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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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Your Name

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

Carrolann Tackitt
Accountant
carrolann.tackitt@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7555

Kandace Van Vlerah
Director of Finance
kandace@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7557

Jerod Honrath
Director of Licensing & Compliance
jerod.honrath@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7569

Brittney Ragain
Staff Services Officer
brittney.ragain@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7555

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

Licensing & Examinations

Roberta Nevares
License & Permit Specialist
licensing@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7559

Theresa Estes
Licensing & Permit Specialist
theresa.estes@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7864

Natalie Keast
Licensing & Permit Specialist
natalie.keast@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7564

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

Kelly Phelps
General Counsel
kelly.phelps@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7565

Mark Lee
Staff Attorney
mark.lee@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7562

Angela Martinez
Legal Assistant
angela.martinez@veterinary.texas.gov
(512) 305-7638

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