WITNESS LIST
Human Services Committee
March 12, 2019 - 8:00 AM
For:
Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)
Hubbard, Sherry (Tx Silver Haired Legislature)
Smith, Mary Pat (TSHL)
On:
Carter, Gina (Health and Human Services Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas association of health plans)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Kibbe, Scot (Texas Health Care Association)
Litzinger, Linda (Self)
Merrick, Susan (TSHL)
Meyer, Alyse (LeadingAge Texas)
Rogers, Rhonda (Self; TSHL)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
For:
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Freeman, Kathryn (Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission)
Garza Cortez, Ana Maria (Self; CentroMed and The Texas Association of Commmunity Health
Centers)
Guerra-Cardus, Dr. Laura (Children's Defense Fund - Texas)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Peterson, Mary Dale (Driscoll, TAHP and TACHP)
Raimer, Ben (Self; Tps)
Wilson, Stacy (Childrens Hospital Assn of Texas)
On:
Carter, Gina (Health and Human Services Committee)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Barnes, Kelly (Central Health)
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with disabilities)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Beggs, April (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas)
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Biundo, Jennifer (Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Camacho, Priscilla (Dallas Regional Chamber)
Claytor, Sarah (Self)
Cullinane, Mary (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Davis, Khrystal K (Self)
Delgado, Christian (Self)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas association of health plans)
Egler, Julia (Self; NAMI Texas)
Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Garcia, Mimi (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Garza, Cherisse (Self)
Hausenfluck, Amber (CHRISTUS Health)
Kerker, Juliana (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists-Texas district)
Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)
Kroll, Carrie (Texas Hospital Association)
Kunish, Eric (Self; NAMI Austin Advocacy Chair)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Mills, Sarah (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)
Morehead, Tracy (Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
Nichols, Lee (TexProtects)
Person, Maria (Self)
Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
Sauceda, Nataly (United Ways of Texas)
Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Smith, Andrew (University Health System)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Walker, Nancy (Harris Health System)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
On:
Ghasemi, Michael (Health and Human Services Commission)
Kromrei, Liz (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)
For:
Alexander, Joseph (Self)
Diaz, Shawna (Self)
Jones, Kacy (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Reno, Kristi (Self)
Whitlock Pryer, Dikeisha (Self)
Against:
Colangelo, Laura (Self; Texas Private Schools Association)
Fincher, David (Self)
On:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Hutson, Lonnie (Self; Kids R Kids childcare centers)
Kromrei, Liz (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)
Richards, Julie (Health and Human Services Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Delgado, Christian (Self)
Garza, Cherisse (Self)
Pryer, Raymond (Self)
Against:
Altobelli, Joan (Texas Licensed Childcare Association)
Gopal, Jay (Self)
Little, Alex (Self; Creative Child Care,Inc. dba Little Tyke Learning Centers)
Thurman, Teresa (My Little Playhouse LLC)
Villarreal, Robert (My Little Playhouse, LLC)
For:
Wilson, Kisha (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Egler, Julia (Self; NAMI Texas)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kunish, Eric (Self; NAMI Austin Advocacy Chair)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
On:
Kromrei, Liz (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)
Walters, Curtis (Health and Human Services Commission)
For:
Angel, Susie (Self)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Brunson, Jeff (Self)
Gaventa, William (Texas Impact)
Hohfeld, Brooke (Self; Texas Advocates)
Kness, Kody (Imagine Art)
Molina, John (Self; Imagine Art)
Sanghavi, Ankit (Texas Health Institute)
Seargent, William (Self; Texas Advocates)
On:
Ghasemi, Michael (Health and Human Services Commission)
Stephens, Stephanie (Health and Human Services Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Beggs, April (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas)
Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)
Calvert, Jess (Texas Dental Association)
Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)
Davis, Helen Kent (Texas Medical Association)
Davis, Khrystal K (Self)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas association of health plans)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Egler, Julia (Self; NAMI Texas)
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Guerra-Cardus, Dr. Laura (Children's Defense Fund Texas)
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Kroll, Carrie (Texas Hospital Association)
Kunish, Eric (Self; NAMI Austin Advocacy Chair)
Litzinger, Linda (Self; Texas Parent to Parent)
Moorhead, Bee (Texas Impact)
Morehead, Tracy (Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
Murphree, Susan (Disability Rights Texas)
Picola, Kye (The Arc of Texas)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Smith, Stephanie (Texas Dental Hygienists Association)
Stempko, Paul (Self; Texas Silver-Haired Legislature)
Sughrue, Alissa (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Tatum, Alexis (Travis County Commissioners Court)
Walker, Nancy (ResCare)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas , Inc.)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Crockett, Sarah (Texas CASA)
On:
Bernstein, Jamie (Children's Commission)
Brady, Denise (Department of Family and Protective Services - Resource Witness)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)
Nichols, Lee (TexProtects)
For:
Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)
Krol, Michael (Self; Texas Medical Association & Texas Public Health Coalition)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bertrand, Aimee (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Hubbard, Sherry (Tx Silver Haired Legislature)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Martinez, Diana (Texas Assisted Living Association)
Merrick, Susan (TSHL)
Meyer, Alyse (LeadingAge Texas)
Smith, Mary Pat (TSHL)
On:
Gamez, Monica (Department of State Health Services)
Garcia, MPH, Imelda (Department of State Health Services)
Stephens, Stephanie (Health and Human Services Commission)
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