Report Acknowledgements

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) wishes to express its gratitude to all the members of the Task Force on Strengthening Nonprofit Capacity and their respective staff for the time and resources dedicated to supporting the development of the task force report and legislative recommendations. HHSC is especially grateful for the technical and strategic assistance provided by the OneStar Foundation in supporting the task force public hearings, meetings, and survey.

TASK FORCE MEMBERS
    Joyce James, (chair)
    Robert Hickerson, (vice-chair)
    Angela Bies, Ph.D.
    Brad Carter
    Bruce Esterline
    Karen R. Johnson
    Bee Moorhead
    Barry Silverberg

ONESTAR FOUNDATION
    Elizabeth Darling, President/CEO
    Chris Bugbee
    Anna McElearney
    Suzanne Potts

Members of the task force wish to express their appreciation of the support and assistance provided by the OneStar Foundation and HHSC. In addition, the task force wishes to acknowledge and thank the task force survey research team, lead by task force member Dr. Angela Bies and comprised of graduate students from the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University.

TASK FORCE RESEARCH TEAM
    Angela Bies, Ph.D.
    Yusun Cho
    Victor Gongora
    Annie Haymond
    Joy Jauer
    Eddiemae Nash    
    Emily Neal
    Julie Rogers
    Changgeun Yun

The task force is grateful to all members of the public that contributed invaluable insight by providing testimony at task force pubic hearings and meetings, submitting written comments and/or recommendations via mail or e-mail, and participating in the task force survey.