WITNESS LIST

              SB 897

              Senate Committee Report

              Veteran Affairs

              March 18, 2025 - 9:00 AM

                        FOR:

                                          Fiduccia, Chelsea   Dr.  (also providing written testimony)  (Metrocare), Addison, TX

                                          Longoria, Katherine   Director of Policy and Governmental Affairs  (Emergence Health

                                          Network, Local Mental Health Authority), El Paso, TX

                       Registering, but not testifying:

                        FOR:

                                          Bernstein, Kelsey    (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin, TX

                                          Brennan, Jim   Legislative Director TX Coalition Of Veteran Organ  (Texas Coalition of

                                          Veterans Organizations), Austin, TX

                                          Busse, Christine    (NAMI Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Castro Garcia, Josie   Governmental Affairs Analyst  (Dallas County), Dallas, TX

                                          Fuller, Mitch   Legislative Director  (Self; VFW Dept of Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Haynes, Adam   Policy Director  (Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX

                                          Henning, Lori    (Texas Association of Goodwills), Austin, TX

                                          Hubert, Martin    (Endeavors), Austin, TX

                                          Hunt, Ray   Executive Director  (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX

                                          Malone, Nicole   Policy Fellow  (National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter),

                                          Austin, TX

                                          Shannon, Melissa    (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX

                                          Skrobarczyk, Ryan   Director  (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus Christi, TX

                                          Taliaferro, Aaron   Director government relations  (Tarrant County Administrator's Office),

                                          Fort worth, TX

                                          Tamayo, Elisa M.   Governmental Affairs Manager  (El Paso County), El Paso, TX

                                          West, William   State Adjutant  (The American Legion, Dept of Texas), Austin, TX

                                          Wheeler, Julie   Intergovernmental Relations Officer  (Travis County Commissioners

                                          Court), Austin, TX

                        ON:

                                          McEntyre, George    (Health and human services), Austin, TX

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