WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
April 3, 2019 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
For:
Arthur, David (Self; Salarius Pharmaceuticals)
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Joseph, Bernice (Self)
McBurney, Cathleen (Self)
Strong, Andrew (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Carpenter, Charrlotte (Self)
Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)
Colbert, Christine (Self)
Cubriel, Randy (Self)
Davies, Holli (North Texas Commission)
Davis, Khrystal K (Self)
Dickson, Cynthia (Self)
Gagen, Charlie (Texas Public Health Coalition)
Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Hench, Marina (Self; American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network)
Hoppe, Christina (Children's hospital association of Texas (CHAT))
Hubert, Martin (Rice University)
Kay, Karen (Self)
Keffer, Jim (Self; Keffer Konsulting)
Kolovson, David (Self)
Kowalski, Tom (Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Lee, Randy (Self)
Lucenay, Susan (Self)
Mansfield, Carole (Self)
Marx, Krista (Self)
Mayer, Lillian (Self)
Munoz, Lindsay (Greater Houston Partnership)
Pearce, Amber (Pfizer)
Rose, Denise (AstraZeneca)
Sartin, Robert (Self)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)
Simmang, Kara (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Wisdom, Bradley (Self; American Cancer Society)
Wittenburg, Michelle (KK125 Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation)
Woomer, Eric (Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO))
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Young-Montgomery, Rebecca (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce)
On:
Doyle, Kristen (Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas)
Roberts, Wayne (Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas)
For:
Woo, C. Junda (City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Barber, Pastor Joe (Self; St. Luke Baptist Church)
Caraway, Mel (Self; North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Gallego, Pete (Bexar County Criminal District Attorney’s Ofc)
Graziani, Cate (Texas Harm Reduction Alliance & Texas Overdose Naloxone Initiative)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Lee, James (Legacy Community Health)
Mayes, T.J. (Bexar County Opioid Task Force)
Rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio police officers association)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Speasmaker, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
On:
Garcia, MPH, Imelda (Laboratory and Infectious Disease Services Division, Department of
State Health Services)
Hoffman, Shannon (The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)
For:
Allensworth, Kay (Texas Psychological Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carrola, Paul (Self)
Frandsen, Chris (Texas League Of Women Voters)
Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)
Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Roberts, Beverly (Self; Concerned Women for America of Texas)
Rodriguez, Jimmy (San Antonio police officers association)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Tipps, Mary (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)
Against:
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America)
Peterson, Mary Dale (Driscoll Health System)
For:
Earthman, Joseph (Self; Joseph J. Earthman Generations)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Brasher, Jessica (Self)
Browning, Sharolyn (Self)
Castro, Lee (Self)
Dobbs, Andrew (Texas Campaign for the Environment)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Sanchez, Karin (Self; Eternal Waters Aquamation)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Unfred, Melissa (Self; Affinity Green Cremation)
Wilson, Joseph H. (Self; Bio-Response Solutions)
Against:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
On:
McCoy, Janice (Texas Funeral Service Commission)
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Kleibrink, Cam (Frontera healthcare network)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Barnes, Kelly (Central Health)
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Carrola, Paul (Self)
Davis, Khrystal K (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Forbes, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Frandsen, Chris (Texas League Of Women Voters)
Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)
Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)
Garcia, Mimi (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Henderson, John (TORCH)
Hoffman, Courtney (Texas Association For Behavior Analysis PPG)
Hoppe, Christina (Children's hospital association of Texas (CHAT))
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Lippincott, Elizabeth (Texas Border Coalition)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals)
Moore, Matt (Self; Children's Health)
Ozuna, Jesse (Doctor's Hospital at Renaissance (DHR Health))
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Sabo, Jason (Mental Health America of Greater Houstom)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Townsend, Linda (CHRISTUS Health)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Vaughn, Jason (Self; Texas Young Republicans)
Walker, Nancy (ResCare)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
On:
McManus, Erin (HHSC)
Van Ramshorst, Ph.D., Ryan (HHSC)
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Easley, Mike (Self; Culberson Hospital)
Garner, John Ed (Culberson Hospital, Van Horn, Texas)
Kleibrink, Cam (Frontera Healthcare Network)
McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Davis, Khrystal K (Self)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Henderson, John (Texas organization of rural and community hospital)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Lippincott, Elizabeth (Texas Border Coalition)
Lowry, Lance (Texas Association of Taxayers)
Morgan, Ashley (Texas EMS Trauma & Acute Care Foundation (TETAF))
Townsend, Linda (CHRISTUS Health)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
On:
Pahl, Stephen (Consumer Protection Division, Department of State Health Services)
For:
Briggs, MD, Emily (Self; Texas Medical Assn., Texas Academy of Family Physicians, Texas
Pediatric Society, Texas Assn. Of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists-District XI (Te)
Davis, Khrystal K (Self)
Giwa, Erica (Self; Texas Childrens Hospital)
Guillory, Charleta (March of Dimes)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ausley, Robbie (Self)
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
Bennett, Michaela (Children's Health)
Biundo, Jennifer (Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy)
Browning, Sharolyn (Self)
Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)
Daigle, Laura Lee (Self; Circle Up)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Dow, Melanie (Self)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Forbes, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Fountain, Sandra (Self)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hoppe, Christina (Children's hospital association of Texas (CHAT))
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Jones, Orlando (Texas Childrens Hospital)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Kowalski, Tom (Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Liggett, Lindsay (Self; Circle Up UMW)
Lopez, Carisa (Texas Freedom Network)
Lucy, Jennifer (Texprotects)
McGarry, Mignon (American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists)
McStay, Frank (Baylor Scott and White Health)
Morgan, Ashley (Texas EMS Trauma & Acute Care Foundation (TETAF))
Ramirez, Erika (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Ross, Robyn (Self)
Sabo, Jason (Mental Health America of Greater Houstom)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Swogger, Tegra (Circle Up: United Methodist Women for Moms)
Tigner, Drucilla (ACLU of Texas)
Townsend, Linda (CHRISTUS Health)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Van de Putte, Leticia (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Walker, Kwame (BIOGEN)
Woomer, Eric (Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO))
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Against:
Ellison, Shana (Self)
On:
Garcia, MPH, Imelda (Laboratory and Infectious Disease Services Division, Department of
State Health Services)
Hall, Dr. Manda (Community Health Improvement Division, Department of State Health
Services)
Havel, Christy (Department of State Health Services)
Young, Meghan (HHSC)
For:
Almrud, Noelle (Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch, North American Primate Sanctuary
Alliance, Big Cat Sanctuary Alliance)
Greig, Andrea (Self)
Harvill, Shannon (City of Harlingen)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Sims, Shannon (Self; City of San Antonio)
Against:
Armentrout, Kim (Self)
Burton, Shawn (Self)
Cook, Marcus (Self; All Things Wils Zoological Parks)
Davis, Gwendi (Self)
Fikes, Scott (Texas primate owners united)
Hosseini-Browder, Margaret (Self; NAWA & TPOU)
Nicholson, Cathy (Self)
Nicholson, Robert (Self)
Provost, Steven (Self)
Shelton, Carmelia (Self; Texas Primate Owners United)
Shelton, Carmelia (Self; Texas Primate owners united)
Terranova, Doug (Self)
Terranova, Rayce (Self)
Velsor, Julie (Tpou)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Aubert, Hasive (Self)
Branch, Mary (Self)
Burdick, Dolores (Self)
Carrasco, Liz (Self)
DeShea, Deanna (Self)
Ellison, Shana (Self)
Fette, Bernie (Self)
Fies, Whitney (Self)
Flowers, Stacie (Self)
Fritz, Katy (Self)
Goldsmith, Emily (Self)
Harvey, Bekki (Self)
Hillert, Bobby (Self)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Industry Association)
Holtz, Lindsay (Self; THLN)
Huddleston, Cheri (Lufkin Angelina County Eonomic Development Partnership)
Jarl, Katie (Humane Society of the United States)
Johnson, Noel (TMPA)
Kogan, Molly (Self)
Korensky, Nicole (Self)
Kruse, Diane (Self)
Lee, Randy (Self)
Loignon, David (Self)
Long, Stephanie (Self)
Miller, Paris (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Muller, Sandra (Self)
Murray, Kayla (Self)
Park, Joey (Texas Wildlife Association)
Patrick, Kelli (Self)
Prather, Cameron (Self)
Prather, Nikki (Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association)
Randolph, Ian (Animal Legal Defense Fund)
Reed, Ender (Harris County Public Health)
Ross, Robyn (Self)
Samudio, Ernest (Self)
Schuster, Sydney (Self)
Smagula, Lotta (Self)
Stahl, Hannah (Self)
Taylor, Jane (Self)
Valdez, April (Self)
Valdez, Gabriel (Self)
Varner, William (Self)
Vella, Ashley (Self)
Zeplain, Alex (Self)
Against:
Browder, David (Self)
Clay, Jason (Texas primate owner united)
Cuellar, Guadalupe (City of El Paso)
Mayhall, Dana (Self; Texas Primate Owners United)
Mayhall, Winona (Self; Texas primate owners united)
Schwall-Hoyt, Kristen (Self)
Smith, Jerry (Texas primate owners united)
Velsor, Julie (Texas primate owners united)
Velsor, Richard (Texas primate owners united)
On:
Garcia, MPH, Imelda (Laboratory and Infectious Disease Services Division, Department of
State Health Services)
For:
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Against:
Adams, Brad (Donate Life Texas, Southwest Transplant Alliance, and Texas Transplantation
Society)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ambrose, Ryan (MHHS)
O'Donnell, Amy (Self; Texas alliance for life)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Against:
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Woodard, Shayne (Donate Life Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Castro, Lee (Self)
On:
Davis, Julie (Sunset Advisory Commission)
McCoy, Janice (Texas Funeral Service Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ellison, Shana (Self)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Against:
Sparks, Clifford (City of Dallas)
On:
Pahl, Stephen (Consumer Protection Division, Department of State Health Services)
For:
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
For:
Fasipe, Titilope (Self; Texas Childrens Hospital Cancer and Hematology Center)
McNeil, Caitlin (Self; The Sickle Cell Association of Texas Marc Thomas Foundation)
Okwo, Phillip (Self)
Prince, Tonya (Self; Sickle Cell Association of Houston)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Tina (Self)
Bartlett, Shatia (Self)
Brown, Jazmine (As One Foundation)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Martinez, Yesica (Sickle Cell Association of Texas Marc Thomas Foundation)
Navarro, DeAnna (Self; Sickle Cell Association Of Texas Marc Thomas Foundation)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Navarro, Genesis Rae (Self; Sickle Cell Association Of Texas Marc Thomas Foundation)
Pearce, Amber (Pfizer)
On:
Van Ramshorst, Ph.D., Ryan (HHSC)
For:
Harkless, Lawrence (Self; Texas Pod iatric Medical Association)
Martin, Joe (Self; TPMA. Self,)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Donahue, Laura (Self)
Schwall-Hoyt, Kristen (Self)
On:
Makan, Hemant (Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation)
For:
Washington, Cidnee (Self)
On:
Rosales-Elkins, Deborah (Self; Integral care/ dell medical mulva clinic for the nureosciences
bipolar clinics)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ausley, Robbie (Self)
Cavazos, Elaine (Pregnancy and postpartum health alliance of Texas)
Daigle, Laura Lee (Self; Circle Up)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Dow, Melanie (Self)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Frandsen, Chris (Texas League Of Women Voters)
Garcia, Mimi (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Leader, Rachel (NAMI Austin)
Liggett, Lindsay (Self; Circle Up UMW)
McGarry, Mignon (American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Swogger, Tegra (Circle Up: United Methodist Women for Moms)
Turner, Darline (Healing Hands Community Doula Project)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Community Health Improvement Division, Department of State Health
Services)
Sorensen, Rebecca (HHSC)
For:
Swogger, Tegra (Circle Up: United Methodist Women for Moms)
Against:
Wohleb, Steve (Texas Hospital Association)
On:
Bukowski, Radek (Self)
Schulz, Karl (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ausley, Robbie (Self)
Browning, Sharolyn (Self)
Daigle, Laura Lee (Self; Circle Up)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Dow, Melanie (Self)
Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Houston, Joshua (Texas Impact)
James, Aryn (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Liggett, Lindsay (Self; Circle Up UMW)
Lopez, Carisa (Texas Freedom Network)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Community Health Improvement Division, Department of State Health
Services)
Klein, Barbara (General Counsel, Department of State Health Services)
Against:
Ducayet (doo keye yay), Patricia (Patty) (Office of the state long-term care ombudsman)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Browning, Sharolyn (Self)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Siegelin, Cheri (Self; Texas Correctional Employees- Huntsville)
Speasmaker, Alycia (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Against:
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Assisted Living Association)
Thomason, David (LeadingAge Texas)
On:
Wood, Brandon (Texas Commission on Jail Standards)
For:
Holland, Brad (Hendrick Health System)
Plymell, Shane (Shannon Medical Center & Shannon Clinic)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Archibald, Norm (Hendrick Medical Center)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Henderson, John (Texas organization of rural and community hospital)
McBeath, Don (Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals)
Rose, Denise (Community Health Systems)
Townsend, Linda (CHRISTUS Health)
Walker, Jeremy (Self; Hendrick Medical Center)
On:
Gradi, Tori (HHSC)
Grady, Tori (HHSC)
Jordan, Kristi (HHSC)
Turner, Rachel (HHSC)
For:
Burek, Susan (Self)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Mehta, Hannah (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)
Rumsey, Louis (Self; Alliance of Independent Pharmacist)
Wyatt, Anjanette (Self; Clinical Care Pharmacy/ Texas Association of Independent Pharmacy
Owners)
Against:
Chambers, Daniel (Cigna-Healthspring)
Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)
Tran-Tan, Khang (Cook Children Health Plan)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Anderson, Gary (Self)
Bishop, Ashley (Self; AIP Texas)
Bueche, Jay (Self; H-E-B)
Capelo, Jaime (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)
Chiarello, Stephanie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Conwell, Audra (Alliance of Independent Pharmacists)
Deshields, Holly (Walgreens)
Fain, JD (Self; Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Galinsky, Rebecca (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)
Garza, Debbie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
George, Kevin (Self; Texas Independent Pharmacies Association)
Gregory, Natalie (Self)
Heal, John (Texas TrueCare Pharmacies)
Hill, Phyllis (Self)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Litzinger, Linda (Texas Parent to Parent)
Mathews, Mark (Self)
Newberry, Mark (Self)
Nguyen, Sarah (Self)
Rumsey, Anne (Self)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists)
Spilman, Annie (NFIB)
Weaver, Charles (Self)
Wilkes, Morris (United Supermarkets)
Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Wyatt, Damita (Self)
Against:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Ellmer, Mindy (PCMA)
Phenix, Billy (America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP))
Punsalan, PharmD, Lilalyn (Community Health Choice)
On:
Butler, Rachel (HHSC)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy community health)
Muniz, Gina (HHSC)
Muth, Stephanie (HHSC)
Parrilla, Priscilla (HHSC)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Schaeffer, Colby (Self; Navigant)
For:
Fasipe, Titilope (Self; Texas Childrens Hospital Cancer and Hematology Center)
McNeil, Caitlin (Self; The Sickle Cell Association of Texas Marc Thomas Foundation)
Okwo, Phillip (Self)
Prince, Tonya (Self; Sickle Cell Association of Houston)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Bartlett, Shatia (Self)
Brown, Jazmine (As One Foundation)
Browning, Sharolyn (Self)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Martinez, Yesica (Sickle Cell Association of Texas Marc Thomas Foundation)
Navarro, DeAnna (Self; Sickle Cell Association Of Texas Marc Thomas Foundation)
Navarro, Genesis Rae (Self; Sickle Cell Association Of Texas Marc Thomas Foundation)
Pearce, Amber (Pfizer)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Community Health Improvement Division, Department of State Health
Services)
For:
Green, Renee (Bexar County)
Lowe, Erin (Bexar County)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Against:
Woo, C. Junda (City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
James, Aryn (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Johnson, Windy (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Community Health Improvement Division, Department of State Health
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Services)
Snyder, Jessica (TEA)
For:
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Crawford, Maverick (Self)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Frandsen, Chris (Texas League Of Women Voters)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Keller, Merily (Self; Tx Suicide Prevention Council)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Leader, Rachel (NAMI Austin)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Smith, Douglas (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Switzer, Gyl (Texas gun sense)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
On:
Harvey, Ph.D., Courtney (HHSC)
For:
Leonard, Amy (Legacy Community Health)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Fountain, Sandra (Self)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Kowalski, Tom (Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute)
Leo, Myra (GlaxoSmithKline GSK)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Ross, Robyn (Self)
Simon, Arthur (Self)
Vane, Mark (Gilead Sciences)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Van Ramshorst, Ph.D., Ryan (HHSC)
For:
Crawford, Maverick (Self)
Flores, Jose (Self; Texas Criminal Justice Coalition)
Harst, Lisa (Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas (CACTX))
Howell, Kristen (Self; Childrens advocacy center for denton county)
Lucy, Jennifer (Texprotects)
McGeary, Judith (Self)
Partap, MD, Anu (Self; Cook Children's Health Care System)
Piccola, Kyle (The Arc of Texas)
On:
Lavelle, Tanya (Hogg foundation for mental health)
Schwall-Hoyt, Kristen (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Burek, Susan (Self)
Carrola, Paul (Self)
Del Gallo, Krista (Texas Council on Family Violence)
DePrang, Jo (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Frandsen, Chris (Texas League Of Women Voters)
Friese, Jan (Texas Counseling Association)
Griffin, Kimberly (Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office)
Hoppe, Christina (Children's hospital association of Texas (CHAT))
Humphrey, Cynthia (Assoc of Substance Abuse Programs)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)
Litzinger, Linda (Texas Parent to Parent)
Lowry, Lance (Texas Association of Taxpayers)
Mares, Bryan (Texas CASA)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
McCormick, Jamie (Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Saxton, Josette (Texans Care for Children)
Siegelin, Cheri (Self; Texas Correctional Employees- Huntsville)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Ward, Kyle (Texas PTA)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Asmussen, Cindy (Self)
Cogan, Josh (Outlast Youth; Stonewall Democrats of Dallas)
Hettinger, Ann (Self; Concerned Women for America)
Longhurst, Joseph (Self)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
York, Ruth (Self)
On:
Hall, Dr. Manda (Community Health Improvement Division, Department of State Health
Services)
Harvey, Ph.D., Courtney (HHSC)
Rasco, Sasha (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)
For:
Arthur, David (Self; Salarius Pharmaceuticals)
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association of Business)
Joseph, Bernice (Self)
McBurney, Cathleen (Self)
Strong, Andrew (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Carpenter, Charrlotte (Self)
Colbert, Christine (Self)
Cubriel, Randy (Self)
Davies, Holli (North Texas Commission)
Davis, Khrystal K (Self)
Dickson, Cynthia (Self)
Gagen, Charlie (Texas Public Health Coalition)
Harris, Dana (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Hench, Marina (Self; American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network)
Hoppe, Christina (Children's hospital association of Texas (CHAT))
Hubert, Martin (Rice University)
Kay, Karen (Self)
Keffer, Jim (Self; Keffer Konsulting)
Kolovson, David (Self)
Kowalski, Tom (Texas Healthcare & Bioscience Institute)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Lee, Randy (Self)
Lucenay, Susan (Self)
Mansfield, Carole (Self)
Marx, Krista (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Mayer, Lillian (Self)
Munoz, Lindsay (Greater Houston Partnership)
Pearce, Amber (Pfizer)
Rose, Denise (AstraZeneca)
Sartin, Robert (Self)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Schwab, Carlton (Texas Economic Development Council)
Simmang, Kara (Self)
Wisdom, Bradley (Self; American Cancer Society)
Wittenburg, Michelle (KK125 Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation)
Woomer, Eric (Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO))
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
Young-Montgomery, Rebecca (Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce)
On:
Doyle, Kristen (Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas)
Roberts, Wayne (Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas)
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