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Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution Fellows Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution Fellows A Marilyn Aboussie Chief Justice, Retired, 3rd District Court of Appeals Don Adams Attorney/Mediator Constance Allison Deputy Executive Commissioner for Policy and Rules, Texas Health and Human Services; Former Director of Policy, Office of the Governor Gina Amatangelo Facilitator and Consultant, Common Ground Strategy Jesse Ancira, Jr. Chief of Staff, Speaker's Office, Texas House of Representatives Ed G. Archuleta, P.E. General Manager, El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board Mary Arnold Former Vice Chairperson, Save Our Springs, Environmental Board Barney Austin, Ph.D. President & CEO, Aqua Strategies, Inc.; Former Director, Surface Water Resource Division, Texas Water Development Board B Dr. Barry Bales Assistant Dean for Professional Development, LBJ School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin Karl O. Bayer Dispute Resolution Specialist, Attorney/Mediator Joseph Beal Former General Manager, Lower Colorado River Authority Val Clark Beard Former County Judge, County of Brewster Sheila W. Beckett Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Technical Assistance; Former Executive Director, Texas Employee Retirement System Charles Bell, MD Deputy Executive Commissioner for Health Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission Wardaleen Belvin Chief Financial Officer, Sherry Matthews; Former Director, Legislative Affairs, Texas Comptroller's Office Jerry L. Benedict Attorney; Former Administrative Director, State Office of Court Administration Oliver Bernstein Communications Director, Center for Public Policy Priorities Jan Hart Black Former President, Dallas Regional Chamber Gary L. Bledsoe Attorney, Potter Bledsoe Rick Bluntzer Business and Public Affairs Consultant, Bluntzer Consulting Tom Boggus State Forester and Director, Texas A&M Forest Service Katie Bond Former Assistant General Counsel, Office of Court Administration Ray Bonilla General Counsel, The Texas A&M University System Scott Boruff Former Deputy Executive Director, Operations, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Susan O. Bradshaw Former Vice President for Institutional Relations & Legal Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin Donna K. Brasher Former Deputy General Manager for Community Services, Lower Colorado River Authority Robert P. Braubach Attorney and Counselor at Law Patrick J. Bresette Texas Executive Director, Children's Defense Fund; Former Associate Director, Center for Public Policy Priorities Valarie S. Bristol Former Director of External Affairs, The Nature Conservancy J. E. "Buster" Brown Former Member, Texas Senate Jay Patrick Brown The Graydon Group; Former Associate, Governmental Affairs Section, Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C Tonya Moten Brown Former Vice Chancellor for Administration, University of Texas System Bonnie L. Bruce Director of Governmental Affairs, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists Bech Bruun Former Board Member, Texas Water Development Board Frederick W. Butler Former Executive Director, Community Action Network DeWayne Burns State Representative, District 58, Texas House of Representatives C Katherine Caffrey Assistant City Manager, City of Cedar Park George Caldwell Former Associate Director of Commodity & Regulatory Activities, Texas Farm Bureau Barbara Carlson Civic Leader; Former Travis County Commissioner Jimmy Carroll General Counsel, Scott & White Memorial Hospital; Former Chief Justice, Third Court of Appeals Sharon Carter Former Associate Commissioner for External Relations, Texas Health and Human Services Commission Kevin S. Casey President, Casey Conflict Management Consultants; Former Ombudsman, Texas Department of Public Safety Korry Castillo Director, Property Tax Assistance Division, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Jennifer A. Cawley Executive Director, Texas Association of Life & Health Insurers Lona Chastain Office of Legal Counsel, State Bar of Texas; Former Assistant General Counsel, Texas Workforce Commission Nikki Cobb Director, Legislative Affairs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Ryan Collins Short Range Planning Manager, Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Garnet Coleman Representative, Texas House of Representatives Nicole D. Collier Representative, Texas House of Representatives Tom Collins Mediator/Attorney Bonnie Connor President, Friends of the Parks; Former San Antonio City Council Member Geoffrey Connor Attorney; Former Secretary of State, State of Texas Christine Cook Texas Department of Insurance Marilyn Cook Director, Educator Certification and Testing, Texas Education Agency Robert L. "Robby" Cook Former Member, Texas House of Representatives Robert L. (Bob) Cook Former Executive Director, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Gregg Cooke Of Counsel, Guida, Slavich & Flores; Former Regional Administrator, EPA, Region VI Judy Corder Retired Mediator/Trainer, Corder/Thompson & Associates Christi Craddick Chairman, Railroad Commission of Texas Lisa Craven Chief of Staff, Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Betty Neal Crutcher Former Community Relations Specialist, Office of the Vice President for Administration & Public Affairs, UT Austin Dr. Isabella C. M. Cunningham Ernest A. Sharpe Centennial Professor in Communication, The University of Texas at Austin Tom Currah Chief Revenue Estimator, Glenn Hegar, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Michael Curry Attorney/Mediator, MCMediate D Dr. Gene E. Davenport President, Teamship Associates; Former Associate Commissioner, Texas Education Agency Denise Davis Partner, Davis Kaufman PLLC Merrill Davis Managing Director, Hill+Knowlton Strategies Jennifer Deegan Budget Director for Speaker Joe Straus Texas House of Representatives Evelyn Delgado President, Healthy Futures of Texas; Former Assistant Commissioner, Family & Community Health Services, Texas Dept. of State Health Services Dianne White Delisi Former Member, Texas House of Representatives Pat Devin Former Associate Commissioner, Texas Health and Human Services Commission Megan Dodge Assistant Director, Government & Public Affairs Department, City of San Antonio Kris Donley Executive Director, Austin Dispute Resolution Center Robert L. Duncan Chancellor, Texas Tech University System; Former Senator, Texas Senate Jim Dunnam Dunnam & Dunnam Attorneys at Law; Former Member, Texas House of Representatives John Dupnik, P.G. Deputy Executive Administrator, Texas Water Development Board Suzanne Mann Duvall Attorney/Mediator; Board Member, Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (TMCA) E Sarah Eckhardt County Judge, Travis County Brenda Eivens City Manager, City of Cedar Park Veronica Escobar Former County Judge, County of El Paso Jennifer M. Esterline Esterline Consulting; Founder and Project Consultant, Texas Education Grantmakers Advocacy Consortium Frank G. Evans Facilitator and consultant F John Fainter Former President, CEO, Association of Electric Companies of Texas, Inc. Lois G. Finkelman Former City Council Member, City of Dallas Nancy Fisher Governmental Affairs Advisor, Hill Country Strategies; Former Chief of Staff, Speaker's Office, Texas House of Representatives Joseph Fitzsimons Former Commissioner, Texas Parks and Wildlife John C. Fleming General Counsel, Texas Savings and Loan Department; Attorney/Mediator Leticia E. Flores Former General Counsel, State Auditor's Office Robert A. Floyd Legislative Consultant, Hance Scarborough, LLP Thomas A. Forbes Attorney/Mediator, Kemp Smith, L.L.P. Katie Ford Executive Director Truth Be Told Rob K. Franke Mayor, City of Cedar Hill Ryan Franklin Associate Commissioner, Educational Leadership and Quality, Texas Education Agency Ann Fuelberg Former Executive Director, Employees Retirement System of Texas Toby H. Futrell Former City Manager, City of Austin G Pete Gallego Former Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives; Former Member, Texas House of Representatives Christie Garbe Former Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer, Central Health Laura V. Garcia Senior Legislative Counsel, Texas Association of Counties Ramiro Garcia, Jr. Deputy Director, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality David L. Garza Attorney/Mediator Robert W. Gee President, Gee Strategies Group Mike Geeslin President and CEO, Central Health; Former Commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance Pamela M. Giblin Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Leadership Council; Former Partner, Baker Botts, LLP Don A. Gilbert Former Commissioner, Texas Health and Human Services Commission Evan Gonzales Former County Judge, Lee County Larry Gonzales Former State Representative, Texas House of Representatives Naomi R. Gonzalez Former State Representative, Texas House of Representatives Sarah Goodfriend, Ph.D. Volunteer/Advisor, Office of State Rep. Celia Israel Margaret Gosselink Attorney/Mediator Jim Grace Co-Founder, Grace & McEwan Consulting Patricia Gray Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center; Former Representative, Texas House of Representatives George Greanias Attorney/Mediator; Former Comptroller, City of Houston Sherri Greenberg Clinical Professor, L.B.J. School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin; Former Representative, Texas House of Representatives Anthony Grigsby Attorney, Anthony Grigsby, P.L.L.C.; Former Executive Director, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Charles Groat Professor and Acting Director, Louisiana Geological Survey; Former President/CEO, The Water Institute of the Gulf Elena Guajardo Former Councilmember, City of San Antonio Annalee Gulley Director of Public Policy and
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