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                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

            March 27, 2013 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

            SB 557

                  FOR:

                                 Little, Morgan  Chairman (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations), Dripping Springs,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Chatelle, Melody  Legislative Consultant (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Foster, Matthew  Iraq War Veteran  (Self), Grand Prairie, TX

                                 Killam, Michael  Vet2Vet Coordinator (Military Veteran Peer Network), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Lovelace, Joe  Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Pope, Olie  Travis County Service Officer (Veteran County Service Officers Association of

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Werlein, Linda  CEO (Hill Country MHDD Center), Kerrville, TX

                                 Wood, Kathy  Director, Fund for Veterans Assistance (Texas Veterans Commission),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 664

                  ON:

                                 Norris, Robert  Senior Analyst (Legislative Budget Board), Austin, TX

                                 Palladino, Col. Thomas  Executive Director (Texas Veteran Commission), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Chatelle, Melody  Legislative Consultant (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Killam, Michael  Vet2Vet Coordinator (Military Veteran Peer Network), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Little, Morgan  Chair, Texas Coalition of Veteran Organizations (Texas Coalition of

                                 Veteran Organizations), Dripping Springs, TX

                                 Lovelace, Joe  Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Pope, Olie  Travis County Service Officer (Veteran County Service Officers Association of

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

            SB 846

                  FOR:

                                 Prather, Jude  Hays County VSO + San Marcos City Councilman (Hays County Veteran

                                 Service Officer), San Marcos, TX

                  ON:

                                 Palladino, Thomas  Executive Director (Texas Veteran Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Shore, Sam  Director, Behavioral Health Operations (Department of State Health Services),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Chatelle, Melody  Legislative Consultant (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Killam, Michael  Vet2Vet Co. (Military Veteran Peer Network), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Little, Morgan  Chairman (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations), Dripping Springs,

                                 TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

            March 27, 2013 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Lopez, Agripina (Aggie)  Hays County Assistant  (Self), San Marcos, TX

                                 Lovelace, Joe  Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Pope, Olie  Travis County Service Officer (Veteran County Service Officers Association of

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, John  General Counsel (Center for Health Care Services), San Antonio, TX

                                 Werlein, Linda  CEO (Hill Country MHDD Center), Kerrville, TX

            SB 898

                  FOR:

                                 Denney, Monique  Life Nav. Manager (Lone Star Veterans Association), Houston, TX

                                 Ehrig, Bobby  Veteran Advocate  (Self), Bulverde, TX

                                 Garcia, Michelle  Lone Star Veterans Association Volunteer/Navigator (Lone Star Veterans

                                 Association), Houston, TX

                                 Gonzales, Gilbert  Director of Communication (The Center for Health Care Services), San

                                 Antonio, TX

                                 Hanna, Sean  State Coordinator, Military Veteran Peer Network (Military Veteran Peer

                                 Network), Austin, TX

                                 Hernandez, Steve  McLennan County Veterans Service Officer (McLennan County Veteran

                                 Service Office), Waco, TX

                                 Hogg, Michael  Executive Director of Rocky Top Therapy Center (Rocky Top Therapy

                                 Center (Vets)), Keller, TX

                                 Killam, Michael  Vet2Vet Coordinator  (also providing written testimony) (Military Veteran

                                 Peer Network), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Knox, Brooke  Clinical Director (Rocky Top Therapy Center), Keller, TX

                                 Thomas, Tom  Mental Health Director  (Self), Waco, TX

                                 Vallarta, Cruz  Senior Outreach Worker  (also providing written testimony) (Center for

                                 Health Care Services), San Antonio, TX

                                 Werlein, Linda  CEO  (also providing written testimony) (Hill Country MHDD Center),

                                 Kerrville, TX

                  ON:

                                 Hupp, Suzanna  (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX

                                 Jefferies, Perry  Tex Vet Organization Manager  (also providing written testimony) (Texas

                                 A&M Health Science Center: TexVet Initiative), Round Rock, TX

                                 Senn, Renee  Texas Director of Psychological Health (Adjutant General's Department),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Shore, Sam  Director, Behavioral Health Operations (Department of State Health Services

                                 (DSHS)), Austin, TX

                                 Villanueva, Alba  Lieutenant Colonel (Adjutant General's Department), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Bailey, Sherry  VP Compliance & Regulatory Services (Center for Health Care Services),

                                 San Antonio, TX

                                 Chatelle, Melody  Legislative Consultant (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

            March 27, 2013 1:30 PM - or upon adjournment

                                 Ligon, Katherine  Mental Health Policy Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Little, Morgan  Chairman (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations), Dripping Springs,

                                 TX

                                 Lovelace, Joe  Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 McCarthy, Maggie  Coordinator (Veterans Coalition for the Heart of Texas), Waco, TX

                                 Pope, Olie  Travis County Service Officer (Veteran County Service Officers Association of

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Pro, Paul  Chairman of the Board (Heroes Night Out), Cedar Park, TX

                                 Smith, John  General Counsel (Center for Health Care Services), San Antonio, TX

                                 Solomon, Tony  Executive Director, Lone Star Veterans Association (LSVA), Houston, TX

                                 Woomer, Eric  (Federation of Texas Psychiatry), Austin, TX

            SB 1373

                  FOR:

                                 Battise, Nita  Tribal Councilman (Alabama - Coushatta Tribe of Texas), Livingston, TX

                                 Collins, Robert  (Honor and Remember - Texas Chapter), Jasper, TX

                                 Hancock, Ben  Pastor, United Methodist Church (Geneva UMC), Jasper, TX

                                 James, Roy  Director, Honor and Remember  (also providing written testimony) (Honor and

                                 Remember, Inc.), Jasper, TX

                                 Lutz, George  Founder  (also providing written testimony) (Honor and Remember),

                                 Chesapeake, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Little, Morgan  Chair, Texas Coalition of Veteran Organizations (Texas Coalition of

                                 Veteran Organizations), Dripping Springs, TX

                                 Lovelace, Joe  Mental Health Consultant (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Pope, Olie  Travis County Service Officer (Veteran County Service Officers Association of

                                 Texas), Austin, TX