Members Sought for the Aging Texas Well Advisory Committee

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Members Sought for the Aging Texas Well Advisory Committee

If you’re interested in issues that impact older adults and the Aging Texas Well initiative, you may want to apply to be a member of Aging Texas Well Advisory Committee. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission executive commissioner will appoint members to the committee to serve a term expiring Aug. 31, 2023. 

Applications are due by 11:59 p.m., Aug. 16.

HHSC will consider applicants' qualifications, background and interest in serving on the committee and will try to choose committee members who represent the diversity of all Texans. For this reason, HHSC considers applicants' ethnicity, gender and geographic location.

  • Please review the linked application letter to find out who the committee is seeking as representatives and if you qualify.
  • After reviewing the application letter, and verifying you meet the qualifications for at least one category, click on the application linked here to apply to be on the committee.

It is preferred that you submit your application electronically, but you may submit the application by email, mail or fax. Here are the addresses:

Email: HHS_Appointments@hhs.texas.gov Attn: ATWAC

Mail: Texas Health and Human Services Commission 4900 N. Lamar Blvd. Mail Code 0223 Austin, TX 78751 Attn: Susanna Sparkman

Fax: 512-206-3984 Attn: ATWAC

An Aging Texas Well Advisory Committee member must regularly participate in committee meetings and may also have to participate in subcommittee meetings, projects and presentations. Committee meetings will be held in Austin about once every three months or at the call of the presiding officer. To the extent permitted by the current state budget, a committee member who receives services from HHSC or is a family member of a client may be repaid for their travel expenses to and from meetings if money is available and in accordance with the HHSC Travel Policy. Other committee members aren’t paid to attend or travel to and from committee meetings.

For more information about the committee visit the committee website or contact Olivia Burns.

For more information about the application process, contact Susanna Sparkman.