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Use the form below to send us a message. Below that, you can find detailed contact information including Department-specific contacts for: Executive & Operations, Licensing & Examinations, Enforcement, and Legal.
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Contact Information
Physical & Mailing Address
1801 Congress Ave
Suite 8.800
Austin, Texas 78701
Phone Number
Main Phone: 512-305-7555
See below for specific Department Contacts information.
Fax Number
Main Fax: 512-305-7556 — Our fax machine is temporarily down. Please email your documents to vet.board@veterinary.texas.gov.
Email Addresses
Licensing Division
licensing@veterinary.texas.gov
Complaint Intake
complaint@veterinary.texas.gov
Enforcement Division
enforcement@veterinary.texas.gov
Temporary Limited-Service Clinics Notification Email
tempclinics@veterinary.texas.gov
Open Records Email
openrecords@veterinary.texas.gov
General Agency Email
vet.board@veterinary.texas.gov
Department Contacts
Executive & Operations
Brittany Sharkey
Executive Director
brittany.sharkey@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7555
Kristin Stavrou
Chief of Staff
kristin.stavrou@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7562
Dr. Samantha Mixon
Staff Veterinarian
samantha.mixon@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7555
Dr. Laurie Higginbotham
Staff Veterinarian
laurie.higginbotham@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7555
Finance
Kandace Van Vlerah
Director of Finance
kandace@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7557
Brittney Ragain
Staff Services Officer
brittney.ragain@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7555
Carrolann Tackitt
Accountant
carrolann.tackitt@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7555
Compliance
Jerod Honrath
Director of Licensing & Compliance
jerod.honrath@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7569
Natalie Keast
Compliance Analyst
natalie.keast@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7564
Licensing & Examinations
Ali Tepper
Director of Licensing
ali.tepper@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7863
Roberta Nevares
License & Permit Specialist
roberta.nevares@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7559
Theresa Estes
Licensing & Permit Specialist
theresa.estes@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7864
Enforcement
Mike Tacker
Director of Enforcement / Chief Investigator
mike.tacker@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 913-6377
Juan Dockens
Enforcement Supervisor
juan.dockens@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 826-4891
Perry Goggins
Field Investigator
perry.goggins@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7501
Laura Villanueva
Field Investigator (Region 1 – El Paso)
laura.villanueva@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 431-6879
Terry Luecke
Field Investigator (Region 2 – West Texas / Pan Handle)
terry.luecke@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 450-4469
Troy Luecke
Field Investigator (Region 3 – Abilene)
troy.luecke@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 806-4890
Kristopher Woods
Field Investigator (Region 4 – Dallas)
kristopher.woods@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 423-4958
Carey Womack
Field Investigator (Region 5 – Fort Worth)
carey.womack@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 426-9368
Mark Schilli
Field Investigator (Region 6 – East Texas)
mark.schilli@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 571-7665
William Smith
Field Investigator (Region 7 & 8 – San Antonio / South Texas)
william.smith@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 436-2175
K’Shel Bell
Field Investigator (Region 9 – Austin)
kshel.bell@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 656-5426
Rachel Treiber
Field Investigator (Region 10 – (West Houston)
rachel.treiber@veterinary.texas.Gov
(512) 419-8445
Brandy Hayes
Field Investigator (Region 11 – (East Houston)
brandy.hayes@veterinary.texas.Gov
(512) 450-4751
Legal
Kelly Phelps
General Counsel
kelly.phelps@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7565
Mark Lee
Staff Attorney
mark.lee@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7562
Nicholas Seeley
Legal Program Supervisor
nicholas.seeley@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7560
Angela Martinez
Legal Assistant
angela.martinez@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7638
