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

• Teresa Menchaca, HHS Internal Audit, Deputy Director
• Barbara Klein,JD, EMPL,  DSHS General Counsel

Manages:

• Donna Sheppard, Chief Financial Officer
• Lara Lamprecht, DrPH, Assistant Deputy Commissioner
• Wanda Thompson, PhD, Program Operations, Associate Commissioner
• Ricky Garcia, Center for External Relations, Director
  

Center for External Relations

Ricky Garcia, Director

Manages:

• Rachael Hendrickson, Government Affairs, Manager
• Chris Van Deusen Media Relations, Manager
• Jennifer Van Gilder, Communications, Director
• Carolyn Bivens, System Coordination & Stakeholder Relations, Director
• Mercy Bryant, PhD, Process Improvement, Manager

Office of the Assistant Deputy Commissioner

Lara Lamprecht, DrPH, 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

Wanda Thompson, PhD, 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, Director
• Shawn Tupy, MT, MBA, Infectious Disease Prevention, Director 
• Jennifer A. Shuford, MD, MPH, Infectious Disease Medical Officer 

Regional & Local Health Operations

David 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, MS, Region 6/5, Regional Medical Director
• Sharon Melville, MD, MPH, Region 7, Regional Medical Director
• Lillian Ringsdorf, MD, MPH, Region 8, Regional Medical Director
• Emilie Prot, DO, MPH, Region 9/10, Interim Regional Medical Director
• Emilie Prot, DO, MPH Region 11, Regional Medical Director

Consumer Protection

Stephen Pahl, Associate Commissioner

Manages:

• Luis Morales, 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, Veterinarian, Meat Safety Assurance
• 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, State Registrar, Vital Statistics Section