WITNESS LIST
Human Services Committee
April 8, 2025 - 8:00 AM
For:
Tomlinson, Maxcine (Texas New Mexico Hospice & Palliative Care Organization)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Holleman, Will (Texas Hospital Association)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Villarreal, Faith (Texas Association of Business)
On:
Dionne-Vahalik, Michelle (Health and Human Services Commission)
For:
Grossman, Beverly (A Place for Mom)
On:
Ramsey, Renee (Self; Mustang Creek Estates)
Tilton, Carmen (Texas Assisted Living Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Miller, Lindsey (Caring)
Against:
Deline, Steven (Self)
On:
Earl, Andrea (AARP TX)
For:
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
On:
Garza, Maddie (The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bresnen, Amy (Texas Family Law Foundation)
Gregg, Aaron (Texas Psychological Association)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Judice, Kerrie (TexProtects)
Kimball, Mandi (Children at Risk)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Williams, M Paige (Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Kanne, Lisa (DFPS Resource Witness)
On:
Davis, Hilary (Health and Human Services Commission)
Dove, Emily (Texas2036)
Glosser, Cole (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Miller, Jeff (Disability Rights Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Geary, Michael (FGA Action)
Against:
Bearden, Chase (Self; Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
For:
Curran, Doug (Self; Texas Medical Association, Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Eubank, Jana (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Trujillo, Marlen (Spring Branch Community Health Center)
On:
Hutson, Blake (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borja, Rob (Central Health)
Ingram, Desiree (Texas Women's Healthcare Coalition)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Mendoza, Alec (Texans Care for Children)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Banks, Camisha (Health and Human Services Commission)
Nichols, Jordan (Health and Human Services Commission)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Reynolds, Shawn (Tpca)
On:
Ashworth-Mazerolle, Rachel (Health and Human Services Commission)
O'Neill, Audrey (DFPS Resource Witness)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
On:
O'Neill, Audrey (DFPS Resource Witness)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Sierega, John (TMPA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Sierega, John (TMPA)
On:
O'Neill, Audrey (DFPS Resource Witness)
For:
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
On:
O'Neill, Audrey (DFPS Resource Witness)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Judice, Kerrie (TexProtects)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
For:
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Judice, Kerrie (TexProtects)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
On:
O'Neill, Audrey (DFPS Resource Witness)
For:
Reed, Charles (Dallas County Commissioners Court)
On:
O'Neill, Audrey (DFPS Resource Witness)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Battaglia, Stephanie (Texas CASA)
Deline, Steven (Self)
Judice, Kerrie (TexProtects)
Mares, Bryan (National Association of Social Workers-Texas)
Sparks, Andrea (Buckner International)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
On:
Johnson, Steve (Office of Inspector General for Health and Human Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Marr, Leatha (Health and Human Services Commission)
Winter, Ray (Office of Inspector General for Health and Human Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
Against:
Leal, Roland (Nursing Home Coalition)
Tincopa, AD (Girls Empowerment Network)
On:
Salisbury, Diane (Office of Inspector General for Health and Human Services)
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