RaisingTexas

Raising Texas Teams

Raising Texas Teams are made up of many partnering organizations and agencies as well as community and family members. If you would like to be a part of Raising Texas, please contact us.

   

Access to Insurance and Medical Home

Key Stakeholders Team Member
Office of the Attorney General Annaliese Helligenstein
Parents as Teachers Elaine Shiver
Texas Department of Insurance Diane Longley
Texas Department of State Health Services, Title V Kim Wilson
Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Health Steps Margaret Bruch
Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Health Steps Linda Altenhoff
Texas Department of State Health Services Duane Thomas
Texas Department of State Health Services, Immunization Branch Anita Freeman
Texas Department of State Health Services, Children with Special Health Care Needs Services Program Beverly MacCarty
Texas Department of State Health Services Shelley Lucas
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Medicaid/CHIP Larry Swift
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Medicaid/CHIP Harry Barnes
Texas Health Institute Liza Creel
Texas Health Institute Camille Miller
Texas Pediatric Society Carrie Kroll, Co-Chair
Texas Pediatric Society Laura Sally
Texas Workforce Commission Anjali Barnes
Zero to Three Connie Almeida
Family Members Pending
 

Social Emotional Development and Mental Health

Key Stakeholders Team Member
Advocacy Inc. Monica Thyssen
Health and Human Services Commission Pending
Mental Health America of Texas Gyl Wadge Switzer
National Child Care Information Center Eva Carter
Parents as Teachers Elaine Shiver
Texas Department of State Health Services, Community Mental Health Programs Barbara Fountain
Texas Department of State Health Services, Newborn Screening Sharon Newcomb Kase
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, ECI Jean Origer
Texas Medical Association Susan Griffin
Texas Federation of Families Patty Derr
Texas Head Start State Collaboration Office LaShonda Brown
Texas Workforce Commission Anjelica Santacruz
Texas Health Institute Susan Griffin
Texas Association for Infant Mental Health Susan Craven
Texas Association for Infant Mental Health Patty Miller
Texas Association for Infant Mental Health Marnie Stone
Texans Care for Children Josette Saxton
Zero to Three, Court Teams Connie Almeida, Chair
Family Members Pending
 

Early Care and Education

Key Stakeholders Team Member
Advocate/Consultant Phyllis Jack-Moore
Collaborative for Children Carol Shattuck
Collaborative for Children Andrea Francis
Even Start Beth Thompson
Healthy Child Care Texas Mary Riggs
National Child Care Information Center Eva Carter
Parents as Teachers Elaine Shiver
Texans Care for Children Eileen Garcia-Matthews
Texas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies Sul Ross
Texas Association for the Education of Young Children Jackie Taylor
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Child Care Licensing Michelle Adams
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Child Care Licensing Lee Roberts
Texas Department of State Health Services Title V Kim Wilson
Texas Department of State Health Services Title V Kathy Clatenhoff
Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition Kara Johnson
Texas Education Agency, Pre K Curriculum Cami Jones
Texas Education Agency, Pre K Integration Initiative Lillie Elizondo-Limas
Texas Head Start State Collaboration Office LaShonda Brown, Chair
Texas Licensed Child Care Association Tere Holmes
Texas Workforce Commission Angelica Santacruz
Family Members Pending
 

Parent Education and Family Support

Key Stakeholders Team Member
University of North Texas, Texas Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters Carla Weir
Health and Human Services Commission David Luna
Health and Human Services Commission Pam Hardin
Health and Human Services Commission Kendra Sippel
Health and Human Services Commission Melinda Hester
Health and Human Services Commission, Office of Family Services Connie Williams
Department of Family and Protective Services Donna Norris
Department of Family and Protective Services Rachel Samsel
Department of State Health Services, Title V Kim Wilson
Texas Workforce Commission Joseph Segovia
Office of the Attorney General Gilbert Chavez
Nurse Family Partnership Colleen Quinn
Texas A&M University Steve Green
Parents as Teachers Elaine Shiver, Co-Chair
Healthy Family Initiatives

Marianne Ehrlich, Chair

Texas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies Valerie Bauhofer
Head Start/Early Head Start Maia Shelby
Family Members Pending

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