WITNESS LIST SB 1897 Senate Committee Report Education April 14, 2015 - 9:00 AM FOR: Armbrust, John Executive Director (Austin Achieve), Austin, TX Davis, Oscar Vice President (Regions Bank), Dallas, TX Dixon, Sharene Parent (Higgs Carter King), San Antonio, TX Dunn, David Executive Director (Texas Charter Schools Association), Austin, TX East, Yvette Regional Director (Responsive Education Solutions), Lewisville, TX Gross, Sarahi Executive Director (El Paso Academy), El Paso, TX Landry, Ray Athletic Dir (Higgs Carter King), San Antonio, TX McClellan (Oscar Davis, Todd Brewer), Nathan Director Mid America Government & Institutional Banking (Regions Bank and all other Financial Institutions serving as secured lender to charters), Dallas, TX Nelson, Tonja Superintendent (Academy of Careers & Tech), SA, TX Plummer, Lynda Founder/Business Manager (also providing written testimony) (Bright Ideas Charter), Wichita Falls, TX Yarbrough, Claudette Superintendent (Higgs Carter King), S.A., TX AGAINST: Anthony, David CEO (also providing written testimony) (Raise Your Hand Texas), Austin, TX Exter, Monty Lobbyist (Association of Texas Professional Educators), Austin, TX Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc.), Austin, TX ON: Brewer, Todd Partner, McGuire Woods LLP (Regions Bank/Bond Counsel), Houston, TX Byer, Von General Counsel (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX Good, Dr. Rebecca Superintendent/CEO (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy), Dallas, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Amador, Daniel G Superintendent (Jubilee Academic Center), San Antonio, TX Applin, Paula Board President (Academy of Careers & Technology), San Antonio, TX Bustamante, Elizabeth (Self), San Antonio, TX Corte Jr., Frank J. (Texas League of Community Charter Schools), San Antonio, TX Diaz, Isabelita (Self), San Antonio, TX Foster, Stephen M Consultant/ Atty (Academy of Careers & Technologies), SA, TX Gallegos, Rene Chief Financial Officer (Jubilee Academic Center, Inc.), San Antonio, TX Jalleen, Marin (Self), San Antonio, TX Koger, Thomas Ex. Dir. (Jubilee Academic Center), San Antonio, TX Martinez, Daniel School Administrator (Higgs Carter King), San Antonio, TX Mendoza, Roxanne (Self), San Antonio, TX 1 WITNESS LIST SB 1897 Senate Committee Report Education Pedraza, Leonor Self (Self), San Antonio, TX Rodriguez, Melinda (Self), San Antonio, TX Salinas, Nelson Govt. Affairs Manager (The Texas Assoc. of Business), Austin, TX Ybarra, Bertha (my self), San Antonio, TX Zamarripa, Abraham P. student (Higgs Carter King), San Antonio, TX Zamarripa, Alfred Self (Self), San Antonio, TX AGAINST: Grey, John Government Relations Specialist (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin, TX Quinzi, Patty Legislative Counsel (Tx-American Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX Terry, Mark Deputy Executive Director (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TEPSA)), Austin, TX ON: Linn, Julie President (Texans for Education Reform), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Frandsen, Barbara retired university professor (League of Women Voters of Austin), Austin, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
SB 1897
Senate Committee Report
Education
April 14, 2015 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Armbrust, John Executive Director (Austin Achieve), Austin, TX
Davis, Oscar Vice President (Regions Bank), Dallas, TX
Dixon, Sharene Parent (Higgs Carter King), San Antonio, TX
Dunn, David Executive Director (Texas Charter Schools Association), Austin, TX
East, Yvette Regional Director (Responsive Education Solutions), Lewisville, TX
Gross, Sarahi Executive Director (El Paso Academy), El Paso, TX
Landry, Ray Athletic Dir (Higgs Carter King), San Antonio, TX
McClellan (Oscar Davis, Todd Brewer), Nathan Director Mid America Government &
Institutional Banking (Regions Bank and all other Financial Institutions serving as secured
lender to charters), Dallas, TX
Nelson, Tonja Superintendent (Academy of Careers & Tech), SA, TX
Plummer, Lynda Founder/Business Manager (also providing written testimony) (Bright
Ideas Charter), Wichita Falls, TX
Yarbrough, Claudette Superintendent (Higgs Carter King), S.A., TX
AGAINST:
Anthony, David CEO (also providing written testimony) (Raise Your Hand Texas),
Austin, TX
Exter, Monty Lobbyist (Association of Texas Professional Educators), Austin, TX
Gustafson, Lindsay (Texas Classroom Teachers Assoc.), Austin, TX
ON:
Brewer, Todd Partner, McGuire Woods LLP (Regions Bank/Bond Counsel), Houston,
TX
Byer, Von General Counsel (Texas Education Agency), Austin, TX
Good, Dr. Rebecca Superintendent/CEO (Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy), Dallas,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Amador, Daniel G Superintendent (Jubilee Academic Center), San Antonio, TX
Applin, Paula Board President (Academy of Careers & Technology), San Antonio, TX
Bustamante, Elizabeth (Self), San Antonio, TX
Corte Jr., Frank J. (Texas League of Community Charter Schools), San Antonio, TX
Diaz, Isabelita (Self), San Antonio, TX
Foster, Stephen M Consultant/ Atty (Academy of Careers & Technologies), SA, TX
Gallegos, Rene Chief Financial Officer (Jubilee Academic Center, Inc.), San Antonio,
TX
Jalleen, Marin (Self), San Antonio, TX
Koger, Thomas Ex. Dir. (Jubilee Academic Center), San Antonio, TX
Martinez, Daniel School Administrator (Higgs Carter King), San Antonio, TX
Mendoza, Roxanne (Self), San Antonio, TX
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WITNESS LIST
SB 1897
Senate Committee Report
Education
Pedraza, Leonor Self (Self), San Antonio, TX
Rodriguez, Melinda (Self), San Antonio, TX
Salinas, Nelson Govt. Affairs Manager (The Texas Assoc. of Business), Austin, TX
Ybarra, Bertha (my self), San Antonio, TX
Zamarripa, Abraham P. student (Higgs Carter King), San Antonio, TX
Zamarripa, Alfred Self (Self), San Antonio, TX
AGAINST:
Grey, John Government Relations Specialist (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin,
TX
Quinzi, Patty Legislative Counsel (Tx-American Federation of Teachers), Austin, TX
Terry, Mark Deputy Executive Director (Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors
Association (TEPSA)), Austin, TX
ON:
Linn, Julie President (Texans for Education Reform), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Frandsen, Barbara retired university professor (League of Women Voters of Austin),
Austin, TX
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