WITNESS LIST
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Committee
April 17, 2025 - 8:00 AM
For:
O'Connor, Amber (Every Texan)
Olson, Jamie (Feeding Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Ramirez, Rick (City of Austin)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Warms, Veronikah (Texas Civil Rights Project)
On:
Bhakta, Nimisha (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Javaid, Muna (Texans Care for Children)
On:
Ruiz Deal, LPC-S, Michelle (Self; Texas Counseling Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Carter, William (Self; Lubbock County Juvenile Probation)
Cooke, Meredith (Texas Children’s Hospital)
Davis, Helen Kent (Self; Texas Academy of Family Physicians and Texas Primary Care
Consortium)
Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health System)
Fowler, Rebecca (Self; Mental Health America of Greater Houstom)
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Holleman, Will (Texas Hospital Association)
Kelly, Mackenzie (Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute)
Lyra, Mackenzie (Texas Health Resources)
Malone, Nicole (National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)
Martin, Mckenzie (Self; Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC))
Riley, Kyle (Texas Impact)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Smith, Jacob (City of Houston)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas Medical Association)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Waldock, Brianna (TexProtects)
Warms, Veronikah (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Wilson, Stacy (Children’s Hospital Assn of Texas)
Wright, Eric (Behavioral Health Advocates of Texas)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Jones, Noah (Texas Counseling Association)
Seyller, Joanna (HHSC)
For:
Murphy, Kate (Texans Care for Children)
On:
Ruiz Deal, LPC-S, Michelle (Self; Texas Counseling Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Cooke, Meredith (Texas Children’s Hospital)
Davis, Helen Kent (Self; Texas Academy of Family Physicians and Texas Primary Care
Consortium)
Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health System)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Fowler, Rebecca (Self; Mental Health America of Greater Houstom)
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Holleman, Will (Texas Hospital Association)
Lyra, Mackenzie (Texas Health Resources)
Malone, Nicole (National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)
Martin, Mckenzie (Self; Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC))
Riley, Kyle (Texas Impact)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Smith, Jacob (City of Houston)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas Medical Association)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Waldock, Brianna (TexProtects)
Warms, Veronikah (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Williams-Eugene, Nzingha (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Wilson, Stacy (Children’s Hospital Assn of Texas)
Wright, Eric (Behavioral Health Advocates of Texas)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Jones, Noah (Texas Counseling Association)
Noble, Shannon (Texas counseling association)
Seyller, Joanna (HHSC)
For:
Dominguez, Roxann (Self; Texas pharmacy association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Carter, Janis (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
Galligher, Duane (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Kelly, Lynn (H-E-B, LP)
Nicholss, Casey (Self)
Wolleben, Rachel (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Green, Kathy (AARP Texas)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Leal, Charlie (Texas Farm Bureau)
Litzler, John (Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission)
Moore, Karen (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Olson, Jamie (Feeding Texas)
Ramirez, Rick (City of Austin)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)
Smith, Jacob (City of Houston)
Waldock, Brianna (TexProtects)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)
On:
Reichek, Karen (Texas Department of Agriculture)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Strandberg, Katherine (Every Body Texas)
Wolleben, Rachel (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Davis, Helen Kent (Self; Texas Academy of Family Physicians and Texas Primary Care
Consortium)
Holleman, Will (Texas Hospital Association)
Mayes, Erin (Texas Council on Family Violence)
Ramirez, Rick (City of Austin)
Riley, Kyle (Texas Impact)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Warms, Veronikah (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
For:
Sanchez, Tomika (The Children’s Shelter)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Bernstein, Kelsey (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Cardenas, Fred (Self)
Cowles, Lynn (Every Texan)
Davis, Helen Kent (Self; Texas Academy of Family Physicians and Texas Primary Care
Consortium)
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Holleman, Will (Texas Hospital Association)
Kiser, Mary Beth (Texas Psychological Association)
Malone, Nicole (National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)
Mckenzie, Heather (Self; League of Women.’s Voters)
Mendoza, Alec (Texans Care for Children)
Ramirez, Rick (City of Austin)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Thompson, Rick (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Vanhoose, Laurie (Nurse Family Partnership)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Waldock, Brianna (TexProtects)
Warms, Veronikah (Texas Civil Rights Project)
Wheeler, Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Wilson, Stacy (Children’s Hospital Assn of Texas)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Abrahams, Sarah (HHSC)
For:
Fouch, Loren (Self; Millwood Hospital)
Jasper, Madeline (Self)
Teemant, Ross (Lifepoint Health)
Wilson, Stacy (Children’s Hospital Assn of Texas, Texas Hospital Association)
On:
Seyller, Joanna (HHSC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
Cooke, Meredith (Texas Children’s Hospital)
Cowles, Lynn (Every Texan)
Davis, Helen Kent (Self; Texas Academy of Family Physicians and Texas Primary Care
Consortium)
Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health System)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Fowler, Rebecca (Self; Mental Health America of Greater Houstom)
Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Hernandez, Elisa (University Medical Center of El Paso; El Paso Children's Hospital)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Association of Behavioral Health Systems)
Kiser, Mary Beth (Texas Psychological Association)
Litzler, John (Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission)
Lyra, Mackenzie (Texas Health Resources)
Malone, Nicole (National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)
Martin, Mckenzie (Self; Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC))
Murphy, Kate (Texans Care for Children)
Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Smith, Jacob (City of Houston)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas Medical Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Waldock, Brianna (TexProtects)
Williams-Eugene, Nzingha (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Wolleben, Rachel (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
For:
Mendoza, Alec (Texans Care for Children)
On:
Davis, Hilary (HHSC)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Davis, Helen Kent (Self; Texas Academy of Family Physicians and Texas Primary Care
Consortium)
Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health System)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Holleman, Will (Texas Hospital Association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas Medical Association)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Villarreal, Faith (Texas Association of Business)
Williams-Eugene, Nzingha (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Wilson, Stacy (Children’s Hospital Assn of Texas)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
For:
Childs, Tilden (Self; Texas Radiological Society, Texas Medical Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Rogers, Carrie (City of Austin)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas Medical Association)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Stevenson, Timothy (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Dunsavage, Douglas (American Diabetes Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Hellerstedt, John (Self)
Whigham, Leah (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Cascio, Charles (AARP Texas)
Davis, Helen Kent (Self; Texas Academy of Family Physicians and Texas Primary Care
Consortium)
Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health System)
Evilsizer, Hawley (Texas Academybof Nutrtion & Dietetics)
Fleming, Lauren (Texas coalition for paitents)
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
Holleman, Will (Texas Hospital Association)
Lobsinger Bush, Danielle (Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute)
Lyra, Mackenzie (Texas Health Resources)
Martin, Mckenzie (Self; Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC))
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Smith, Jacob (City of Houston)
Tamayo, Elisa M. (El Paso County)
Tollett, Amanda (Texas Medical Association)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Williams-Eugene, Nzingha (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Pietropaolo, Stacey (HHSC)
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