Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Environmental Quality, Texas Commission On (TCEQ)*

3 Members - Term: 6 Years

General Information

Agency #: 582 12100 Park 35 CircleP.O. Box 13087Austin, TX 78711-3087

Members

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
Chair	Jon Niermann	Austin, 08-31-2027
Commissioner(s)	Bobby Janecka	Austin, 08-31-2025
	Emily Lindley	Austin, 08-21-2023

Commissioner's Office

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
General Counsel	Mary Smith	(512) 239-5525 / (512) 239-5533
Chief Auditor	Mike Hardison	(512) 239-1322 / (512) 239-3333
Chief Clerk	Laurie Gharis	(512) 239-3300 / (512) 239-3311
Public Interest Counsel	Vic McWherter	(512) 239-6363 / (512) 239-6377

Executive Director and Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Executive Director	Toby Baker	(512) 239-3900 / (512) 239-3939
Deputy Executive Director	L'Oreal Stepney, P.E.	(512) 239-3900 / (512) 239-3939
Senior Advisor	Steven Schar	(512) 239-3903 / (512) 239-3939
Office Manager	Dennise Braeutigam	(512) 239-0598 / (512) 239-3939
Executive Assistant	Monica Aplin	(512) 239-0640 / (512) 239-3939
Special Assistant	Josalyn McMillon	(512) 239-6698 / (512) 239-3939
Deputy Executive Director	Ramiro Garcia, Jr.	(512) 239-3900 / (512) 239-3939
Special Assistant	Susan Johnson	(512) 239-2555 / (512) 239-3939
Receptionist	Margaret Wilson	(512) 239-3900 / (512) 239-3939

External Relations Division

(512) 239-5022
(512) 239-7846

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Director	Ryan Vise	(512) 239-5022 / (512) 239-7846

Intergovernmental Relations Division

(512) 239-1882
(512) 239-3335

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Director	Ferrell Fields Damen	(512) 239-1882 / (512) 239-3335

Toxicology, Risk Assessment & Research Division

(512) 239-1793
(512) 239-1794

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Director	Michael Honeycutt, Ph.D.	(512) 239-1793 / (512) 239-1794

Directors

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Office of Administrative Services	Kelly Keel Linden	(512) 239-0590 / (512) 239-0596
Office of Air	Tonya Baer	(512) 239-2104 / (512) 239-3341
Office of Compliance & Enforcement	Craig Pritzlaff	(512) 239-5150 / (512) 239-4390
Office of Legal Services	Erin E. Chancellor	(512) 239-3426 / (512) 239-0606
Office of Waste	Brent Wade	(512) 239-6566 / (512) 239-0659
Office of Water	Earl Lott	(512) 239-2047 / (512) 239-5737

Area Directors

Border & Permian Basin-Regions 6,7,15,16

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Area Director	David A. Ramirez	(956) 425-6010 / (956) 412-5059

Central Texas-Regions 9,11,13

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Acting Area Director	Joel Anderson	(210) 403-4010 f: (512) 239-4390

Coastal & East Texas-Regions 5,10,12,14

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Area Director	Jonathan Walling	(512) 239-2295 / (512) 239-4390

North Central & West Texas-Regions 1,2,3,4,8

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Area Director	Randy J. Ammons	(806) 796-7092 / (806) 796-7107

Regional Offices

Region 1

Amarillo

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	Eddy Vance	(806) 353-9251 / (806) 358-9545

Region 2

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	Christopher Mayben P.G.	(806) 796-7092 / (806) 796-7107

Lubbock

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	Gary Shipp, P.G.	(806) 796-7092 / (806) 796-7107

Region 3

Abilene

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	Winona Henry, P.E.	(325) 698-9674 / (325) 692-5869

Region 4

DFW

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	Alyssa Taylor	(817) 588-5800 / (817) 588-5700

Region 5

Tyler

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	Leroy Biggers	(903) 535-5100 / (903) 595-1562

Region 6

El Paso

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	Lorinda Gardner	(915) 834-4949 / (915) 834-4940

Region 7

Midland

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	Lorinda Gardner	(432) 570-1359 / (432) 561-5512

Region 8

San Angelo

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	Winona Henry, P.E.	(325) 655-9479 / (325) 658-5431

Region 9

Waco

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	David Van Soest	(254) 751-0335 / (254) 772-9241

Region 10

Beaumont

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	Kathryn Sauceda	(409) 898-3838 / (409) 892-2119

Region 11

Austin

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	David Van Soest	(512) 339-2929 / (512) 339-3795

Region 12

Houston

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	Nicole Bealle	(713) 767-3500 / (713) 767-3520

Region 13

San Antonio

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Acting Regional Director	Cameron Lopez	(210) 490-3096 / (210) 545-4329

Region 14

Corpus Christi

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	Susan Clewis	(361) 881-6900 / (361) 881-6901

Region 15

Harlingen

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	Jamie A. Garza	(956) 425-6010 / (956) 412-5059

Region 16

Laredo

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Regional Director	Jamie A. Garza	(956) 791-6611 / (956) 791-6716

Spill Reporting (24 Hours)

(800) 832-8224

Environmental Complaints and Non-Spill Emergencies

(888) 777-3186

Toxicology Division

(877) 992-8370
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Notes

The commission oversees and establishes policy for the state�s lead environmental permitting and enforcement agency.

* Subject to the Texas Sunset Act; will be reviewed in 2023.