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, 02-01-2023
Board Member(s)	Jeffrey Allison	Houston, 02-01-2027
	Mike Bell	Spring, 02-01-2023
	Christopher "Stephen" Franke	Dallas, 02-01-2027
	Stacey Napier	Austin, 02-01-2025
	Jeffrey Tayon	02-01-2021
	Kara Thompson	Austin, 02-01-2025
Ex Officio Member(s)	Bryan Collier	Texas Department of Criminal Justice
	Melody Parrish	Texas Education Agency
	Carter Smith	01-2023

Staff

Office	Office Holder	Phone / Fax
Executive Director	Amanda Crawford	(512) 475-4775
Director of Media and Government Relations	Brittney Booth Paylor	(512) 230-1928
Chief Information Officer	Amanda Crawford	(512) 475-0579
Chief Technology Officer	John Hoffman	(512) 926-2501
Statewide Data Coordinator	Edward Kelly	(512) 463-1811
General Counsel	Kate Fite	(512) 463-1153
Chief Financial Officer	Nick Villalpando	(512) 936-2167
Chief Information Security Officer	Nancy Rainosek	(512) 463-1966
Chief Operations Officer	Dale Richardson	(512) 463-7370
Planning and Governance Director	Sally Ward	(512) 463-9003

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.