Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Information Resources, Texas Department of (DIR)*

7 Voting Members - 6 Years; 3 Ex Officio Members

General Information

Agency #: 313 300 W.15th St.,#1300, W.P. Clements BldgP.O. Box 13564Austin, TX 78711-3564

Members

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
Chair	Ben Gatzke	Fort Worth, 02-01-2029
Board Member(s)	Jeffrey Allison	Houston, 02-01-2027
	Walter F. "Frank" Coppersmith III	Round Rock, 02-01-2031
	Christopher "Stephen" Franke	Dallas, 02-01-2027
	Keith Halman	Lubbock, 01-01-2031
	Catherine Bellah Keller	Dallas, 02-01-2029
	Jeffrey Tayon	Houston, 02-01-2027
Ex Officio Member(s)	Bryan Collier	01-01-2027
	Melody Parrish	02-01-2027
	David Yoskowitz, Ph.D.	02-01-2027

Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Executive Director	Amanda Crawford	(512) 475-4775
Deputy Executive Director	Steve Pier	(512) 475-4799
Chief Technology Officer	John Hoffman	(512) 936-2501
Chief Risk Officer	Vacant	(512) 463-4659
Chief Financial Officer	Nick Villalpando	(512) 936-2167
State of Texas Chief Information Security Officer	Tony Sauerhoff	(512) 475-2734
Chief Operations Officer	Dale Richardson	(512) 463-7370
Public Affairs Office, Media & Government Relations, Director	Brittney Paylor	(512) 936-9851

Notes

State agency whose goal is to promote the efficient use and management of information resources and assist the state leadership in achieving its goals through advice and recommendation on information resources issues.

* Subject to the Texas Sunset Act; will be reviewed in 2025.