Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Family and Protective Services, Department of*

9 Members - 6 Years

General Information

Agency #: 530

701 West 51st St., M.C. E-654
P.O. Box 149030
Austin 78714-9030
(512) 438-4800
Foster Care and Adoption: (800) 233-3405
Abuse Hotline: (800) 252-5400
Ombudsman Hotline: (800) 720-7777
Staff Listing
Website

Members

Office	Office Holder	Hometown / Term Ends
Chair	Gigi Edwards Bryant	Austin, 02-01-2013
Vice Chair	Imogen Papadopoulos	Houston, 02-01-2015
Council Member(s)	Patricia Cole	Fort Worth, 02-01-2017
	Debbie Epperson	Austin, 01-31-2013
	Anna Jimenez	Corpus Christi, 02-01-2017
	Christina R. Martin	Mission, 02-01-2015
	Benny Morris	Cleveland, 02-01-2017
	Linda Bell Robinson	Houston, 02-01-2013
	Scott Rosenbach	Amarillo, 02-01-2015

Staff

Office	Office Holder	(512) Phone / Fax
Commissioner	John J. Specia	438-4870 / 438-3525
Director, Center for Consumer & External Affairs	Ann Strauser	438-3318 / 438-3525
General Counsel	Gerry Williams	438-3121 / 438-3022
Deputy Commissioner	Jennifer Sims	438-4814 / 438-3525
Chief Financial Officer	Cindy Brown	438-3321 / 438-4853
Media Manager	Patrick Crimmins	438-3112 / 438-3525
Chief Operating Officer	Terri Ware	438-5047 / 438-3525
Asst. Commissioner, Child Protective Services	Audrey Deckinga	438-3313 / 438-3782
Asst. Commissioner, Adult Protective Services	Beth Engelking	438-3205 / 339-5870
Asst. Commissioner, Child Care Licensing	Michele Adams	438-3269 / 438-3484
Manager, Consumer Affairs	Jose Martinez	929-6744 / 339-5892
Communications Manager	Darrell Azar	438-3294 / 438-3525

Notes

The council protects children and individuals who are elderly or have disabilities from abuse, neglect or exploitation.

HB 2292, 78th Legislature, Regular Session, renamed the former Department of Protective and Regulatory Services as the Department of Family and Protective Services.