WITNESS LIST
Human Services Committee
April 25, 2023 - 8:00 AM
For:
Galligher, Duane (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Garza, Debbie (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Rodriguez, Miguel (American Pharmacies/Texas Pharmacy Business Council)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
On:
Parrilla, Priscilla (Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Armendariz, Kayla (Self; Latina Institute Texas)
Cabrera, Desiree (Self; Latina institute texas)
Carter, Janis (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
Felix, Lucila (Self; Latina Institute Texas)
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Galinsky, Rebecca (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Munoz de Gudino, M.Cupertina (Self; Latina Institute Texas)
Ryholt, Adrienne (Self; Protect Texas Fragile Kids PTFK)
Sauceda, Rosa (Self; Latina Institute Texas)
Staples, Mary (National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Business nCouncil)
Against:
Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)
Gudino, M. Cupertina (Self; Latina Institute Texas)
For:
Bearden, Chase (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Fawell, Amy (Self)
Fawell, Doug (Self)
Jensen, Bonnie (Self)
On:
Allred, Stephanie (Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Branch, Debbie (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Earl, Andrea (AARP Texas)
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Ryholt, Adrienne (Self; Protect Texas Fragile Kids PTFK)
Against:
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
For:
Boston, Jessica (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Sczepanski, Bill (Team Select Home Care)
On:
Galinsky, Rebecca (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Casas, Isabel (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Lynch, Jessica (Texas Assoc of Health Plans)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians Services)
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Assn)
Woomer, Eric (Family First)
Wright, Eric (Girling Community Care)
Against:
Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)
On:
Allred, Stephanie (Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Casas, Isabel (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Against:
Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Health Plans)
Lynch, Jessica (Texas Assoc of Health Plans)
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Assn)
On:
Hernandez Kauffman, Sylvia (HHSC Office of the Inspector)
Van Ramshorst, Dr. Ryan (Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC))
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Redden, Michael (New Horizons)
Against:
Hatcher, Julia (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys (TAFDA))
Perdue, Jim (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Mccormick, Jamie (Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services)
Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Rainer, Steven (Self)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)
Rowell, Melissa (Self)
Sparks, Andrea (Buckner International)
Stavinoha, Shannan (Parks Youth Ranch)
Young Montgomery, Rebecca (Center for Transforming Lives)
Against:
Ball, Maureen (Self)
Nguyen, Quynh-Huong (Self)
Pardo, Ashley (Self)
POCHE, Barton (Self)
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
Wendell, Ware (Texas Watch)
On:
Walsh, William (DFPS)
For:
Hatcher, Julia (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys (TAFDA))
On:
Muth, Stephanie (Dfps)
Talbert, Marta (DFPS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ball, Maureen (Self)
Pardo, Ashley (Self)
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Batton, Sandy (Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas)
Hughes, Carla (Self; Advo Companies, Inc.)
Smith, Carole (Private providers association of texas)
Thorne, Richard (Self; Advo Companies, Inc)
Against:
Miller, Jeff (Self; Disability Rights Texas)
On:
Galinsky, Rebecca (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)
Gerken, Lauren (Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities)
Zalkovsky, Emily (Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Casas, Isabel (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
For:
Mendoza, Alec (Texans Care for Children)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Atlas Kravitz, Laura (TXWF (Texas Women’s Foundation))
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
De Luna, Daniela (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Galinsky, Rebecca (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)
Judice, Kerrie (TexProtects)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Pogue, Stacey (Every Texan)
Ryholt, Adrienne (Self; Protect Texas Fragile Kids (PTFK))
Sciarillo, Anna (Self; Texas Association of Behavior Analysis Public Policy Group)
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Assn)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
For:
Keleher, Timothy (AARP)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Casas, Isabel (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Woodley, John (Self; Advocates for Disability Access)
For:
Ryholt, Adrienne (Self; Texas medical equipment providers association (TexMEP))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Casas, Isabel (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Against:
Lynch, Jessica (Texas Assoc of Health Plans)
Against:
Hatcher, Julia (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys (TAFDA))
Munoz, Melissa (Self; Tx assocuation of family defense attorneys)
On:
Banuelos, Erica (DFPS)
Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)
Muth, Stephanie (DFPS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Against:
Ball, Maureen (Self)
Kay, Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
For:
Alatrakache, Wafa (Self)
Han, Young Kil (Self)
Martinez, Karla (Every Texan)
Yun, Terry (Self; Woori Juntos)
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Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Baccus, Breall (Texas Council on Family Violence)
Bay, Alexis (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Casas, Isabel (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Cascio, Charles (AARP Texas)
Choi, Won Young (Self)
Cross, Clarice (Asian Family Support Services of Austin)
Culter, Cathy (Self)
Goforth, Patricia (Self)
Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hadayia, Jennifer (Self; Air Alliance Houston)
Hyang Sook Rhee, ? ?? (Self; Woori Juntos)
John Kim, ? ?? (Self; Woori Juntos)
Joshua M. Na, ? ?? (Self; Woori Juntos)
Kim, Young Ju (Self)
Kyou H. Kim (Paul Kim), ? ?? (Self; Woori Juntos)
Ma, Nicole (Self; Woori Juntos)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Martinez, Katia (Self)
Mendoza, Alec (Texans Care for Children)
Morris, Ren (Self)
Morris, Tory (Self)
Murdza, Katherine (Self; Immigrant Legal Resource Center)
Murphy, Donna Kim (Self; Woori Juntos)
Myoung Soon. Ryoo, ? ?? (Self; Woori Juntos)
Myung J. Kim, ? ?? (Self; Woori Juntos)
Nguyen, Quynh-Huong (Self; Woori Juntos)
Norman, Hyunja (Self; Woori Juntos)
Person, Maria (Self)
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
Si Hwa Gi, ? ?? (Self; Woori Juntos)
Turman, Monica (Self)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Wu, Steven (Self; Woori Juntos)
Yun, Su Chong (Self)
Against:
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
On:
Nelson, Dave (Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC))
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Sacriste, Ashley (Universal Health Services and Texas Hospital Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Casas, Isabel (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)
Vasek, Heather (Oceans Healthcare)
On:
Van Ramshorst, Dr. Ryan (Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC))
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Sciarillo, Anna (Self; Texas Association of applied behavior analysis Public Policy Group)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Casas, Isabel (Texas Council of Community Centers)
De Luna, Daniela (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Miller, Jeff (Self; Disability Rights Texas)
Rose, Denise (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)
Stevens, Christa (Autism Speaks)
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Assn)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Against:
Lynch, Jessica (Texas Assoc of Health Plans)
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Benton, Megan (Self; Texas Values Action)
Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Castle, Mary Elizabeth (Texas Values)
Corser, Meagan (Family Freedom Project)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Pojman Ph.D., Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Silva, Diego (Buckner International)
Wright, Kyleen (Self; Texans for Life Committee)
Against:
Flores, Yaneth (Self; Avow Texas)
Starks, Persephone (Parents as Teachers)
On:
Greeley, Christopher (Texas Children’s Hospital)
McClure, Madeline (Self)
Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)
Parma, Rebecca (Texas Right to Life)
Taylor-Ross, Brittney (TexProtects)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ball, Maureen (Self)
Colon, Jessica (Self; Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America)
DEWITT, Lauren (Self)
Hatcher, Julia (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys (TAFDA))
Pardo, Ashley (Self)
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
Against:
Albert, David (Self)
Allison, Heather (Self; Fund Texas Choice)
Alvarado, Andrea (Self; Lilith Fund/ Frontera Fund/ TEA Fund)
Armendariz, Kayla (Self; Latina Institude Texas)
Avila, Abigail (Self)
Bay, Alexis (Frontera Fund)
Becho, JR, Arnoldo (Self)
Caballero, Darcy (Planned Parenthood Texas Votes)
Cabrera, Desiree (Self; Latina institute texas)
Canales, Lisley (Self)
Cardenas, Nancy (Latina Institute Texas)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Claude, Kimberly (Texas Parents As Teachers)
Cobb, Jaymie (Self; Jane's Due Process)
Conner, Kamyon (Self; Texas Equal Access Fund)
Corley, Jordan (Self)
Crisp, Madison (Texas Equal Access Fund)
Cruz, Ashley (Planned Parenthood Texas Votes)
D'Amore, Kathryn (Self)
Edwards, Taylor (Self)
EDWARDS, TRAVIS (Self)
Felix, Lucila (Self; Latina Institute Texas)
Franco, Marissa (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Against:
Freeland, Brooke (Self)
Galindo, Erika (Self; Lilith Fund)
Garcia, Sol (Self)
Goforth, Patricia (Self)
Gray, HK (Self)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Guy, Linda (Self)
Hall, Leslie (Self)
Hollis, Deborah (Self)
Krueger, Sara (Self)
Leahy, Francesca (Self)
Lonergan, Gwyneth (Self)
Lopez, Carisa (Self; Texas Freedom Network)
Lopez, Sandra (Self; Latina institute texas)
Love, Hayley (Self)
Lowrey, Meghan (Self)
McKinney, Adrian (Self)
Medina, Fay (Self)
Medina mendez, Mariana (Self)
Mills, Amber (Self; MOVE Texas Action Fund)
Morris, Ren (Self)
Morris, Tory (Self)
Munoz de Gudino, Cupertina (Self; Latina Institute Texas)
Netscher, Frank (Self)
ORourke, Lauren (Parents as Teachers)
Ortiz, Ximena (Self)
Person, Maria (Self)
Petrakis, Rory (Self)
Ramos, Veronica (Self)
Reyna, Amanda (Self)
Rocap, Blake (Avow Texas)
Saldana, Paula (Self)
Sanchez, Brenda (Self; JDP)
Sauceda, Rosa (Self; Latina Institute TX.)
Schaffer, Shannon (Self)
Torres Macias, Jessica (Self)
Van Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)
Wallace, Blair (Self; Aclu of texas)
Weihs, Diana (Self)
Wilson, Donna (Self)
Zamora, Zaena (Self)
On:
Galinsky, Rebecca (Self; Protect TX Fragile Kids)
McAllister, Brittany (The National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership and Child
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WITNESS LIST
On:
First)
Muth, Stephanie (DFPS)
Rasco, Sasha (DFPS)
Ries, Rob (Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC))
Rubin, Melanie (North Texas Early Education Alliance)
Seago, John (Texas Right to Life)
For:
Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Corser, Meagan (Family Freedom Project)
Hatcher, Julia (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys (TAFDA))
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ball, Maureen (Self)
Judice, Kerrie (TexProtects)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Powell, Judy (Parent Guidance Center)
On:
Talbert, Marta (DFPS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Durnin, Liinda (Self)
Rainer, Steven (Self)
Rowell, Melissa (Self)
Against:
Hoffpauir, Robin (Self; ADAPT)
On:
Fore, Liz Brown (Office of the Attorney General)
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Colangelo, Laura (Self; Texas Private Schools Association)
On:
Dixon, Jordan (Health & Human Services Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Casas, Isabel (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Earl, Andrea (AARP Texas)
Ford, Ashley (The Arc of Texas)
Hargett, Aaron (Buckner International)
Hatcher, Julia (Self; Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys (TAFDA))
List, Amanda (Texas Appleseed)
Litzler, John (Texas Baptists Christian Life Commission)
Norton, Kaden (LeadingAge Texas)
Sciarillo, Anna (Self; Texas Association of Behavior Analysis Public Policy Group)
On:
Hoffman, John (Texas DIR)
Kanne, Lisa (DFPS)
Kintzer, Corey (Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC))
Kopplin, Emily (Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC))
Rodriguez, David (Texas Education Agency)
Singer, Kaci (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)
Talbert, Marta (DFPS)
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