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                                      SENATE

                        NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

   COMMITTEE:    Nominations

   TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM

                 Monday, April 3, 2023

   PLACE:        E1.016 (Hearing Room)

   CHAIR:        Senator Donna Campbell

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   To consider the following:

   The following nominees will appear:

   Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation Board of Directors

   Bradfield Denman Wright     Appointed 01-18-22 for a                       Whitmire

   Harris County                term to expire

   Chair of the State Board of Education

   Keven Mirk Anthony Ellis    Appointed 09-17-21 for a                       Nichols

   Angelina County              term to expire 09-16-23

   Office of Public Insurance Counsel

   David Bolduc                 Appointed 03-20-23 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 02-01-25

   Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

   Daniel O. Wong               Appointed 10-19-21 for a                       Miles

   Fort Bend County             term to expire 08-31-27

   Teacher Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees

   John Webster Elliott        Appointed 01-09-23 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 08-31-27

   Texas School Safety Center Board of Directors

   Isaac William Avera         Appointed 05-27-22 for a                       Nichols

   Cherokee County              term to expire 02-01-24


   The following nominees will not appear:

   Department of Information Resources

   Jeffrey William Allison     Appointed 04-22-22 for a                       Whitmire

   Harris County                term to expire 02-01-27

   Christopher Franke          Appointed 04-22-22 for a                       Hall

   Dallas County                term to expire 02-01-27

   476th Judicial District Court, Hidalgo County

   Ysmael D. Fonseca           Appointed 03-15-23 for a                       Hinojosa

   Hidalgo County               term to expire 12-31-24

   Teacher Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees

   Brittny Groce Allred        Appointed 01-09-23 for a                       Parker

   Dallas County                term to expire 08-31-27

   Elvis Donnell Williams      Appointed 01-09-23 for a                       Campbell

   Kendall County               term to expire 08-31-27

   Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners

   Manuel Antonio Domenech     Appointed 03-14-23 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 01-31-29

   Donivan Jay Hodge           Appointed 03-14-23 for a                       Campbell

   Travis County                term to expire 01-31-29

   Omar Palomin                 Appointed 03-14-23 for a                       Hinojosa

   Hidalgo County               term to expire 01-31-29

   Texas Emergency Services Retirement System Board of Trustees

   Bradley Christopher Landi   Appointed 03-17-23 for a                       Campbell

   Travis County                term to expire 09-01-27

   Pilar Rodriguez              Appointed 08-10-22 for a                       Hinojosa

   Hidalgo County               term to expire 09-01-27

   Brian James Smith           Appointed 08-10-22 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 09-01-27


   Texas Forensic Science Commission

   Patrick Buzzini              Appointed 03-21-23 for a                       Bettencourt

   Harris County                term to expire 09-01-24

   Michael Dale Coble          Appointed 03-21-23 for a                       Hancock

   Tarrant County               term to expire 09-01-24

   Nancy Ruth Downing          Appointed 03-21-23 for a                       Schwertner

   Brazos County                term to expire 09-01-24

   Jasmine Millican Drake      Appointed 03-21-23 for a                       Bettencourt

   Harris County                term to expire 09-01-24

   Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

   Syed Anwar                   Appointed 03-27-23 for a                       Sparks

   Midland County               term to expire 08-31-27

   Richard L. Clemmer          Appointed 09-13-21 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 08-31-23

   Texas Medical Board

   Michael E. Cokinos          Appointed 09-20-21 for a                       Bettencourt

   Harris County                term to expire 04-13-27

   Kandace B. Farmer           Appointed 09-20-21 for a                       Hancock

   Tarrant County               term to expire 04-13-27

   LuAnn Roberts Morgan        Appointed 09-20-21 for a                       Johnson

   Dallas County                term to expire 04-13-27

   Jayaram B. Naidu             Appointed 09-20-21 for a                       Sparks

   Midland County               term to expire 04-13-27

   Ebony Victoria Todd         Appointed 09-20-21 for a                       Flores

   Bell County                  term to expire 04-13-27

   Sherif Zaafran               Appointed 09-20-21 for a                       Whitmire

   Harris County                term to expire 04-13-27


   Texas Racing Commission

   Rebecca A. Contreras        Appointed 09-10-21 for a                       Schwertner

   Williamson County           term to expire 02-01-25

   Constance Couch McNabb      Appointed 09-10-21 for a                       Nichols

   Montgomery County           term to expire 02-01-27

   Arvel Jackson Waight        Appointed 09-10-21 for a                       Flores

   Gillespie County             term to expire 02-01-27

   Texas School Safety Center Board of Directors

   Craig Robert Bessent        Appointed 05-27-22 for a                       Perry

   Taylor County                term to expire 02-01-24

   Melissa Dee Dunbar          Appointed 03-22-23 for a                       Flores

   Kerr County                  term to expire 02-01-25

   Edwin Stuart Flores         Appointed 03-22-23 for a                       Johnson

   Dallas County                term to expire 02-01-25

   Cary B. Hedrick              Appointed 05-27-22 for a                       Sparks

   Deaf Smith County           term to expire 02-01-24

   James Michael Mosley        Appointed 03-22-23 for a                       Sparks

   Hutchinson County           term to expire 02-01-25

   Teresa K. Oldham             Appointed 05-27-22 for a                       Schwertner

   Williamson County           term to expire 02-01-24

   Noe Eduardo Perez           Appointed 03-22-23 for a                       LaMantia

   Cameron County               term to expire 02-01-25

   Kerri Washam Brady          Appointed 05-27-22 for a                       Bettencourt

   Harris County                term to expire 02-01-24

   Michael Lee Slaughter       Appointed 03-22-23 for a                       Paxton

   Collin County                term to expire 02-01-25

   Jill Michelle Tate          Appointed 03-22-23 for a                       Parker

   Tarrant County               term to expire 02-01-25

   Alan S. Trevino              Appointed 05-27-22 for a                       Flores

   Burnet County                term to expire 02-01-24


   Pending business:

   Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

   Himesh Mukund Gandhi        Appointed 12-21-21 for a                       Huffman

   Fort Bend County             term to expire 01-31-25

   Texas Board of Architectural Examiners

   Robert Scott Wetmore        Appointed 09-08-21 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 01-31-27

   Brazos River Authority Board of Directors

   Cynthia A. Flores           Appointed 10-25-21 for a                       Schwertner

   Williamson County           term to expire 02-01-27

   Christine T. Giese          Appointed 10-25-21 for a                       Kolkhorst

   Washington County           term to expire 02-01-27

   Charles Richard Huber       Appointed 10-25-21 for a                       Birdwell

   Hood County                  term to expire 02-01-27

   Helen Jimenez                Appointed 10-25-21 for a                       Kolkhorst

   Fort Bend County             term to expire 02-01-27

   John Henry Luton             Appointed 10-25-21 for a                       Birdwell

   Hood County                  term to expire 02-01-27

   Anthony Mbroh                Appointed 10-25-21 for a                       West

   Dallas County                term to expire 02-01-25

   David Ruiz                   Appointed 10-25-21 for a                       Flores

   Bell County                  term to expire 02-01-27

   William W. Taylor           Appointed 10-25-21 for a                       Birdwell

   McLennan County              term to expire 02-01-27

   Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke

   Lourdes Matiana Cuellar     Appointed 09-13-21 for a                       Miles

   Harris County                term to expire 02-01-27


   State Cemetery Committee

   Thomas Neal Sellers         Appointed 08-17-22 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 02-01-27

   Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors

   Thomas Allan Reiser         Appointed 06-20-22 for a                       Whitmire

   Harris County                term to expire 04-01-23

   Jon M. Sjolander             Appointed 06-20-22 for a                       Nichols

   Liberty County               term to expire 04-01-24

   Douglas E. Walker           Appointed 06-20-22 for a                       Creighton

   Chambers County              term to expire 04-01-23

   Credit Union Commission

   John D. Bleazard             Appointed 04-05-22 for a                       Kolkhorst

   Fort Bend County             term to expire 02-15-27

   Julia Rebecca Stockstill    Appointed 04-05-22 for a                       Middleton

   Cobb                         term to expire 02-15-27

   Harris County

   Governing Board of the Texas School for the Deaf

   Kathy Lynn Sellers          Appointed 07-26-22 for a                       Schwertner

   Limestone County             term to expire 01-31-27

   State Board of Dental Examiners

   Ricky Paul Garcia           Appointed 11-30-22 for a                       Middleton

   Harris County                term to expire 02-01-27

   Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

   Jonathan Karl Niermann      Appointed 09-07-21 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 08-31-27

   Finance Commission of Texas

   Alice Roselyn Everts        Appointed 03-24-22 for a                       Zaffirini

   Morris                       term to expire 02-01-26

   Hays County


   Texas Forensic Science Commission

   Jeffrey Joseph Barnard      Appointed 01-27-22 for a                       West

   Dallas County                term to expire 09-01-23

   Mark G. Daniel               Appointed 01-27-22 for a                       King

   Tarrant County               term to expire 09-01-23

   Sarah Kerrigan               Appointed 01-27-22 for a                       Creighton

   Montgomery County           term to expire 09-01-23

   Jarvis Jermaine Parsons     Appointed 01-27-22 for a                       Schwertner

   Brazos County                term to expire 09-01-23

   Texas Funeral Service Commission

   Eric Christopher Opiela     Appointed 03-29-22 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 02-01-25

   Board of Pilot Commissioners for Galveston County Ports

   James Perry Bryan           Appointed 04-29-22 for a                       Middleton

   Galveston County             term to expire 02-01-26

   Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Board of Directors

   Robert Edgar Blaschke       Appointed 03-16-23 for a                       Kolkhorst

   Refugio County               term to expire 02-01-29

   James Patrick Cohoon        Appointed 03-16-23 for a                       Campbell

   Kendall County               term to expire 02-01-27

   John Cyrier                  Appointed 03-16-23 for a                       Zaffirini

   Caldwell County              term to expire 02-01-29

   Emanuel Valdez               Appointed 03-16-23 for a                       Campbell

   Comal County                 term to expire 02-01-29

   Gulf Coast Authority Board of Directors

   Amber Marie Batson          Appointed 11-04-21 for a                       Bettencourt

   Harris County                term to expire 08-31-23


   Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

   Anna Maria Farias           Appointed 03-21-22 for a                       Campbell

   Bexar County                 term to expire 01-31-27

   Holland  Robert Harper      Appointed 03-14-23 for a                       Hughes

   Lamar County                 term to expire 01-31-29

   Governing Board of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission

   Valerie Covey                Appointed 05-05-22 for a                       Schwertner

   Williamson County           term to expire 02-01-24

   Richard Arlan Evans         Appointed 05-05-22 for a                       Flores

   Bandera County               term to expire 02-01-24

   Mary Koehler McDonald       Appointed 05-05-22 for a                       Hinojosa

   Medary                       term to expire 02-01-24

   Nueces County

   Texas Industrialized Building Code Council

   Suzanne Rebecca Arnold      Appointed 02-17-22 for a                       Hall

   Dallas County                term to expire 02-01-24

   Janet Murray Hoffman        Appointed 02-17-22 for a                       Middleton

   Galveston County             term to expire 02-01-24

   Edwin O. Lofton              Appointed 02-17-22 for a                       Flores

   Llano County                 term to expire 02-01-24

   John Dilworth Scholl        Appointed 02-17-22 for a                       Sparks

   Armstrong County             term to expire 02-01-24

   William Fletcher Smith      Appointed 02-17-22 for a                       Campbell

   Hays County                  term to expire 02-01-24

   Judicial Compensation Commission

   Guy A. Fidelie               Appointed 10-25-21 for a                       Springer

   Wichita County               term to expire 02-01-27

   Board for Lease of Texas Department of Criminal Justice Lands

   Erin Elizabeth Lunceford    Appointed 06-28-22 for a                       Whitmire

   Harris County                term to expire 09-01-23


   Board for Lease of Texas Parks and Wildlife Lands

   Clifton Earl Bickerstaff    Appointed 06-28-22 for a                       Sparks

   Potter County                term to expire 09-01-23

   San Antonio River Authority Board of Directors

   Derek Jon Gaudlitz          Appointed 01-11-22 for a                       Zaffirini

   Wilson County                term to expire 11-19-25

   Public Safety Commission

   Steven Patrick Mach         Appointed 03-20-23 for a                       Huffman

   Harris County                term to expire 01-01-28

   Risk Management Board for the State Office of Risk Management

   William E. Brown             Appointed 03-22-22 for a                       Campbell

   Bexar County                 term to expire 02-01-27

   Gerald Fontaine Ladner      Appointed 03-22-22 for a                       Eckhardt

   Travis County                term to expire 02-01-27

   Texas State Board of Pharmacy

   Ian Nicholas Shaw           Appointed 12-20-21 for a                       West

   Dallas County                term to expire 08-31-27

   Rebecca Tijerina             Appointed 12-20-21 for a                       Menéndez

   Bexar County                 term to expire 08-31-27

   Jennifer Downing Yoakum     Appointed 12-20-21 for a                       Hughes

   Gregg County                 term to expire 08-31-27

   Texas Public Finance Authority

   Lance Stephens Etcheverry   Appointed 08-15-22 for a                       Nichols

   Henderson County             term to expire 02-01-25

   Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission

   Linda Lane Morris           Appointed 05-18-22 for a                       Birdwell

   McLennan County              term to expire 09-01-27

   Sumana Nayak                 Appointed 05-18-22 for a                       Sparks

   Andrews County               term to expire 09-01-27


   Nueces River Authority Board of Directors

   Elizabeth Perez Aliseda     Appointed 01-06-23 for a                       LaMantia

   Bee County                   term to expire 02-01-27

   Allan Penny Bloxsom         Appointed 01-06-23 for a                       Gutierrez

   Uvalde County                term to expire 02-01-27

   Ross G. Cansino              Appointed 01-06-23 for a                       Zaffirini

   Live Oak County              term to expire 02-01-27

   San Jacinto River Authority Board of Directors

   Ronald Wyatt Anderson       Appointed 11-08-21 for a                       Creighton

   Chambers County              term to expire 10-16-27

   Billie Ruth Buick           Appointed 11-08-21 for a                       Nichols

   Montgomery County           term to expire 10-16-27

   Stephanie A. Johnson        Appointed 07-07-22 for a                       Nichols

   Montgomery County           term to expire 10-16-25

   Texas Underground Facility Notification Corporation (One-Call Board)

   Robert J. Bridge             Appointed 02-07-22 for a                       LaMantia

   Bee County                   term to expire 08-31-24

   Joe Louis Canales           Appointed 03-15-23 for a                       Springer

   Collin County                term to expire 08-31-25

   Roberto Gerardo De Leon     Appointed 03-15-23 for a                       Hinojosa

   Nueces County                term to expire 08-31-25

   Derek Matthew Delgado       Appointed 03-15-23 for a                       Alvarado

   Harris County                term to expire 08-31-25

   Senaida Galvan               Appointed 03-15-23 for a                       Campbell

   Bexar County                 term to expire 08-31-25

   Richard Lane Gann           Appointed 02-07-22 for a                       Huffman

   Fort Bend County             term to expire 08-31-24

   Marcela S. Navarrete        Appointed 02-07-22 for a                       Blanco

   El Paso County               term to expire 08-31-24


   Manish Seth                  Appointed 02-07-22 for a                       Huffman

   Fort Bend County             term to expire 08-31-24

   Texas Veterans Commission

   Kevin Barber                 Appointed 03-17-22 for a                       Bettencourt

   Harris County                term to expire 12-31-27

   Veterans' Land Board

   Gerald Judson Scott         Appointed 01-24-23 for a                       Campbell

   Travis County                term to expire 12-29-26

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