WITNESS LIST
Subcommittee on Higher Education
November 11, 2024 9:00 AM
Higher Education - "Faculty Senates"
ON:
Bright, Leonard Professor (Self), College Station, TX
Canning, Charlotte (Self), Austin, TX
Cortez, Kennedy (Self), San marcos tx, TX
Escamilla, Edwin ACC President of Student Government Association (Self), Austin, TX
Evans, Brian (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
Garcia, Amanda (Self; Texas American Federation of Teachers & Texas American
Association of University Professors), Austin, TX
Hartzell, Jay (UT Austin), Austin, TX
Hill Price, Angie (also providing written testimony) (Self), Navasota, TX
Lopez-Cepero, Myles (Self), Austin, TX
Love, Holley (University of Houston), Houston, TX
Penta, Vaishnavi (Self), Austin, TX
Prado, Maximiliano (also providing written testimony) (Self), Laredo, TX
Randolph, Justin Dr. (Self), Austin, TX
Rizvi, Sameeha (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas Students for DEI),
Richmond, TX
Sachs, Miranda Dr (Self), Austin, TX
Strong, Pauline Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
Sylvester, Sherry Distinguished Senior Fellow (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin,
TX
Velasco, Joseph President, Texas Council of Faculty Senates (Self; Texas Council of
Faculty Senates), Alpine, TX
Wells, Austin Acc student government historian and environmental (Self), Austin, TX
Welsh, Mark President, Texas A&M University (Texas A&M University), College Station,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
ON:
Netscher, Frank (Self), Austin, TX
Improving K-12 College Pathways
ON:
Gearing, Bruce Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Self; Leander ISD), Georgetown,
TX
Ho, Ngoc Improving K-12 College Pathways (Students Engaged in Advancing Texas),
Houston, TX
McGurk, Suzanne Senior Director (also providing written testimony) (College Board),
Johns Island, SC
Pena, Alejandro (also providing written testimony) (Texas AFT), Austin, TX
Puente, Jaime (Every Texan), Austin, TX
Ray, Gary AVP for Enrollment Management (Self; Texas State University), San Marcos,
TX
Seaton, Norman Faculty (also providing written testimony) (Self), Forney, TX
WITNESS LIST
Subcommittee on Higher Education
November 11, 2024 9:00 AM
Zuniga, Mison Associate Vice Chancellor, ACc (also providing written testimony) (Self;
Austin Community College District), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
ON:
Grantham, Gabe (Texas 2036), Austin, TX
Stopping DEI to Strengthen the Texas Workforce
ON:
Albert, David Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Self; ACC AFT), Austin, TX
Bernate, Emily (Self), Austin, TX
Bober, Joshua (Self), Wimberley, Texas, TX
Britz, Genesis (Self), Austin Texas, TX
Cedillo, Heaven (Self), Austin,Texas, TX
Cole Valentine, Czaria (Self), Rockwall/TX, TX
Conway, Deborah Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education (also providing written
testimony) (UT Health Science Center San Antonio), San Antonio, TX
Cortez, Kennedy (Self), San marcos tx, TX
De la Garza, Izabella (Self), Austin, TX
DiSanza, Maggie (Self; Texas Rising Action), Austin, TX
Down, Nick Associate Director of External Affairs (American Council of Trustees and
Alumni), Washington DC, DC
Drummond, Jessi (Self), Austin, TX
Gavalya, Alianna (Self), Austin, TX
Hall, Ash (Self; ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX
Harden, Madison (Self), Dallas, Texas, TX
Hynds, DiAnna Professor (also providing written testimony) (Self), Denton, TX
Jenevein, Philip Policy Strategist (also providing written testimony) (Do No Harm Action),
Glen Allen, VA
Kandikonda, Aneesha (Self), Austin, TX
Kongdara, Somprathana (also providing written testimony) (Self), Elgin texas, TX
Kuhn, James (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
Levone Myers, Keliss (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
Lewis, Anne (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
Liu, Allen (also providing written testimony) (Self; NAACP Legal Defense Fund),
Washington, DC
Lopez-Cepero, Myles (Self), Austin, TX
Mares, Bryan Government Relations Director (National Association of Social Workers-
Texas), Austin, TX
Mcqueen, Kamryn (Self), Austin, TX
Morgan, Laura Senior Director of Programs (Do No Harm Action), Glenn Allen, VA
Ortiz, Samantha (Self), El Paso, TX
Parker, Justin (Self), Austin, TX
Paul, Isadora (also providing written testimony) (Self; Students Engaged In Advancing
Texas (SEAT)), Arlington, TX
WITNESS LIST
Subcommittee on Higher Education
November 11, 2024 9:00 AM
Penta, Vaishnavi (Self), Austin, TX
Polishook, Jack (Self), Austin, TX
Puente, Jaime (Every Texan), Austin, TX
Ramirez, William (Self), Austin, TX
Randolph, Justin Dr. (Self), Austin, TX
Rizvi, Sameeha (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texas Students for DEI),
Richmond, TX
Salazar, Preston (Self), Laredo, Texas, TX
Shukla, Soni (Self), Austin, TX
Strong, Pauline Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
Taylor, Samaria (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
Trimble-Quiz, Cristabella (Self), Austin, TX
Uriostegui, Victoria (also providing written testimony) (Self), Manor, TX
Valerio, Alondra Yound advocate (also providing written testimony) (Self; Student
engagement in advancing texas (seat)), Fort worth, TX
Walker, Dezaree We Know (Self), Austin, TX, TX
Webb Carey, Isabel (Self), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
ON:
Ad, Patrick (Self), Cedar Hill, TX
Gutterman, Lauren Dr (Self), Austin, TX
Hsiao, Robert (ACC SGA), Austin, TX
Kafer, Alison (Self), Austin, TX
Nepal, Rujala (Self), Austin, TX
Netscher, Frank (Self), Austin, TX
Ramirez, Carolina (Self), Laredo, texas, TX
Providing written testimony:
ON:
Laeky, Miriam Government Affairs Director (Equality Texas), Austin, TX