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File NYS Health Facilities Association – Richard Herrick, President & CEO; Stephen Hans, Vice President, Government Affairs
File AARP – Derrick Holmes, Volunteer Leader Capital District; Lindsey Etringer, AARP Coordinator for Advocacy
File American Cancer Society Action Now Network – Blair Horner, Vice President for Advocacy in NY & NJ
File The Association of Medical Schools of New York – Jo Wiederhorn, President &r 33- Family Planning Advocates – Tracey Brooks, CEO
File United New York Early Intervention Providers and Parents as Partners (UNYEIP) – Leslie Grubler, MA, Founding Director
File Written Only - Western NY Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders – Mary Tantillo PhD PMHCNS-BC FAED, Director
File W.O.North Country Behavioral Health Institute, Inc. – Bud Ziolkowski, Sr. Project Specialist; Barry Brogan, Executive Director
File Written Only - Supportive Housing Network of New York – Maclain Berhaupt, State Advocacy Director
File Written Only - Empire State Pride Agenda – Jonathan Lang, Director of Government Projects and Community Development
File Written Only - High Peaks for Catskill Mountainkeeper – Kathleen Nolan, MD, MSL, Regional Director for the High Peaks
File Written Only - Rose F. Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities – Dr. Robert Marion, Director
File Written Only - Regional HIV/AIDS Community Service Programs Association – Ronald T. Silverio, President
