WITNESS LIST
Veteran Affairs
March 18, 2025 9:00 AM
FOR:
Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County), Dallas, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Haynes, Adam Policy Director (Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX
Taliaferro, Aaron Director government relations (Tarrant County Administrator's Office),
Fort worth, TX
Wheeler, Julie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (Travis County Commissioners Court),
Austin, TX
FOR:
Fiduccia, Chelsea Dr. (also providing written testimony) (Metrocare), Addison, TX
Longoria, Katherine Director of Policy and Governmental Affairs (Emergence Health
Network, Local Mental Health Authority), El Paso, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Bernstein, Kelsey (Texas Council of Community Centers), Austin, TX
Brennan, Jim Legislative Director TX Coalition Of Veteran Organ (Texas Coalition of
Veterans Organizations), Austin, TX
Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas), Austin, TX
Castro Garcia, Josie Governmental Affairs Analyst (Dallas County), Dallas, TX
Fuller, Mitch Legislative Director (Self; VFW Dept of Texas), Austin, TX
Haynes, Adam Policy Director (Conference of Urban Counties), Austin, TX
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills), Austin, TX
Hubert, Martin (Endeavors), Austin, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union), Houston, TX
Malone, Nicole Policy Fellow (National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter),
Austin, TX
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court), San Antonio, TX
Skrobarczyk, Ryan Director (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus Christi, TX
Taliaferro, Aaron Director government relations (Tarrant County Administrator's Office),
Fort worth, TX
Tamayo, Elisa M. Governmental Affairs Manager (El Paso County), El Paso, TX
West, William State Adjutant (The American Legion, Dept of Texas), Austin, TX
Wheeler, Julie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (Travis County Commissioners Court),
Austin, TX
ON:
McEntyre, George (Health and human services), Austin, TX
WITNESS LIST
Veteran Affairs
March 18, 2025 9:00 AM
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Brennan, Jim Legislative Director TX Coalition Of Veteran Organ (Texas Coalition of
Veterans Organizations), Austin, TX
Fuller, Mitch Legislative Director (Self; VFW Dept of Texas), Austin, TX
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills), Austin, TX
West, William State Adjutant (The American Legion, Dept of Texas), Austin, TX
ON:
Deabay, Shawn TVC Deputy Executive Director (Texas Veterans Commission), Austin, TX
Joseph, Zenobia Ms. (Self), Austin, TX
Palladino, Thomas Executive Director (Texas Veterans Commission), Austin, TX
Woellner, Angela TVC Communications Director (Texas Veterans Commission), Austin,
TX
FOR:
Fuller, Mitch Legislative Director (Self; VFW Dept of Texas), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Brennan, Jim Legislative Director TX Coalition Of Veteran Organ (Texas Coalition of
Veterans Organizations), Austin, TX
Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills), Austin, TX
Hubert, Martin (Endeavors), Austin, TX
West, William State Adjutant (The American Legion, Dept of Texas), Austin, TX
ON:
Burkhalter, Derek Deputy General Counsel (TDLR), Austin, TX
Myers, Brandy Deputy Executive Director (TDLR), Austin, TX