WITNESS LIST
Health & Human Services
August 23, 2022 10:00 AM
Health Care Workforce
ON:
Allred, Stephanie (also providing written testimony) (Health and Human Services
Commission), Austin, TX
Banda, Jennifer Senior Vice President, Advocacy and Public Policy (also providing written
testimony) (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX
Batton, Sandra (Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas), Austin, TX
Bauman, Ellen (also providing written testimony) (Self), Joshua, TX
Bearden, Chase Deputy Executive Director (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities),
Austin, TX
Burns, Sonja Advocate (Self), Austin, TX
Carlton, Stephen Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (Texas Medical
Board), Austin, TX
Carriker, Terri (also providing written testimony) (Self; PTFK and self), Austin, TX
Contero Puls, Chad Assistant Commissioner (Higher Education Coordinating Board),
Austin, TX
Costello, Marjorie Chief Administrative Officer (Self; Texas Association of Home Care
and Hospice), San Marcos, TX
Daniel, Bryan Chairman, Texas Workforce Commission (also providing written testimony)
(Texas Workforce Commission), Austin, TX
Dickerson, Cassandra Director of Client Services (Self; Down Home Ranch), Elgin, TX
Frazee, John (also providing written testimony) (Texas Nurses Association), Austin, TX
Garrett, Wendy (also providing written testimony) (Self; Buckner Retirement Services),
Dallas, TX
Gray, Denise (Self; Kenmar Residential Services, Inc), La Grange, TX
Gupta, Shailee Dr; dds (also providing written testimony) (Texas Dental Assn), Austin, TX
Hammon, Rachel Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (Texas
Association for Home Care & Hospice), Austin, TX
Hemphill, Sheila (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas Right To Know), Brady,
TX
Henderson, John President/CEO TORCH (also providing written testimony) (Self; Torch),
Round rock, TX
Hines, Steven President (also providing written testimony) (Self), Mansfield, TX
Humber, Jeff (also providing written testimony) (Self; AccentCare), Fort worth, TX
Hymel, Ray (Texas Public Employees Associaton (TPEA)), Austin, TX
Kent, Jennifer President Victoria College (Victoria College), Victoria, TX
Litzinger, Linda (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas Parent to Parent), Austin,
TX
Martin, Randall (also providing written testimony) (Texas Society of Health System
Pharmacists), Fort worth, TX
Mayer, Elizabeth Assistant Commissioner (also providing written testimony) (Higher
Education Coordinating Board), Austin, TX
Mehta, Hannah Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (Self; Protect TX
Fragile Kids), Flower mound, TX
WITNESS LIST
Health & Human Services
August 23, 2022 10:00 AM
Meyer, Alyse VP of Advocacy (also providing written testimony) (LeadingAge Texas),
Austin, TX
Milligan, Maureen President and Ceo (also providing written testimony) (Teaching
Hospitals of Texas), Austin, TX
Mohr Boleware, Alison Director of Policy (also providing written testimony) (Hogg
Foundation for Mental Health), Austin, TX
Murphree, Susan Sr.Policy Specialist (also providing written testimony) (Disability Rights
Texas), Austin, TX
Naranjo, Mary Texas Association of home care and hospice (Self; Texas assn. of home
care and hospice), Lufkin, TX
Parsons, Kirk COO (also providing written testimony) (Self; Southwest LTC Management
Services), Plano, TX
Paschall, Cindi (also providing written testimony) (Self), NRH, TX
Premeaux, Whitney (also providing written testimony) (Self), New Braunfels, TX
Rabalais, Carroll (also providing written testimony) (Mary Lee Foundation), Austin, TX
Rice Spearman, Lori President TTUHSC (also providing written testimony) (TTUHSC),
Lubbock, TX
Schalchlin, Scott (also providing written testimony) (Health and Human Services
Commission), Austin, TX
Schweitzer, Brooke Dr. (Self; Texas academy of PAs), Austin, TX
Smith, Brent President of TX EMS Alliance (Texas EMS Alliance and Hopkins County
Hospital District / EMS), Sulphur Springs, TX
Smith, Carole Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (Private providers
association of texas), Austin, TX
Soares, Jair Executive Director, UTHealth Behavioral Sciences C (also providing written
testimony) (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX
Thomas, Katherine Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (Texas Board of
Nursing), Austin, TX
Trubensrein, Michelle Dean, Health Sciences (also providing written testimony) (Blinn
College District), Brenham, TX
Warren, Kevin President ceo (also providing written testimony) (Texas Health Care
Association), Austin, TX
Weston, Cindy Associate Dean for Clinical and Outreach Affairs (also providing written
testimony) (Texas A&M University), Bryan, TX
Wyman, Lisa Director, center for health statistics (also providing written testimony)
(Department of state health services), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
ON:
Benton, Kristin Director of Nursing (Texas Board of Nursing), Austin, TX
Blanch-Haley, Renee (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX
Clifton, Paula Regional director of operations (Advanced healthcare solutions), Arlington,
TX
Espinosa, Gustavo and Sandra l Father mother guardin (Self; Kenmar residencial HCS
services inc), Cedat park tx, TX
Gaines, Sonja (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Health & Human Services
August 23, 2022 10:00 AM
Hellerstedt, John (Dshs), Austin, TX
Humphrey, Cynthia Executive Director (Association of Substance Abuse Programs),
Kerrville, TX
Kintzer, Corey (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX
Lauer, Pam (Dshs), Austin, TX
Majek, Mark Director, Operations (Texas Board of Nursing), Austin, TX
Rice, Leela (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin, TX
Ross, Karla Director, Associate Degree Nursing (Blinn College District), Brenham, TX
Trigg, Adrienne Government and Payer Relationship Manager (Self; TexMEP Texas
Medical Equipment Providers), Austin, TX
Watson, Chivas ReEntry Peer Specialist (RPS) (Self; WorkingGroup512 [WG512]),
Austin, TX
Wozniak, Sophia Emergence Health Network Policy Fellow (Emergence Health Network),
El Paso, TX
Providing written testimony:
ON:
Conroy, Tom Ceo (Self), Austin, TX
Ducayet, Patricia State long-term care ombudsman (State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Program), Austin, TX
Fleharty, Cindy (Self), Leander, TX
Johnson, Susan Parent (Self), Kerrville, TX
Mares, Bryan Government Relations Director (National Association of Social Workers-
Texas Chapter), Austin, TX
Matkin, Cody (Texas Counseling Association), Austin, TX
Tarwater, Adreanna (Self), San antonio, TX
Tilton, Carmen (Texas Assisted Living Association), Austin, TX