
Metz, Albert (Self)
Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)
Nelson, Kendal (Sagora senior living)
Peet, Nelson (Self; ADAPT /PACT)
Salovitz, Heiwa (Adapt of texas)
Schalchlin, Scott (Depatment of aging and disability services)
Steele, BUrrell (Adapt of texas)
Trost, Amy (Sunset Advisory Commission)
Weizenbaum, Jon (Department of Aging amd Disability Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Broussard, Ricky (Self; The arc of texas)
Butler, Ashley (Texas Advocates)
Carroll, Cate (Volunteers of America Texas)
Carter, Troy (Adult Day HealthCare Services of Texas(ADCAT))
Cordova, Julian (Texas Advocates)
Crayton, Jomel (Texas Advocates)
Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Freeze, Allen (Gulf Coast Self-Advocates)
Jurek, Charlie (SALSA)
Litzinger, Linda (Self)
Machado, Marissa (Texas association for home care and hospice)
Noser, Andy (Texas Advocates)
Noser, Gwen (Texas Advocates)
Tomlinson, Maxcine (Texas New Mexico Hospice Organization)
Watkins, Sarah (Self; Community Now!)
Against:
Bovbjerg, Blair (Self)
Brisbin, Emma (Self)
Coleman, Debra (Texas State Employees Union)
Garner, William (Self)
Gunter, Peggy (Self)
Hanson, Susan (Self)
Smith, Jason (Abilene Chamber of Commerce)
Straughan, Judy (Self)
Veith, David (Self; Texas state employees union)
On:
Cranston, Cathy (Self; Personal attendant coalition of texas)
Janek, Kyle (Health and Human Services)
Meyer, Alyse (LeadingAge Texas)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Warren, Kevin (Texas Health Care Association)
White, Loretta (Self; ADAPT)
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