WITNESS LIST
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee
April 9, 2025 - 8:00 AM
For :
Blount, Shawneequa (Institute to Advance Child Care at CCA)
Bonhard, Richard (Self; Owner of the Goddard School in Southlake)
Burkett, Janie (Self)
Davis, Catherine (Child Care Associates)
Gessner, Madison (Texas Restaurant Association, Employers for Childcare Task Force)
Hutson, Kurt (Self; Texas Licensed Childcare Association)
Montgomery, Rebecca (North Texas Commission)
Montgomery, Rebecca (Mansfield Chamber)
Montgomery, Rebecca (Greater Arlington Chamber)
Montgomery, Rebecca (Hurst Euless Brdford Chamber)
Montgomery, Rebecca (Frisco Chamber)
Montgomery, Rebecca (Parker County Chamber)
Montgomery, Rebecca (Center for Transforming Lives)
Toussant, Jarrad (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Van Dyck, Brian (Self; Kiddie Academy of College Station and Kiidie Academy of Bryan)
On :
Miller, Reagan (Texas Workforce Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For :
Abel, Matt (Texas Economic Development Council)
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Barksdale, Jay (Irving - Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce)
Barksdale, Jay (Plano Chamber of Commerce)
Bentley, Matthew (KinerCare Learning Companies)
Caldwell, Katelyn (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County)
Creel, Matt (Opportunity Austin)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Feigen, David (Texans Care for Children)
Freeland, Brooke (Self; Austin Travis County Success by Six Coalition)
Hale, Angela (McKinney Chamber of Commerce)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Hartman, Greg (Texas State Alliance of YMCAs)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Hinkle, Ron (Texas Travel Alliance)
Hodge, Daniel (Texas Restaurant Association)
Holleman, Will (Texas Hospital Association)
Ingram, Desiree (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Kay, Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Kieschnick, Kelle (Texas Business Leadership Council)
Kofron, Kim (Children at Risk)
Krogman, Travis (Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Mauro, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
McGarah, Carol (Fort Worth Chamber)
Meroney, Mike (Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM))
Murphy, Kaitlyn (Greater Houston Partnership)
Pate, Dana (Samsung)
Reagan, Karen (Texas Association of Staffing)
Romo, Joel (Nueces County)
Schmitt, Stacy (Self; Opportunity Austin)
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WITNESS LIST
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Simmons, Carrie (Learning Care Group)
Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Uptain, Wendy (Early Matters Texas)
Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
West, Paige (Wonderschool)
Wood, Justin (Care.com)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On :
Brandt, Shannon (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
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