Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Behavorial Health Executive Council, Texas*

9 Members - Term: 2 Years; Appointed by the Governor, the Presiding Officer serves a 6-year term. Appointed by the member boards, the other Council Members serve 2-year terms.

General Information

1801 Congress AveSte. 7.300Austin, TX 78701

Members

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
Presiding Officer	John Bielamowicz	Waxahachie, 02-01-2031
Professional Member(s)	Mark E. Cartwright, Ph.D.	Frisco, 01-23-2025
	Position Open	MFT Board
	Position Open	SW Board
	Christopher S. Taylor, Ph.D., LPC-S	Dallas, 02-01-2026
Public Member(s)	Ryan T. Bridges	Houston, 01-15-2026
	Steven Hallbauer	Rockwall, 06-06-2025
	Lee A. Hampton, Jr.	Bellaire, 02-01-2025
	Quida J. Pryor	Sugarland, 02-01-2026

Executive Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Executive Director	Darrel Spinks
Deputy Executive Director	Robert Romig
General Counsel	Patrick Hyde
Chief Financial Officer	Jennifer Noack
Staff Services Officer/PIA Manager	Brenda Skiff
Licensing Division Manager	Maricela Ramirez
Enforcement Division Manager	Alfonso Fernandez

Notes

*House Bill 1501, which was signed into law by Governor Abbott on 6/10/2019, created the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council and to the continuation and transfer of the regulation of psychologists, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, and social workers to the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC). BHEC includes four member boards: the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Psy Board), the Texas State Board of Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT Board), the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors (LPC Board), and the Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners (SW Board).

* Subject to the Texas Sunset Act; will be reviewed in 2033.