EMS Field Offices

DSHS EMS Field Offices Responsibilities:

  • EMS Inspections 
  • EMS Educational Programs, Site-Reviews and Course Approvals
  • EMS Complaint Investigation
  • EMS Technical Assistance  

EMS Field Offices Contacts

Select a Unit EMS Field Office for staff contact information:

Central Unit

East Unit

North Unit

South Unit

How to e-mail

The automatic MAILTO function has been eliminated from this page to deter data miners and spam. The email format is: first.lastname@dshs.texas.gov. If a persons email address is different than listed the email name will be in [brackets].


Central Unit

Mailing Address:
Texas Department of State Health Services PO Box 149347, Austin, TX 78714-9347

Street Address: 
DSHS Consumer Protection Division
1100 W. 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756

(512) 834-6700 (Voice) 
(512) 206-3780 (Fax)

State EMS Director
Joseph Schmider
Phone: (512) 834-6737

Administrative Assistant
Vacant
Phone: (737) 218-7068

EMS Specialists
Chris Meyer
Phone: (512) 834-6705

Mattie Mendoza
Phone: (512) 834-6709

Criminal Background Investigation
Keli Rockett
Phone: (512) 834-6746

Sabrina Lee Richardson
Phone: (737) 465-7220


East Unit

Mailing Address:
Texas Department of State Health Services
5425 Polk Avenue, Suite 480
Houston, TX 77023-1497

(713) 767-3333 (Voice)
(713) 767-3367 (Fax)  

East Unit Manager
Joey Ancelet
Phone: (713) 767-3331
Cell: (713) 202-5245

Administrative Assistant
Barbara Hayes
Phone: (713) 767-3333
Cell: (713) 409-9782

EMS Specialists

Shelly Lynn Cino
Phone: (713) 767-3335
Cell: (713) 839-5573

Chuck Rowe
Phone: (713) 767-3336
Cell: (832) 477-7718

Miguel Vazquez
Phone: (713) 767-3392
Cell: (713) 842-0713

Amber Weatherford
Phone: (713) 767-3337
Cell: (713) 839-5874

Mailing Address:
Texas Department of State Health Services
3105 Executive Blvd.  MC 0281
Beaumont, TX 77705

(409) 730-1838 (Voice)
(409) 730-1845 (Fax)

EMS Specialist
Jennifer Hays
Phone: (409) 730-1838
Cell: (409) 223-3191


North Unit

Mailing Address:
Texas Department of State Health Services
1301 South Bowen Road, Suite 200
Arlington, TX 76013

(817) 264-4720 (Voice)
(817) 264-4725 (Fax)

North Unit Manager
Valerie Phillips
Phone: (817) 264-4721
Cell:  (817) 372-9567

Administrative Assistant
Ayesha Demar
Phone: (817) 264-4720 
Cell: (817) 223-5387

EMS Specialists

Robert Friedrich
Phone: (817) 264-4723
Cell: (512) 571-0620

Jamie Meek-Hertzog
Phone:  817) 264-4722
Cell:  (817)  201-9056

David Post
Phone: (817) 264-4724
Cell:  (817) 822-6814

Mailing Address:
Texas Department of State Health Services
3407 Pony Express Way, MC: 5750
Amarillo, Texas 79118

(806) 477-1126 (Voice)
(806) 373-4758 (Fax)

EMS Specialist
Susan Garmany
Phone: (806) 477-1131
Cell: (806) 557-8305

Mailing Address:
Texas Department of State Health Services
EMS – MC 8431, 210 Marshall Howard Blvd.
Littlefield, TX 79339

(806) 477-1131 (Voice)
(806) 385-2001 (Fax)

EMS Specialist
Sharon King 
Phone: (806) 385-2010
Cell: (806) 557-8445

Mailing Address:
Texas Department of State Health Services
4601 South First Street, Suite L
Abilene, TX 79605

(325) 795-5859 (Voice)
(325) 795-5853 (Fax)

EMS Specialist
Gary Griffith
Phone: (325) 795-5859
Cell: (817) 822-6857

Mailing Address:
Texas Department of State Health Services
2521 W. Front St.
Tyler TX 75702

(903) 533-5309 (Voice)
(903) 533-5367 (Fax)

EMS Specialist
Josh Brents
Phone: (903) 533-5309
Cell: (817) 266-1256


South Unit

Mailing Address:
Texas Department of State Health Services
11307 Roszell St. – MC 2794
San Antonio, TX 78217

(210) 949-2050 (Voice)
(210) 949-2010 (Fax)

South Unit Manager
Jaime Vallejo,
Phone: (210) 372-3919

Administrative Assistant
Ester Dimas, (210) 949-2189

EMS Specialists

Victor Barragan
Phone: (210) 480-3643

Alexis Maloney
Phone: (210) 219-3654

Jeffrey N. Duncan
Phone: (210) 268-9707

Mailing Address:
Texas Department of State Health Services
2301 North Big Spring, Suite 300
Midland, TX 79705

(432) 683-9492 (Voice)
(432) 685-3034 (Fax)

EMS Specialist
Edward Alberts
Phone: (432) 571-4105
Cell: (512) -391-9337

Mailing Address:
Texas Department of State Health Services
401 E. Franklin Ave., Ste. 210
El Paso, TX 79901-1206

(915) 834-7709 (Voice)
(915) 834-7800 (Fax)

EMS Specialist
Raul Guerrero 
Phone: (915) 834-7709
Cell: (915) 449-2810

Mailing Address:
Texas Department of State Health Services
5155 Flynn Parkway, Ste 447, Corpus Christi, TX 78411

(361) 878-3447 (Voice)
(361) 883-9942 (Fax)

EMS Specialist
Reyes Flores
Phone: (361) 878-3447
Cell: (361) 290-6241

Mailing Address:
Texas Department of State Health Services
601 West Sesame Drive
Harlingen, TX 78550

(956) 423-0130 (Switchboard)
(956) 421-5520  (Voice)
(956) 444-3256 (Fax)

EMS Specialist
Jorge Alvarez
Phone: (956) 421-5520
Cell: (956) 244-3015