Staff

Kristi Taylor is the Executive Director of the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health (JCMH). She has over 30 years of experience as an attorney and policymaker. Taylor represented children and parents in the child welfare system for seven years...

Kama Harris is the Director of Policy and Education with the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health. Prior to joining the JCMH, Ms. Harris graduated cum laude from Texas Tech University School of Law and worked as a mitigation specialist and criminal defense lawyer...

Daniela Jimenez Chisolm is a Senior Staff Attorney with the JCMH. At JCMH, Ms. Jimenez Chisolm works on interdisciplinary initiatives focused on improving how Texas courts address mental health across both criminal and civil court systems.

Before joining the Judicial Commission on Mental Health, William “Andy” Perkins worked as an Assistant Attorney General for the Child Support Division, negotiating and litigating cases to result in orders which were both enforceable and collaborative.

Patrick Passmore spent three years with the Supreme Court of Texas Clerk’s Office as a Deputy Clerk before joining the Children’s Commission in October 2015. He joined the Army after high school and was part of Operation Enduring Freedom in ...

Willette Sedwick has 13 years with the State of Texas, 12 years in accounting. In November 2020, she joined the accounting team for the Children's Commission and the Judicial Commission for Mental Health. One of the goals Willette hopes to ...

Rose McBride joined the JCMH team in late 2021 as the Communications Manager, making the big move from Wisconsin to Texas. She is an experienced reporter and news anchor with a history of working in the broadcast media... 

Michael Garcia is a legal assistant at the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health (JCMH). He holds a dual bachelor’s degree in Horticultural Sciences and Political Sciences from Texas A&M University.