Senate Bill 23 Hearings

Hearing 1: Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Testimony of Senator Bill Beagle and Senator David Burke, Sponsors

Hearing 2: Wednesday, April 17, 2013

• Testimony of Wendy Barkett, an Ohio adoptee now residing in Texas
• Testimony of Paula Benoit, a former Maine State Senator and adoptee
• Testimony of Jeff Costello, on Ohio adoptee now residing in Atlanta
• Testimony of Charis Eng, M.D., Ph.D., founding Chair of the Cleveland Clinic Genomic Medicine Institute
• Testimony of Frederick Greenman Jr., J.D., Legal Adviser, American Adoption Congress
• Testimony of Erin Hopkins McHugh, an Ohio Adoptee
• Testimony of Steve Kelly, an Ohio adoptee
• Testimony of Sonya Kimball, an Ohio adoptee
• Testimony of Jaime Miracle, Policy Director, NARAL Pro-Choice Ohio
• Testimony of Betsie Norris, an Ohio adoptee, Executive Director, Adoption Network Cleveland (The additional resources referenced in Betsie Norris' testimony are also available; Access the Ohio Registry Flow Chart and view William B. Norris' testimony from January 18, 1994)
• Testimony of Adam Pertman, Executive Director, Donaldson Adoption Institute
• Testimony of Patricia Rideout, J.D., Chief Administrator, Cuyahoga Division of Children and Family Services
• Testimony of Elizabeth Samuels, J.D., Professor of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law
• Testimony of Paul Schibbelhute, Legislative Chairman, American Adoption Congress
• Testimony of Betsy Smalley, Adoption Training Manager, Institute for Human Services
• Testimony of Kayla Smith, Director of Legislative Affairs, Ohio Right to Life
• Testimony of Jim Tobin, Associate Director, Catholic Conference of Ohio