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
	Mike Bell	Spring, 02-01-2029
	Christopher "Stephen" Franke	Dallas, 02-01-2027
	Stacey Napier	Austin, 02-01-2025
	Jeffrey Tayon	Houston, 02-01-2027
	Kara Thompson	Austin, 02-01-2025
Ex Officio Member(s)	Cassandra J. "Cassie" Brown	Austin, 1-18-27
	Maurice McCreary	Texas Health and Human Services Commission
	Anh Selissen	Texas Department of Transportation

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 Technology Officer	John Hoffman	(512) 926-2501
Statewide Data Coordinator	Neil Cooke	(512) 475-0273
General Counsel	Joshua Godbey	(512) 475-4550
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
Shared Technology Services Vendor Management, 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.