Texas Commission on the Arts
Sunset Commission Meeting March 28, 2006
Name / Organization
Responses to Staff Report
Testimony
from Meeting
Ricardo Hernandez, Executive Director
Texas Commission on the Arts / Austin, TX
Response
Testimony
Testimony
Victoria Hodge Lightman, Chair
Texas Commission on the Arts / Houston, TX
  Testimony
Jason Neulander, Artistic Director
Salvage Vanguard Theater / Austin, TX
Response
 
Kathryn Rogers
Response
 
Ms. Joanna St. Angelo
Sammons Center for the Arts / Grapevine, TX
Response
 
Jane Bell, Director of Operations
International Cultural Center / Lubbock, TX
Response
 
Thomas H. Waggoner, Director of Fine Arts
Division of Curriculum, Texas Education Agency / Austin, TX
Response
 
Reed R. Hoke
Turtle Creek Chorale / Dallas, TX
Response
 
Eve Campbell
Mesquite, TX
Response
 

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Amy Barbee, Executive Director
Texas Cultural Trust / Austin, TX
Response
Testimony
Mike Paulus
Turtle Creek Chorale / Dallas, TX
Response
 
Tom Gutting
University of Houston / Houston, TX
Response
 
Louise H. Underwood   Testimony
Howard Taylor, Director
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts / San Angelo, TX
  Testimony
Ginger Head, Founder and Executive Director
Imagination Celebration / Fort Worth, TX 
  Testimony
Elizabeth Regner, Executive Director
Lubbock Arts Alliance / Lubbock, TX
  Testimony
Latifah Taormina, Executive Director
Austin Circle of Theaters / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Lynn Barnett, Executive Director
Abilene Cultural Affairs Council / Abilene, TX
  Testimony
Charles Santos, Executive Director
Texas International Theatrical Arts Society / Dallas, TX
  Testimony
James M. Clarke, Executive Director
Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education / Houston, TX
  Testimony
Linda M. Lee, Executive Director
Texas Nonprofit Theatres / Fort Worth, TX
  Testimony
Cookie Ruiz, Executive Director
Ballet Austin / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Emily Cicchini, Director of Arts Education
VSA Arts of Texas / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Sylvia Orozco, Executive Director
Mexic-Arte Museum / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Kass Prince, Assistant Director
Irving Arts Center / Irving, TX
  Testimony
Dana Friis-Hansen, Executive Director
Austin Museum of Art / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Anne Allen, Director
Arlington Museum of Art / Arlington, TX
  Testimony
Michael Templeton, Managing Director
Mesquite Arts Council/Arts Center / Mesquite, TX
  Testimony
R. B. Miller, Executive Director
Texas Arts & Crafts / Kerrville, TX
  Testimony
Becky Allen, CFP, Executive Director
George West Storyfest Association, Inc. / George West, TX
  Testimony
Maria Munoz-Blanco
Dallas, TX
  Testimony
Marilyn Bassinger, Executive Director
Ellen Noel Art Museum / Odessa, TX
  Testimony
Mrs. Janine Schafer Corn
Austin, TX
 
Testimony
Ms. Gyale Braecklein
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Ms. Mari Thompson
Dallas, TX
  Testimony
Mr. Daniel Plunkett
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Ms. Tammy Moore
Metal Freaktress Productions / Redrum Club / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Mr. Bryan Jones
Lewisville, TX
  Testimony
Ms. Deanna Ekrut
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Mr. Jacobs
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Mr. Don Merwin
Richmond, TX
  Testimony
Mr. David Longoria
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Mr. Ethan Ham
Ethan Ham Photography / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Mr. Scott Staab
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Mr. Eric Putnam
Austin Community College - Visual Communications Dept. / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Mrs. Ginger Reese
CODA Production Group / Spring, TX
  Testimony
Miss Shayna Weeden
Trinkets / Fort Worth, TX
  Testimony
Mr. David Cruz
Harlingen, TX
  Testimony
Ms. Jessica Wimberley
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Mrs. Claudia Alarcon
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Mrs. Carol Gunn
Gunn Graphics / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Ms. Stacy Bailey
Houston, TX
  Testimony
Ms. Vanessa Wilburn
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Ms. Adrienne Haschke
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Ms. Sarah Bruner
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Ms. Samantha Wright
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Ms. Christina Bridges
City of Austin Library / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Anonymous
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Mr. MacArthur Antigua
Massive Creativity / Houston, TX
  Testimony
Mrs. Andrea Beadles
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Mrs. Megan Sela
McCarthy Print / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Jason Neulander, Artistic Director
Salvage Vanguard Theater / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Rob Lifford
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Bill Gardner
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Mr. Larry Seaman
Bastrop, TX
  Testimony
Libby Cox, Art and Art History Teacher / Artist
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Ms. Louise Florence
Sugar Land, TX
  Testimony
Michael Chadwick, General Director
The Living Opera / Garland, TX
  Testimony
Bruce Orr
Dallas, TX
  Testimony
Ms. Deborah A. Wood
Fort Worth, TX
  Testimony
D. Ellis Phelps   Testimony
Gordon Stuart McLeod
Tyler, TX
  Testimony
Susanna Robles, Executive Director
Diaz Music Institute / Houston, TX
  Testimony
Tom Hicks
Lubbock, TX
  Testimony
Viki Hicks, Music Teacher
San Marcos Consolidated Schools / San Marcos, TX
  Testimony
Vickie Butler-Rindos, Immediate Past Chairman
The Regional Arts Council / Harris & Montgomery counties
  Testimony
Mr. William Larson
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Bridget Hauser
Sunset Canyon Pottery / Dripping Springs, TX
  Testimony
Nancy Fulton   Testimony
Daris Hale   Testimony
Barbara Fields, Product Development Manager
Aarthun Performance Group, Ltd. / Spring, TX
  Testimony
Diana Everett, Ph.D., CAE, Executive Director
Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Ms. Emily Leuba Jones, Alumni
UT Department of Theater and Dance / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Richard Bowden, President
Linden - Music City Texas, Inc / The Music City Texas Theater / Linden, TX
  Testimony
Judy Lanahan-Monroe   Testimony
Jon Hinojosa, Executive Director
Say Si / San Antonio, TX
  Testimony
Sherry Gasper, Vista, Artist Coordinator
East Texas Rural Arts Council / Edom, TX
  Testimony
Linda Hardberger, Director
Tobin Theatre Arts Fund
  Testimony
Martin Bowers   Testimony
Scott Smedley, Art Teacher
Texas High Art Department
  Testimony
Sue A. Schroeder, Artistic Director
Several Dancers Core / Houston, TX
  Testimony
Russell G. Wright, Executive Director
Lindon Economic Development Corporations / Linden, TX
  Testimony
Dorothy Craver   Testimony
Lynne Boze   Testimony
Monique Daviau   Testimony
Carthel Smejkal   Testimony
Mitch Cohen, Market Manager
Yale Street Arts Market / Houston
  Testimony
Kim Overall, Member, Webdesigner
www.houstonpotters.com / Houston
  Testimony
Maryann Miller, President of the Board
Trails County Center for the Arts / Winnsboro, TX
  Testimony
Leanna Sparacino, Vice President
Sparacino Company Dancers / Houston, TX
  Testimony
Linda Ray
Dallas, TX
  Testimony
Joyce Parry, Art Teacher
Texas High School / Texarkana, TX
  Testimony
Judy Pritchett   Testimony
Lynda Counts
Houston, TX
  Testimony
Thomas Perry
Houston, TX
  Testimony
Natalie Hinkle
Temple, TX
  Testimony
Terry Anderson
  Testimony
Angela Wells
Temple, TX
  Testimony
Cynthia Martinez
Temple, TX
  Testimony
John Chamberlain, CEO
Good Shepherd Medical Center / Linden, TX
  Testimony
Nelson Shaw
Texarkana, TX
  Testimony
Lou B. Owens, Rental Coordinator
Arts Center of Corpus Christi / Corpus Christi, TX
  Testimony
Karen Mayo
Temple, TX
  Testimony
Pat Peterson   Testimony
Dana Sudduth, Executive Director
Young Audiences of Northeast Texas / Tyler, TX
  Testimony
Karin Newell, President
ARTSNET / Bedford, TX
  Testimony
Nina Martin
Marfa, TX
  Testimony
Bob Dauber   Testimony
Charlotte Smelser, Music Artist Consultant
ArtsSmart Institute for Learning / Texarkana, TX
  Testimony
Jerry D. Adair, President and CEO
Good Shepherd Health System / Longview, TX
  Testimony
Jan Andrews   Testimony
Bill Watkins
Cedar Hill Association for the Cultural Arts
  Testimony
Reza Shirazi   Testimony
Cory D. Norman   Testimony
Tamara Chasteen   Testimony
Paula Stone, President
Friends of the Ingleside Public Library / Ingleside, TX
  Testimony
Kim Moncla, Executive Director
Southeast Texas Arts Council / Jefferson, Hardin, and Orange Counties
  Testimony
Loris Anthony Beckles
Beckles Dancing Company
  Testimony
Janice LaPointe-Crump, Ph. D., Professor Emerita
Texas Woman's University / Corinth, TX
  Testimony
Sammie Wester
Dallas, TX
  Testimony
Sue Gloyna
Salado, TX
  Testimony
Anne McCrady, Poet & Storyteller
Austin, TX
  Testimony

Diana Everett, Ph.D., CAE, Executive Director
Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance

  Testimony
Betty Jameson
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Heather Jarry   Testimony
Monica Gomez, Performing songwriter and teaching artist
El Paso, TX
  Testimony
Suzette Russom
Winnsboro, TX
  Testimony
Anita Powell, Assistant Professor of Art
SFASU
  Testimony
Bill Keith
Longview, TX
  Testimony
Pat Jasper, Project Co-Director
Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston, A Survivor-Centered Oral History & Storytelling Project
  Testimony
R. Clay Reynolds
McKinney, TX
  Testimony
Elena Eidelberg   Testimony
Debbie Brown   Testimony
W. Jackson Rushing III, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Studies & Professor of Arts and Humanities / University of Texas at Dallas   Testimony
Kathy Sullivan
Houston, TX
  Testimony
Karen Stone, General Director
The Dallas Opera / Dallas , TX
  Testimony
Kirsten Brandt James, Executive Director
Junior Players / Dallas, TX
  Testimony
Andrea Grover, Founding/Executive Director
Aurora Picture Show / Houston, TX
  Testimony
Betty W. Switzer
Whitney, TX
  Testimony
Janet Cook, Assistant City Manager
Brooks Little, Marshall Visual Arts Center
Marshall, TX
  Testimony
Jim Sanderson   Testimony
Jan Konarik
Thrall, TX
  Testimony
Alice E. Dennard   Testimony
James Callan, Author   Testimony
Luther R. Parker, MBA, CAE, President
Parker Associates / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Suzanne Bullock
Artist and Art Teacher
  Testimony
Marv Myers
Holly Lake Ranch, TX
  Testimony
Emily Clarkson   Testimony
Margaux Crump   Testimony
Liz Sanders   Testimony
Anne Allen, Director
Arlington Museum of Art / Arlington, TX
  Testimony
Roni Powalski   Testimony
Peggy M. Wilson   Testimony
Tim and Stephanie Welch
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Jean Pamplin
Mt. Vernon, TX
  Testimony
Susan Caldwell
Center, TX
  Testimony
Alice Marie Arriaga
Ballet Folklorico of Dallas / Dallas, TX
  Testimony
Bede L. Leyendecker, Assistant Professor of Dance & Program Coordinator, Texas A&M International University
  Testimony
Caryl McAdoo
Irving, TX
  Testimony
William and Janet Petersen   Testimony
Hilary Ralles   Testimony
Damian Green
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Cristina Ortega, Founder & Artistic Director
Hispanic Heritage Society / San Antonio, TX
  Testimony
Alder L. Moore & Georgia Lange Moore
Winnsboro, TX
  Testimony
Jane Clancy Debenport
Temple, TX
  Testimony
Audrey Kariel
Marshall, TX
  Testimony
Louis Kariel
Marshall, TX
  Testimony
Nanci Barnes   Testimony
Louis A. Garcia
Corpus Christi, TX
  Testimony
Dr. David A. Lewis, Director
School of Art, SFASU / Nacogdoches, TX
  Testimony
Rose M. Glennon, Curator of Education
McNay Art Museum / San Antonio, TX
  Testimony
Valerie Froehlich
Weatherford, TX
  Testimony
Brenda Sirny, CTP, Cash Manager
Scott & White Memorial Hospital
  Testimony
Terri Matthew, Executive Director
Cultural Activities Center / Temple, TX
  Testimony
Heyd Fontenot
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Cathy Hernandez, Executive Director
Latin Arts Association of Fort Worth, Inc. / Fort Worth
  Testimony
Mrs. Rebecca Hood
Temple, TX
  Testimony
Cheryl Ford-Mente, Executive Director
CATS / Arlington, TX
  Testimony
Linda Kay Behrend, Texas B and B Cottage-Showroom for Custom Bedding on Curly Q Ranch Nature Refuge   Testimony
Nina Di Leo, Managing Director
Victoria Bach Festival / Victoria, TX
  Testimony
Monika Kalin
Temple, TX
  Testimony
Caroline Beach   Testimony
Jiaan Powers
A Teller and a Teacher of Story / Dallas, TX
  Testimony
Maureen Freeman   Testimony
Eric Salisbury, Managing Director
Jubilee Theatre / Fort Worth, TX
  Testimony
Marian Luntz, Film and Video Curator
The Museum of Fine Arts / Houston, TX
  Testimony
Jennifer Odom, Executive Director
San Angelo Symphony / San Angelo, TX
  Testimony
Christine Jelson West, Executive Director
Galveston Arts Center / Galveston, TX
  Testimony
Bill Huie, Professor of Communication and TV-Film
Texas A&M University / Corpus Christi
  Testimony
Kerry Kreiman
Fort Worth, TX
  Testimony
Gale Gill   Testimony
Denton Yockey, President & Executive Producer
Casa Manana Theatre / Fort Worth, TX
  Testimony
Kat Krone   Testimony
Christina Anderson
Marshall, TX
  Testimony
Sandra Iturbe
El Paso, Inc. / El Paso, TX
  Testimony
Richard E. Goodspeed, Member
Arlington Master Chorale / Arlington, TX
  Testimony
Sara Weeks   Testimony
Cindy Haenel   Testimony
Juan Torres, Director
Guadalupe Ballet Folklorico
  Testimony
Mr. Alejandro de Acosta
Southwestern University / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Kari Kent-Schultz   Testimony
Janet Seibert
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Sarah Crowe   Testimony
Ginnie Siena Bivona, Director
Atriad Press
  Testimony
Bob Entrican, Vice President
Old Downtown Carrollton Association / Carrollton, TX
  Testimony
Trish Tanner, External Affairs Associate
Artpace / San Antonio, TX
  Testimony
Kathyn Kanjo, Executive Director
Artpace / San Antonio, TX
  Testimony
Gene and Peggy Helmick-Richardson
Twice Upon a Time Storytellers / Dallas, TX
  Testimony
Lorella Loftus, Literary Manager
VORTEX Repertory Company / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Molly Cline   Testimony
Kyle Ward, Executive Director
Texas PTA / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Cheri Irwin, President
The Arts League / Bedford, TX
  Testimony
Margaret E. Chalfant, Executive Director
Greater Denton Arts Council / Denton, TX
  Testimony
Shelby Kern, Human Resources Assistant
DATCU / Denton, TX
  Testimony
Jonna Wilson
Greater Denton Arts Council / Denton, TX
  Testimony
Kay Schroeder, PHR, HR Specialist
DATCU Credit Union / Denton, TX
  Testimony
Becky Sylvera, President
The Arts Guild / Denton, TX
  Testimony
Loralee Cooley
Storyspinning / Pampa, TX
  Testimony
Kim Overall
Overall Studio / Houston, TX
  Testimony
Barbara Antle, Secretary
Rubyetta Cain, President
Graham Concert Association / Graham, TX
  Testimony
Sue A. Shroeder, Artistic Director
Several Dancers Core / Houston, TX
  Testimony
Mary M. Lampe, Executive Director
SWAMP / Houston, TX
  Testimony
Martha Morriss
Texarkana, TX
  Testimony
Linda Kay Behrend
New Ulm, TX
  Testimony
James B. Cowley, Ed.D.
Sunnyvale Independent School District
  Testimony
Julie Scharnberg
Greater Denton Arts Council
  Testimony
Kaye Price-Hawkins
Priceless Literacy
  Testimony
Therese D. Prough
Hector P. Garcia Elementary School
  Testimony
Seymour Beitscher
Abilene, TX
  Testimony
Morgan Aldrich, Executive Assistant
VORTEX Repertory Company
  Testimony
Joan Allison, Program Director
Corpus Christi Chamber Music / Corpus Christi, TX
  Testimony
Linda Ayers
Blue Thistle Press
  Testimony
Rick Bibby
Dallas, TX
  Testimony
Norma Brickner   Testimony
Corine Castle
Temple, TX
  Testimony
Wayne Christian, Mayor
Graham, TX
  Testimony
Mitch Collier
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Amy Cone
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Bonnie Cullum
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Carolyn Dahl   Testimony
Adam Dietrich, Development Director
Hip Pocket Theatre / Fort Worth, TX
  Testimony
Sheila Dobin, PhD, President
Temple Coalition of Fine Arts / Temple, TX
  Testimony
Larry Dowell and Martha Hanna
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Elizabeth Ellis   Testimony
Kevin Finegan
San Antonio, TX
  Testimony
Kelli Grant
Longview, TX
  Testimony
Etha M. Gray, Director
Theater Concepts, Inc.
  Testimony
Devon Greene   Testimony
Denice Grugle, Producer
www.EastTexasHeartGallery.com
  Testimony
William Haase
Houston, TX
  Testimony
Shirley Handler   Testimony
Beverly Harris   Testimony
Andrea Harwell, President
Art Center of Corpus Christi / Corpus Christi, TX
  Testimony
Kathleen Haymes
Katy, TX
  Testimony
Diane Holland, Board Member
The Regional Arts Council
  Testimony
John Hood
Lockhart, TX
  Testimony
Sarah James
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Sally King, Owner
ArtStrategies - Aquisition and Care of Collections / Dallas, TX
  Testimony
Derek Leighton
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Becky Martinez
Donna, TX
  Testimony
Jose Mata   Testimony
Celeste Guzmon Mendoza   Testimony
Valerie Menard
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Robert K. Pendergrass M.D., Precinct Chairman
Williamson County 146
  Testimony
Sharon Perdasofphy
Midlothian, TX
  Testimony
Barbara Ras
San Antonio, TX
  Testimony
James A. Rennier, Ph.D., Chair
Dept. of Music - Texas A&M / Corpus Christi, TX
  Testimony
Betty Roy
Greater Denton Arts Council / Denton, TX
  Testimony
Dolores Schroeder, Board Member
Hills Country Vocal Arts Society / Kerrville, TX
  Testimony
Peter Schwarz, Business Manager
Cramden Coach Corporation / Austin, TX
  Testimony
Robert Simpson
Third Coast Arts Center, Inc.
  Testimony
Sandra Organ Solis   Testimony
Carla Stanley
Temple, TX
  Testimony
Colin Sykes
Corpus Christi
  Testimony
Jean Thorp
Temple, TX
  Testimony
Bobbie Wallace Wright   Testimony
Joyce Weekly, Director
Marshall Regional Arts Council / Marshall, TX
  Testimony
Kunda Lee Wicce
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Estelita Wijangco   Testimony
Joseph Yonke
Austin, TX
  Testimony
Bob Curtis, Music Instructor
Bay City, TX
  Testimony
Mark C. Walker, Member
Advisory Board of The El Paso Museum of Art / El Paso, TX
  Testimony
Sue Young, Storyteller and Singer/Songwriter
Austin, TX
  Testimony