Advisory Board
Dave Atwood, TCADP Founder; Houston, Texas
Dr. Roger C. Barnes, University of the Incarnate Word; San Antonio, Texas
Gary Bledsoe, President NAACP Texas; Austin, Texas
Duane Bradley, Manager KPFT Radio; Houston, Texas
Lon Burnam, Texas State Representative; Fort Worth, Texas
Thomas Cahill, author of “A Saint on Death Row” (and others); New York, New York
Joan M. Cheever, author of “Back From the Dead”; San Antonio, Texas
Jim Coombes, Retired Colonel US Air Force; Austin, Texas
Brother Richard Daly, St Edward’s University and Retired Staff of the Texas Catholic Conference; Austin, Texas
Frances T. “Sissy” Farenthold, Former Texas State Representative; Houston, Texas
Jessica Farrar, Texas State Representative; Houston, Texas
Mike Farrell, actor, author, President of Death Penalty Focus; San Francisco, California
Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza, Bishop Emeritus, Dioceses of Galveston-Houston; Houston, Texas
Anthony Graves, Death Row Exonoree and Investigator; Austin, Texas
Sylvia Gonzales, LULAC/Hispanic Women in Leadership; Houston, Texas
Steve Hall, StandDown Texas Project; Austin, Texas
Dr. Rick Halperin, Southern Methodist University; Dallas, Texas
Jim Harrington, Director Texas Civil Rights Project; Austin, Texas
Sara Hickman, singer, musician, songwriter; Austin, Texas
Sam Millsap, Former District Attorney; San Antonio, Texas
Rev. Carroll L. “Bud” Pickett, Former Death House Chaplain; Kerrville, Texas
Sr. Helen Prejean, author of “Dead Man Walking” (and others); New Orleans, Louisiana
Rabbi Samuel M. Stahl, Rabbi Emeritus Temple Beth-El; San Antonio, Texas
Linda White, Murder Victim Family Member; Magnolia, Texas
Bishop Joe A. Wilson, Retired Methodist Bishop; Georgetown, Texas