DSHS Organizational Chart

DSHS Description 
HHS Executive Commissioner Office of the Commissioner

John Hellerstedt, MD, Commissioner of Public Health

Manages:

• Jennifer Sims, Deputy Commissioner
• Manda Hall, MD, Community Health Improvement, Associate Commissioner
• David Gruber, Regional & Local Health Operations, Associate Commissioner
• Stephen Pahl, Consumer Protection, Associate Commissioner
• Imelda Garcia, MPH, Laboratory & Infectious Disease Services, Associate Commissioner

Office of the Deputy Commissioner

Jennifer Sims, Deputy Commissioner

HHSC Liaisons

• Nicole Guerrero, HHS Internal Audit, Director
• Barbara Klein, JD, EMPL, DSHS General Counsel

Manages:

• Donna Sheppard, Chief Financial Officer
• Vacant, Assistant Deputy Commissioner
• Roberto Beaty, Program Operations, Associate Commissioner
• Ricardo Garcia, Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff

Ricky Garcia, Director

Manages:

• Rachael Hendrickson, Center for External Relations Director
• Carolyn Bivens, Center for System Coordination & Innovation Director

Office of the Assistant Deputy Commissioner

Vacant, Assistant Deputy Commissioner

Manages:

• Courtney Denzendorf, MPH, Office of Academic Affairs, Director
• Peter Hajmasy, Center for Health Policy and Performance, Director
• Stephen Pont, MD, Office of Science & Population Health, Medical Director
• Lisa Wyman, PhD, Center for Health Statistics, Director

Finance

Donna Sheppard, Chief Financial Officer

Manages:

• Christy Havel, Federal Funds, Deputy CFO
• Leslie Aguilar, Accounting, Director
• Amanda Hudson, Budget, Director

Program Operations

Roberto Beaty, Associate Commissioner

Manages:

• Gabe Pina, Program Support Operations, Director
• Paula Cook, Business Support & Planning, Director
• Patty Melchior, Contract Management, Director
• Ann Duncan, Fiscal Monitoring, Director
• Peter Apostolakos, Information Technology, Director

Laboratory and Infectious Disease Services

Imelda Garcia, MPH, Associate Commissioner

Manages:

• Monica Gamez, Deputy Associate Commissioner
• Felipe Rocha, MSSW, TB/HIV/STD Section, Director
• Grace Kubin, PhD, Laboratory Services Section, Director
• Shawn Tupy, MT, MBA, Infectious Disease Prevention Section, Director
• Jennifer A. Shuford, MD, MPH, Infectious Disease Medical Officer
• Jodie Vanyo, MGPS, Senior Advisor
• Vacant, Public Health Informatics & Data Exchange, Director

Regional & Local Health Operations

Dave Gruber, Associate Commissioner

Manages:

• Nancy Ejuma, PhD, Deputy Associate Commissioner
• Jeff Hoogheem, Center for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (CHEPR), Director
• Jessica Gutierrez-Rodriguez, Texas Center for Infectious Disease, Director
• RJ Dutton, PhD, Office of Border Public Health, Director
• Vacant, Region 1, Regional Medical Director
• Joel Massey, MD, MPH, Region 2/3, Regional Medical Director
• Sharon Huff, MD, MS, Region 4/5, Regional Medical Director
• Carlos Plasencia, MD, MSPH, Region 5/6, Regional Medical Director
• Sharon Melville, MD, MPH, Region 7, Regional Medical Director
• Lillian Ringsdorf, MD, MPH, Region 8, Regional Medical Director
• Rachel Sonne, MD, MPH, Region 9/10, Regional Medical Director
• Emilie Prot, DO, MPH, Region 11, Regional Medical Director

Consumer Protection

Stephen Pahl, Associate Commissioner

Manages:

• Luis Morales, MBA, Deputy Associate Commissioner
• Chris Drews, Compliance, Manager
• Charlotte Sullivan, EdD, Business Filing & Verification, Manager
• Rod Moline, PhD, Policy, Standards & Quality Assurance, Director
• James Dillon, DVM, MPH, Meat Safety Assurance, Director
• Greg Wilburn, RN, Surveillance, Director
• Jane Guerrero, RN, EMS/Trauma Systems, Director

Community Health Improvement

Manda Hall, MD, Associate Commissioner

Manages:

• Rachel Jew, Division Office, Operations Director
• Vacant, CHI Medical Director
• Nimisha Bhakta, Health Promotion & Chronic Disease Prevention, Director
• Jeremy Triplett, Maternal & Child Health, Director
• Heidi Bojes, PhD, Environmental Epidemiology & Disease Registries, Director
• Tara Das, PhD, Vital Statistics Section, State Registrar