WITNESS LIST
Appropriations - S/C on Article II Committee
February 23, 2017 - 7:30 AM
Article II Special Provisions
On:
Crow, Greg (Self; Crow Therapies)
Hoffpauir, Robin (Self; Personal Attndant Coalition of Texas/Adapt)
Montgomery, Laura (Countryside Therapy Group, Inc)
Oleksy, Lydia (Self)
Painter, Andrew (Self; Apc home health)
Robinson, Paula (Texas centers for independent living and hcil)
Rosales-Elkins, Deborah (Self; NAMI Texas)
Schmiedel, Marilyn (Self)
Wittie, David (Self; ADAPT of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Milam, Virginia Claire (Self)
Department of Family and Protective Services
On:
Barba, Michael (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Barillas, Dr. Katherine (One Voice Texas)
Calder Price, Renee (TX Alliance of Child and Family Services)
Carson, Wayne (TX Alliance of Child and Family Services)
Cooper, Rachel (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)
Gendron, Christine (Self; Texas network of youth services)
Miracle, Anais (The Childrens Shelter of San Antonio)
Patel, Dimple (TexProtects)
Winfield, Nakia (NASW-TX)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Booker, Dana (TexProtects)
Carmical, Audrey (Department of Family and Protective Services)
Corsbie, Christopher (Self; Texas Association of Judiciary Interpreters & Translators (TAJIT))
Darby, Karen (Self; Texans focus on children)
Duke, Gary (Azleway)
Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission)
Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission)
Lundy, Scott (TX Alliance of Child and Family Services)
McClure, Madeline (TexProtects)
Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)
Olse, Katie (TX Alliance of Child and Family Services)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Wilson, Dennis (Fight Crime: Invest in Kids)
Department of State Health Services
On:
Davis, Michael (Self; Baylor Scott & White Health)
Gagen, Charlie (American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network)
Gandhi, Raj (Self; Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation)
Guillory, Charleta (Self; March of Dimes)
Huang, MD, MPH, Philip (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Kampfschulte, Kurt (Self)
Lozano, Suzanne (American Heart Association)
McLean, Doug (Self; Texas Chargers, Inc. - Families of individuals with Charge Syndrome)
Pile, Darrell (SETRAC, TETAF)
Schmidt, Staci (Self; Eleos Community Care)
Vela, Carlos (Self; ACSCAN)
Winfield, Nakia (NASW-TX)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Dufner, Jeremy (ARCIL Inc.)
Eastridge, Brian (Self; Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation)
Riggs, Kayla (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Smith, Jennifer (Texas Association of City and County Health Officials (TACCHO))
Health and Human Services Commission
On:
Abbe, Janet (Self)
Allaway, Bill (Texas Impact)
Arbuckle, Holly (Self; Outreach Health Services)
Bailey, Linda (Evergreen Life Services)
Barillas, Ph.D., Katherine (One Voice texas)
Bauman, Ellen (Self)
Beall, Mary (Self)
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Berry, Jason (Self; Berry Family Services)
Bihler, Holly (Self; Texana Center)
Bitter, Sandra (Texas State Independent Living Council)
Black, Beverly (Self; Texas Advocates Self Determination Group)
Bodenschatz, Evelyn (Self)
Boleware, Alison (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Botello, Christopher (Self; Mary lee foundation)
Broussard, Ricky (Self; The Arc of Texas)
Brown, Veronica (Lone Star Circle of Care - FQHC)
Carroll, Cate (Volunteers of america texas)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Carroll, Lisa (Self)
Clapsaddle, Kathryn (Self; Therapy 2000)
Clearman, Robin (Texas occupational therapy association)
Coghlan, Brett (Texas Ambulance Association)
Cooper, Rachel (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Corrales, Sonia (Houston Area Womens Center)
Cranston, Catherine (Self; Personal Attendant Coalition of Texas)
Cranston, Ron (Self; ADAPT and the Personal Attendant Coalitionn Of Texas)
Crowther, Nancy (Self; ADAPT)
Cundall, Mark (Self)
Dillen, Jeffrey (Self; Texana Center)
Dooley, Michelle (Self; Community Now! Mother of Morgan Dooley Arc of Texas)
Drake, Marty (Self)
Drake, Rachel (Self)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas aaaociation of health plans)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for public policy priorities)
Edwards, Jamie (Self; The Refuge Center Of Houston)
Engelke, Jeff (Premieant inc and pacxtx)
Falkinburg, Kimber (Self; Peer Recovery Supports / Spread Hope Like Fire (org))
Fallwell-stover, Linda (Self; Coastal bend center for independent living and texcil)
Fernandez, Mariel (Self; Autism Treatment Center)
Flanert, Donna (Self)
Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)
Funk, Katie (Self; Texas Advocates Self Determination Group)
Gilani, Vicki (Self; Kids Developmental Clinic)
Gonzales, David (Alliance of independent pharmacies of texas)
Green, Christina (Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas, Inc.)
Haas, Philip (Self)
Hammon, Rachel (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Hannah, Kyle (Self)
Hansch, Greg (Self; National Alliance on Mental (NAMI) Texas)
Harracksingh, Rachel (Texas Ambulance Association)
Hartman, Marilyn (Self)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Heal, John (Pharmacy Buying Association dba PBA Health / Texas TrueCare)
Hernandez, Blakley (Protect Texas Fragile Kids)
Hernandez, Richard (Self; ResCare, Inc.)
Hillger, Justin (Self; Angels of care pediatric home health)
Homer, Andrew (Texas CASA)
Horton, Colleen (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)
Janke, Mike (Self; Peer recovery supports)
Kafka, Bob (Adapt of tx)
Kafka, Bob (Self; ADAPT)
Kamble, Sachin (Self; Texans Standing Tall)
Kearns, Diane (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Klempner, Cindy (Self; NAMI)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans care for children)
Kurtz, Stephen (Self)
Leonhardt, Brandy (Self; Greene Behavioral Health, Inc)
Linnell, Marjan (Self; Texas pediatric society, Texas Medical Association, Texas Association
of Family Physicians)
Litzinger, Amy (Self; Easterseals texas)
Litzinger, Linda (Self)
Lofton, Keith (Adapt/pact)
Lopez, Renee (Self; ADAPT of Texas)
Makowski, Eric (Texas Brain Injury Providers Alliance)
Mayeaux, Ginger (Supporting katy funk)
McCann, Gabriela (Self)
McLean, Doug (Self; Texas Chargers, Inc. - Families of individuals with Charge Syndrome)
McPhail, Jennifer (Self; ADAPT)
Mehta, Hannah (Self)
Meinkowsky, John (TEXCIL)
Metz, Albert (Self; ADAPT of Texas Communit Now!)
Meyer, Alyse (LeadingAge Texas)
Mills, Sarah (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Moore, Abigail (Self; Assoc. Substance Abuse Programs)
Morian, Sara (Self; Atlas Pediatric Therapy)
Morrison, Richard (Self; Green Behavioral Health, Inc.)
Murphree, Susan (Disability Rights Texas)
Painter, Andrew (Self; Apc home health)
Peterson, Mary (Self; Tachp)
Peterson, Mary dale (Driscoll childrens health plan)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
Rabalais, Carroll (Mary Lee Foundation)
Rajan, Esra (Self)
Rajan, Tom (Self)
Rash, Rose (Self)
Realini, Janet (Self; Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Reimer, David (Epic Health Services, Inc. and Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice)
Rich, Sid (Texas association of residential care comunitiess)
Riley, Jennifer (Sage Care Therapy)
Robison, Kristen (Self; Angels of care pediatric home health)
Saenz, Danny (Self)
Salovitz, Heiwa (Self; ADAPT of Texas)
Scott, Melissa (Self; Kidscare Therapy)
Sergent, William (Self; Mary lee foundation)
Setliff, Aaron (The Texas Council on Family Violence)
Sevier, Clifford (Self; Commissioner)
Sevier, Teresa (Self)
Simpson, J scott (Dell childrens health plan)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Smith, Reginald (Self; Communities for Recovery)
Stahmer, Denise (Self)
Stark, Margaret (Liberty Dental Plan)
Turicchi, Paula (Self; Parkland Health & Hospital System)
Valdez, Aldofo (Firstcare health plan)
Van den Bent, Jerre (Self)
W allace, Stephem (Self)
Wallace, Ashley (Self)
Warren, Kevin (Texas Health Care Association)
Weatherford, Joyce (Self; Treasures of JOY)
Williams, Beanca (Volunteers of america texas)
Williams, Shawn (Self)
Wilson, Dennis (Texas Council and Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Wilson, Stacy (Chuldren's Hospital Assn of Texas)
Winfield, Nakia (NASW-TX)
Wittie, David (Self; ADAPT of Texas)
Wright, Courtney (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Allen, Mary (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Appel, Louis (Self; Texas Medical Assoc, Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Academy of Family
Physicians, Federation of Texas Psychiatry, American Congress of Ob and Gyn, Texas Assoc
of Ob and Gyn)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Braumbaugh, Teresa (Self)
Carruth, Lisa (HHSC)
Cook, David (HHSC)
Dufner, Jeremy (ARCIL Inc.)
Dunson, Leigh (Mary lee foundation)
French, Leslie (Hhsc)
Gaines, Sonja (Hhsc)
Ghahremani, Kay (Texas association of community based plans)
Gonzalez, Freddy (Self; ADAPT OF TEXAS)
Gray, Denise (Self; Kenmar Residential Services)
Gregory, Natalie (Self)
Harmatuk, Dawn (Self; Mary lee foundation)
Jaloway Gill, Norine (Self; The Arc of Texas)
Jesse, Gary (Hhsc)
Johnson, Susan (Self)
Johnson, Susan (Self)
Jordan, Kristi (HHSC)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
Klein, Jorie (Self; Parkland Health & Hospital System)
Lakey, Shannon (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
LaViola, Mara (Self)
Lawson, Kathy (Self)
LeBalnc, Lisa (Self; Self)
Lewis, Kathryn (Disability Rights Texas)
Mann, Amanda (Self)
Maples, Mike (Hhsc)
Martinez, Elsa (Self; Marylee foundation and a legal guardian)
Martinez, Lillian (Mary lee foundation)
Morgan, Mason (Self)
Pol, Aschwin (Self)
Potts, Suzanne (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Rajan, Micah (Self)
Redman, Laura (Self)
Rocap, Blake (NARAL Pro-Choice Texas)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Rymal, Greta (Hhsc)
Sanders, Jolene (Self; Easterseals Central Texas)
Sandoval, Vanessa (Texas visiting nurse service, texas association for home care and hospice)
Schalchlin, Scott (Hhsc)
Snyder, Jami (Hhsc)
Thomas, Stephanie (ADAPT)
Warner, Carrie (Self; Personal Attendant Coalition of Texas/ADAPT of Texas)
Weizenbaum, John (DADS)
Wood, Trey (Hhsc)
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