| Commissioner |
John Hellerstedt, MD (512-776-7363) |
| Senior Advisor |
Barbara L Klein (512-776-7376) |
| Deputy Commissioner |
Kirk Cole (512-776-7376) |
| Senior Policy and Strategic Advisor |
Kim White (512-776-5917) |
| Legal |
Scott Merchant, Interim (512-776-6915) |
| HHS Internal Audit |
Nicole Guerrero (512-428-1953) |
| Chief of Staff |
Ricky Garcia (512-776-7376) |
| Center for External Relations |
Rachael Hendrickson (512-776-3765) |
| Communications |
Jennifer Van Gilder (512-776-6085) |
| Governmental Affairs |
Jordan Hill (512-776-3246) |
| Media Relations |
Chris Van Deusen (512-776-7119) |
| Center for System Coordination & Innovation |
Vacant |
| Process Improvement |
Vacant |
| Chief State Epidemiologist |
Jennifer Shuford, MD, MPH (512-776-7789) |
| Deputy State Epidemiologist |
Diana Martinez (512-776-7198) |
| Center for Health Statistics |
Lisa Wyman, PhD (512-776-3548) |
| Data Governance | Carrie Bradford (512-776-7180) |
| Center for Public Health Policy & Practice |
Stephen Pont, MD, MPH (512-776-7792) |
| Office of Practice & Learning |
Courtney Dezendorf, MPH (512-776-3751) |
| Office of Public Health Policy & Practice |
Peter Hajmasy (512-776-6537) |
| Chief Financial Officer |
Donna Sheppard (512-776-7640) |
| Deputy Chief Financial Officer |
Christy Havel (512-776-7426) |
| Accounting Section |
Leslie Aguilar (512-776-2227) |
| Assistant Accounting Director | Barbara Kelly-King (512-776-2589)
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| Requisition Unit Manager | Vernell McBride (512-776-2108) |
| Grants | Elaine McHard (512-776-6646) |
| Claims Unit |
Steve Tamez (512-776-2525) |
| Revenue Management Unit |
Ashley Cheatham (512-776-2658) |
| General Ledger Unit |
Wayne Hill (512-776-2217) |
| Budget Section |
Amanda Hudson (512-776-6931) |
| Assistant Budget Director |
Ann Casey (512-776-7566) |
| Associate Commissioner for Program Operations |
Roberto Beaty (512-776-7153) |
| Division Support Officer |
Vacant |
| Business Support & Planning |
Danyale Bryant (512-776-7642) |
| Contract Management |
Patty Melchior (512-776-2115) |
| Fiscal Monitoring |
Ann Duncan (512-776-6991) |
| Program Support Operations |
Gabe Pina (512-776-3642) |
| Public Health Portfolio |
Madhavi Koganti (512-776-6194) |
| Associate Commissioner for Consumer Protection |
Luis Morales, Interim (512-834-6775) |
| Deputy Associate Commissioner |
Luis Morales (512-834-6775) |
| Compliance |
Chris Drews (512-834-6621) |
| Business Filing & Verification |
Charlotte Sullivan, Ed (512-834-6730) |
| EMS / Trauma Systems |
Jorie Klein (512-834-6745) |
| Policy, Standards & Quality Assurance |
Kevin Veal (512-231-5658) |
| Surveillance |
Lisa Bruedigan (512-834-6629) |
| Meat Safety Assurance |
James Dillon, DVM, MPH (512-834-6760, ext. 2541) |
| Associate Commissioner for Laboratory & Infectious Disease Services |
Imelda Garcia, MPH (512-776-7679) |
| Deputy Associate Commissioner |
Monica Gamez (512-776-6678) |
| Infectious Disease Prevention |
Shawn Tupy (512-776-6355) |
| TB/HIV/STD |
Felipe Rocha (512-776-2002) |
| Laboratory Services |
Grace Kubin, PhD (512-776-2468) |
| Associate Commissioner for Regional & Local Health Operations |
David Gruber (512-776-7770) |
| Deputy Associate Commissioner |
Nancy Ejuma, PhD (512-776-3164) |
| Center for Health Emergency Preparedness & Response (CHEPR) |
Jeff Hoogheem (512-776-7219) |
| Texas Center for Infectious Disease |
Jessica Gutierrez-Rodriguez (210-531-4554) |
| Office of Border Public Health |
Vacant |
| Public Health Regions (PHR) |
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| Public Health Region 1 |
Scott Milton (806-744-3577) |
| Public Health Region 2/3 |
Vacant (817-264-4500) |
| Public Health Region 4/5 |
Sharon Huff, MD, MS (903-595-3585) |
| Public Health Region 6/5 |
Carlos Plasencia, MD, MSPH (713-767-3000) |
| Public Health Region 7 |
Sharon Melville, MD, MPH (254-778-6744) |
| Public Health Region 8 |
Lillian Ringsdorf, MD, MPH (210-949-2000) |
| Public Health Region 9/10 |
Rachel Sonne, MD, MPH (915-834-7675) |
| Public Health Region 11 |
Emilie Prot, MD, DO, MPH (956-423-0130) |
| Associate Commissioner for Community Health Improvement |
Manda Hall, MD (512-776-7321) |
| Deputy Associate Commissioner |
Rachel Jew (512-776-2184) |
| Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention |
Nimisha Bhakta (512-776-3554) |
| Vital Statistics - State Registrar |
Tara Das, PhD (512-776-7646)
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| Maternal & Child Health |
Jeremy Triplett (512-776-2567) |
| Environmental Epidemiology & Disease Registries |
Heidi Bojes, PhD, MPH (512-776-6351) |
| Office of Coordination & Special Projects |
Karen Ruggiero, PhD (512-776-2749) |
| Health & Human Services Commission – Human Resources |
(737-867-8691) |
| Health & Human Services Commission – Civil Rights Office |
1-888-388-6332 or 512-438-4313 |