WITNESS LIST

              SB 329

              Senate Committee Report

              State Affairs

              March 27, 2017 - 9:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Addington, Lana    (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Keller, TX

                                          Bingham, Anne   Birth Mother  (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Botts, Barbara    (Adoption Knowledge Affiliates), Austin, TX

                                          Botts, Katherine Anne   Adopted Adult  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Buchsbaum, Laura Lyons    (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Houston, TX

                                          Chalberg AKA baby girl Ross, Laura Elizabeth    (also providing written testimony) 

                                          (Self) , Dripping Springs, TX

                                          Chung-Sherman, Melanie   Licensed Psychotherapist & agency administrator  (also

                                          providing written testimony)  (Self) , Plano, TX

                                          Cloyd, Stacie    (Self) , Foss, OK

                                          Cochran-Green, Jennifer   Family Law Attorney (Expert)  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Dimick, Kim   Co-Founder  (Adoption Support Advocates), Houston, TX

                                          Dimick, Roger L.    (Self) , Houston, TX

                                          Fralia, Martha    (Self) , Fort Worth, TX

                                          Gray, Connie   President  (also providing written testimony)  (Self; Texas Adoptee Rights),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Gregorcyk, Amy    (Support Texas Adoptee Rights), Montgomery, TX

                                          Harrison, Ann Jay    (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Alabaster, AL

                                          Hodgson, Shawna   Vice President  (Adoption Support Advocates), Kingwood, TX

                                          Huiras, Dick   Board President  (Adoption Supports Advocates), Houston, TX

                                          Johnston, Lisa    (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Richardson, TX

                                          Kennedy, Adrienne C.    (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , West Lake Hills, TX

                                          Kling, Steven    (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Dripping Springs, TX

                                          Lind, Rod    (also providing written testimony)  (Support Texas Adoptee Rights), Cedar

                                          Park, TX

                                          Newhart, Robin    (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Bryan, TX

                                          Ostrand, Susan    (also providing written testimony)  (My Children & Adoptees

                                          everywhere), New Braunfels, TX

                                          Perkins, Katy   Licensed Master Social Worker  (also providing written testimony)  (Self) ,

                                          Dallas, TX

                                          Peters, Joellen   Licensed Clinical Psychologist  (also providing written testimony)  (Self) ,

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Purcell, Anna Marie    (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Purcell, Marci    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Purcell, Megan   Student  (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Russell, Michael   SFL  (Self) , Conroe, TX

                                          Savoy, April   Birth mother & Maternity Services Caseworker  (also providing written

                                          testimony)  (Abrazo Adoption Associates), San Antonio, TX

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                                          Scott, Dawn M.   Founding Director STAR Texas Adoptee Rights  (also providing written

                                          testimony)  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Slaughter, Richard D.    (Self) , San Antonio, TX

                                          Vurendvich, Elizabeth   Executive Director  (also providing written testimony)  (Abrazo

                                          Adoption Associates), San Antonio, TX

                                          Watson, Daryn   Board of Directors  (Adoption Knowledge Affiliates), Austin, TX

                                          Wilder, Jamie    (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , Huntsville, TX

                                          Williams, Sheri McNeely   Birth Mother  (also providing written testimony)  (Self) ,

                                          Driftwood, TX

                                          Wilson, Mary E.    (Self) , Mansfield, TX

                                          Wisnoski, Anna   Mrs.  (also providing written testimony)  (Self) , La Porte, TX

                        AGAINST:

                                          Branson, Steven R.   Pastor / Chairman of the Board of Life Choices  (Life Choices

                                          Medical Clinic), San Antonio, TX

                                          Everett, Carol   CEO  (Self) , Round Rock, TX

                                          Farrar, Charity   Executive Director  (Life Choices Medical Clinic), San Antonio, TX

                                          Greytok, John   Attorney  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Klotz, Christina   Pastor  (Self) , Marion, TX

                                          Rutherford, Martha    (Self) , New Braunfels, TX

                        ON:

                                          Farinelli, Victor   Deputy State Registrar  (Department of State Health Services), Austin,

                                          TX

                                          Johnson, Ed    (Self) , Houston, TX

                                          Kinser, Kathy   Member  (Texas Family Law Foundation, Self), Dallas, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Bingham, Mary B.   Birth grandmother  (Self) , Kyle, TX

                                          Green, Seth    (AKA), Austin, TX

                                          Grissom, Britney    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Harrell, Katie (Kate)    (Self-adoptee), Austin, TX

                                          Howard, Judith   N/A  (Self; Texas Adoptee Rights), Georgetown, TX

                                          Kimberly, Knox   SVP Advocacy and Stakeholder Relations  (Upbring), Austin, TX

                                          Lanfear, Cheryl    (Texas Adoptee Rights), Georgetown, TX

                                          McPeters, Pamela   Director of Public Policy  (Tex Protects (Texas Association for the

                                          Protection of Children)), Austin, TX

                                          Reece, Alex    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Smith, Sheila    (Self) , Leander, TX

                                          Utzman, Aidan    (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Welch, Theresa    (Self) , Fort Worth, TX

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                       Providing written testimony:

                        FOR:

                                          Caram, Sharon    (Self) , Arlington, TX

                                          Champenois, Kathryn M.   Adoptee  (Self) , Tomball, TX

                                          Chung-Sherman, Melanie    (Self) , Allen, TX

                                          Cole, Denise    (Self) , Cedar Park, TX

                                          Cornelius, Barbara L.    (Self) , Richardson, TX

                                          Ferguson, Sherry    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Francis, Will   Gov't Relations Director  (Nat'l Assoc. of Social Workers - Texas Chapter),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Graf, Jennifer    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Greenstone, Pamela   Counselor  (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Jacob, Desiree    (Self) , Dallas, TX

                                          Kessler, Austin R.    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Miller, Carrlyn    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Morris, Emily    (Self) , Dallas, TX

                                          Mulcahy, Janet    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Perkins, Deana    (Self) , Sachse, TX

                                          Safford, Kevin    (Self) , Dallas, TX

                                          Seides-Murphy, Jan    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Steronko, Robert    (Self) , Leander, TX

                                          Thomas, Kathleen    (Self) , Austin, TX

                                          Watson, PhD, LCSW, Dr. Larry    (Self) , Grand Prairie, TX

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