Enrique Mata

Last modified on: 03-12-2025 17:55:24

Commissioner
(Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of)

Entered Office: 06-23-2020 Term Ends: 02-01-2031

General Information

Home Town: El Paso


Personal Information

Enrique Mata of El Paso is executive director of the Paso del Norte Center at Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute. Mata previously worked as a senior program officer with Paso del Norte Health Foundation. Additionally, he is certified as an advanced public health nurse and advanced nurse executive by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Mata is a member of the American Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society, and UT El Paso Alumni Association. He serves on the UT El Paso School of Nursing Advisory Board, and the El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium. Mata received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from UT El Paso and a Master of Science in Public Health from Walden University. Reappointed 3-11-25.