Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Aging and Disability Services, Department of (DADS)*

9 Members - 6 Years

General Information

Agency #: 539

John H. Winters Human Svcs. Complex
701 W. 51st St., P.O. Box 149030
Austin, TX 78714-9030
(512) 438-3011
Fax: (512) 438-4220
Consumer Rights and Services: (800) 458-9858
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman: (800) 252-2412
Staff Listing
Website

Members

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
Chair	Sharon Swift Butterworth	El Paso, 02-01-2017
Vice Chair	John A. Cuellar	Dallas, 02-01-2017
Council Member(s)	Barry L. Anderson	Grand Prairie, 02-01-2019
	Glyn S. Crane	Longview, 02-01-2015
	Judy Foster	San Antonio, 02-01-2017
	Carolyn Harvey	Tyler, 02-01-2015
	Ann Schneider	Austin, 02-01-2015
	J. Russell Shannon	Andrews, 02-01-2019
	Donna Stauber	Waco, 02-01-2019

Staff

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Commissioner	Jon Weizenbaum	438-3030
Internal Audit, Director	Penny Rychetsky	438-5638
Chief Operating Officer	Tom Phillips	438-3030
Chief Financial Officer	Vacant	438-3355
Legal Services, Director	Kenneth Owens	438-3098
Asst. Comm., Access and Intake	Gary Jessee	438-5724
Asst. Comm., Regulatory Services	Veronda Durden	438-2635
Asst. Comm., State Supported Living Centers	Chris Adams	438-3076
Special Advisor for Policy and Promoting Independence	Marc Gold	438-2260
Center for Consumer and External Affairs, Director	Kristi Jordan	438-5897
Government Relations Manager	Cynthia Nottingham	438-3045
Media Relations Manager	Allison Lowery	438-4404
Center for Policy and Innovation, Director	Teresa Richard, M.P.A.	438-2116
Center for Program Coordination, Director	Wes Yeager	438-4211
Information Technology, Director	Judy Sandberg	438-4985

Notes

Regional Offices:

Region 1/10 - Lubbock/El Paso
401 E. Franklin, 4th Floor
El Paso, TX 79901
915-834-7563
William Fuller, Community Services Regional Director

Region 2/9 – Abilene/Midland-Odessa
4601 South 1st Street
Abilene, TX 79605
325-795-5724
Rea Barry, Community Services Regional Director

Region 3 – Metroplex
801 West Freeway, Suite 700
Grand Prairie, TX 75051
972-337-6140
Yussuf Kalib, Community Services Regional Director

Region 4/5 –Tyler/Beaumont
1460 19th St., NW
Paris, TX 75460
903-737-0341
Donna Keenum, Community Services Regional Director

Region 6 – Houston
5425 Polk Street, Suite 490
Houston, TX 77023
713-767-2155
Nina Sodus, Community Services Regional Director

Region 7 – Austin
6400 Highway 290 East, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78723
512-706-6004
Michael Weaver, Community Services Regional Director

Region 8 – San Antonio
11307 Roszell
San Antonio, TX 78217-2511
210-619-8148
Paul Ebrom, Community Services Regional Director

Region 11 – Edinburg
2520 South Veterans Blvd.
Edinburg, TX 78539
956-316-8341
Rogelio Fuentes, Community Services Regional Director

The council recommends policies to the Health and Human Services Commission to assist elderly and disabled citizens in Texas.