WITNESS LIST
Appropriations - S/C on Article II Committee
February 26, 2025 - 8:00 AM
Article II Special Provisions
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Campbell, Leslie (Self; Touchstone Communities)
Carreon, Sussel (Mission Road Developmental Center)
Hill, Andrew (Hill Resources Inc.)
Hill, Larry (Hill Resources Inc.)
Moreira–Soto, Lisa (Self)
Perkins, Melissa (Breckenridge Village)
Willman, Jonathan (Self; TAHCH)
Department of Family and Protective Services
On:
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Johnson, Adrian (Self; Texas Network of Youth Services)
Lopez, Chris (THRU Project)
Murphy, Kate (Texans care for children)
Posson, Amanda (Every Texan)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)
Sreenivasan, Rahul (Texas 2036)
Walters, Rachel (Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services (TACFS))
Wilson, Columba (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Moreira–Soto, Lisa (Self)
Department of State Health Services
On:
Cavanaugh, Savannah (Self)
Evans, Michelle (Self; Texans for Vaccine Choice)
Gagen, Charlie (American Lung Association)
Gambill, Dr. Lauren (Self; TMA, TPS, ACPS-TX, TAFP, & TPHC)
Gauna, Daira (Self)
Harkleroad, Becca (Self; Texas School Nurses Organization)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Jones, Elizabeth (Self; Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth)
Kidd, Emily (Self; Texas EMS Alliance, Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council)
Lenau, Kristen (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Pippin, Zoey (Self)
Sanchez, Melissa (Alzheimer’s Association)
Winckler, Christopher (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Havel-Burton, Christy (Department of State Health Services)
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Milligan, Maureen (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Posson, Amanda (Every Texan)
Health and Human Services Commission
On:
Baker, Cary (Scotty's House)
Barrows, Paul (Self; TX Jail Project)
Batton, Sandra (Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas)
Beattie, Kelley (Self; Reach Unlimited)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Berry, Jason (Self; Berry Family Services)
Black, Lauren (Reach Unlimited)
Blossman, Cody (Mclennan County)
Botello, Christopher (Self)
Brizzolara-Dove, Emily (Texas 2036)
Burns, Sonja (Self)
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Campbell, Leslie (Self; Touchstone)
Carreon, Sussel (Mission Road Developmental Center)
Carriker, Terri (Self; Protect Texas Fragile Kids)
Clark, Cody (Self; Avid)
Clarke, Michael (The Arc of Texas)
Coghlan, Brett (Texas Ambulance assoc)
Conroy, Tom (Community choice inc)
Cranston, Cathy (Self; ADAPT OF TX/Personal Attendant Coalition of TX)
Cranston, Ron (Self; Adapt/Pact)
Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)
Davey, Bryan (Self; Action Behavior Centers)
Ducayet, Patty (State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program)
Earl, Andrea (AARP TX)
Englin, Joni (Self)
Eubank, Jana (TACHC)
Felton, Scott (McLennan County)
Figueroa, Luis (Every Texan)
Figueroa, Veronica (Self; Action Behavior Centers)
Forester, Diana (Texans Care for Children)
Fouch, Loren (Self; Texas Association of Behavioral Health Systems)
Galvan, Lyssette (NAMI Texas)
Garcia, Kelly (Self)
Gasmire, Denise (Self; Champion Services)
Goertzen, Geneece (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Gonzalez Saucedo, Sabrina (The Arc of Texas)
Green, Christina (Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas, Inc.)
Green, Deborah (Self)
Green, Jacqueline (Self; Nurse Family Partnership)
Greenwell, Thomas (Self; Attendant care coalition)
Griffith, Kathy (Caregiver)
Gross, Ronnie (Self)
Hammon, Rachel (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Henderson, John (Self; Torch)
Henry, Elizabeth (Self; RecoveryPeople, Texas Coalition for Healthy Minds)
Hinkle, Charles (Texas ambulance ass)
Hohfeld, Brooke (Self; Texas Advocates)
Holland, Rebecca (Self; Rehoboth acres)
Howard, Jesse (Girling Personal Care)
Humphrey, Cynthia (Association of Substance Abuse Programs)
Hurt, Rick (Self; Reach unlimited)
Japko, Rebecca (Self; Parents and Allies for Remarkable Texans PART)
Jarrin, Nelson (Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute)
Javaid, Muna (Texans Care for Children)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Judice, Kerrie (TexProtects)
Lasso, Carolina (Dallas Metrocare Services)
Latterell, Susan (Self)
Lawler, Erin (Self; Texas Council of Community Centers)
Lawrence, Donna (Self)
Leenerts, Ashley (Texas Right To Life)
Lenau, Kristen (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Light, Dorothy (Texas Pathways Hub)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Long, Gayle (Advantage care services)
Malkowski, Ted (Numotion)
Malone, Nicole (Texas Coalition for Healthy Minds)
Marburger, Katlyn (Brenham Pregnancy Center, Bryan Pregnancy Center)
Mccoy, Michael (Self)
Mehta, Hannah (Self; Protect Texas Fragile Kids)
Mendoza, Alec (Texans Care for Children)
Metzinger, Janie (Self; North Texas Behavioral Health Authority)
Mikolajek, Jeffreyu (Self)
Mikolajek, Linda (Self)
Miller, Jeff (Disability rights Texas)
Mohr Boleware, Alison (Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)
Montez, Angela (Self; Nurse-family partnership)
Moreira–Soto, Lisa (Self)
Murray, Duncan (Administrator marbridge villa)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Pacheco, Edgar (Self; Attendant care coalition)
Parades, Eddie (Self; The Independent Coalition of Nursing Home Providers)
Pinson, Jana (Pregnancy center of the coastal bend)
Rabalais, Carroll (Mary Lee Foundation)
Rash, Rose (Angels at Home)
Riner, Meera (Self; Truman smith)
Ritter, Tony (Advantage Behavioral Services)
Robison, Kristen (Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health)
Romero, Emiliano (LeadingAge Texas)
Sciarillo, Anna (Self; Texas association of behavior analysis public policy group/Empower
Behavioral Health)
Scraver, Shelley (Self)
Servance, Venise (Self; Reach Unlimited)
Silva, Ezequiel (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Skrabanek, Timothy (Self; Reach Unlimited)
Smith, Kathryn (Behavioral Health Solutions)
Stallman, Bo (Self)
Strandberg, Katherine (Every Body Texas)
Thomas, Shamieka (Oceans Healthcare)
Towery, Karen (Evergreen Life Services)
Trahan, Paige (Sentido health)
Travis, Jamie (Self)
Tuval, Dganit (Self)
Tuval, Rafael (Self)
Van de Putte, Henry (Meals on Wheels Central Texas)
Van den bent, Jerre (Self; Texas association for home care)
Van Hoozer, Amanda (Center for Child Protection)
Venson, Jessica (United Way for Greater Austin)
Voyled, Molly (Texas Council in Family Violence)
Waldock, Brianna (TexProtects)
Wanee, Alex (Acadia Healthcare)
Watson, Ashlei (National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First)
Willman, Jonathan (Self; Tahch)
Wilson, Stacy (Childrens Hospital Association of Texas)
Wootten, Laney (Self; President/Founder Rehoboth Acres)
Zapata, Mandi (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project)
Zehnder, Cameo (Pediatric Home Service)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Allen, John (Rock House)
Barteau, Jeff (Homestyle Direct)
Bearden, Chase (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Bornstein, Sue (Texas Primary Care Consortium, Texas Academy of Family Physicians, and
Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Broussard, Ricky (Self)
Burek, Susan (Self)
Calvert, Jess (Texas dental assn)
Cruz, Ashley (Self; Feeding Texas)
Glosser, Cole (Self; Coaltion of Texans with Disabilities)
Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Association)
Ives, David (Mclennan County)
Jones, Elizabeth (Self; Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth)
Lopez, Renee (Self; ADAPT OF TX)
Milligan, Maureen (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Perkins, Melissa (Breckenridge Village)
Posson, Amanda (Every Texan)
Shah, Aloki (Self; United workers of integral care)
Stevens, Christa (Self; Autism Speaks)
Stoops, Katherine (Texas Coalition for Healthy Minds)
Weaver, Cole (Self)
Wilson, Columba (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
Health and Human Services Commission - Office of Inspector General
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
Perkins, Melissa (Breckenridge Village)
Weaver, Cole (Self)
Texas Civil Commitment Office
On:
Bowers, David (Management and Training Corporation)
Brown, Jennifer (Self; MTC)
Keaton, Daniel (Self; Management Training Corporation (MTC))
Pittock, Travis (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
On:
Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)
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