Texas Mental Health Transformation
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8/20/2008 5:25:30 AM

Transformation Workgroup (TWG) Roster

Transformation Working Group (TWG) Contacts

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Organization Name Position
Office of the Governor, State of Texas (OOG)
Rick Perry Governor of Texas
Jessica Olson
(TWG Designee)
Governor's Advisor
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (THHSC)
Albert Hawkins Executive Commissioner
Charles Bell, MD
(TWG Designee)
Deputy Executive Commissioner
Tom Valentine Senior Policy Advisor
Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
David Lakey, MD DSHS Commissioner/Convenor
Joe Vesowate Assistant Commissioner, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)
Addie Horn Commissioner
Jon Weizenbaum
(TWG Designee)
Director, CPI
Michael Wilson
(Alternate)
Aging Texas Well Coordinator
Marc Gold
(Alternate)
 
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
Terry Murphy Commissioner
Debra Wanser
(TWG Designee)
Deputy Commissioner
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS)
Carey Cockerell Commissioner
Sue Milam
(TWG Designee)
Deputy Commissioner of Family and Protective Services
Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (TJC)
Vicki Spriggs Executive Director
Steve Spencer
(TWG Designee)
Director of Behavioral Health
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)
Brad Livingston Executive Director
Dee Wilson
(TWG Designee)
Executive Director of TCOMI
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA)
Michael Gerber Executive Director
Erin K. Ferris
(TWG Designee)
Policy and Public Affairs Advisor
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
Diane Rath Commissioner
John H. Fuller
(TWG Designee)
Director, Workforce Network Support
Cameron Bell
(Alternate)
 
Texas Education Agency (TEA)
Shirley Neeley, Ph.D. Commissioner of Education
Gene Lenz
(TWG Designee)
Deputy Associtate Commissioner of Special Programs, Monitoring and Intervention
Richard Poe
(Alternate)
Division of IDEA Coordination
Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS)
Thomas J. Stranova Network Director
Kathryn Kotrla
(TWG Designee)
Medical Director of Mental Health and Behavioral Medicine
Allyson Brandt
(Alternate)
Health System Specialist
Texas Youth Commission (TYC)
PENDING Executive Director
Linda Reyes, Ph.D.
(TWG Designee)
Deputy Executive Director
Consumers and Family Members
Stephany Bryan
(TWG Designee)
 
Maurice Dutton (TWG Designee)  
Mike Halligan
(TWG Designee)
 
Vacant  
Office of Rural Community Affairs (ORCA)
Charles Stone Executive Director
Theresa Cruz
(TWG Designee)
Director of Rural Health
Texas Veterans Commission (TVC)
James E. Nier Executive Director
Charles Buerschinger
(TWG Designee)
Director of Finance and Information Resources
State Government (Legislator)
Senator Jane Nelson State Senator
Chair, Health and Human Services Committee
Nnenna Ezekoye
(TWG Designee)

Ex-officio TWG Members

Organiza tion Name Position
Chair, Mental Health Subcommittee of the Strategic Health Partnership Nancy Speck, Ph.D. New Freedom Commissioner/ Chair, Mental Health Subcommittee of the Strategic Health Partnership
Private Practice Deana Yates, Ph.D. New Freedom Commissioner
Texas Tech University Health Science Center Rudy Arredondo, Ed.D New Freedom Commissioner/ State Health Services Council, Chair

Project Implementation Team Members

Organization Name Position
Texas Health Institute
Camille Miller Executive Director
Vijay Ganju, Ph.D. Consultant
Valarie Garza Mental Health Transformation
Consumer Coordinator
University of Texas
LBJ School of Public Affairs
Pat Wong, Ph.D. Evaluator
University of Texas
School of Social Work
Stacey Stevens, Ph.D. Subcontractor - Evaluation
DSHS
Center for Policy and Innovation
Sam Shore Project Manager
Steve Eichner Project Staff
Ellen Trevino Program Specialist and Contract Manager
DSHS Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division Mimi Martinez McKay Communications Director
Wendy Cook Web Administrator

Federal Partners for Transformation

Other Partners