If you cover any of the following agencies please update the contact

information below, add your name and the date of the update. Please
also include an email address to send a public information act request to
the agency. At the end of this list is a place to add real people who flooded
during Harvey.

A few examples:

National Weather Service (Michela checked June 2020)

Best number to call 24/7: 832-226-5411. That is the media line, should ring through to ops, including the
duty forecaster.
As a backup number 281-337-5074 or 281-534-2157, ext. 234. You'll have to punch in the extension even
if not prompted.
Dan Reilly, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the Houston region. 281-337-5074 or 281-534-2157,
ext. 223 dan.reilly@noaa.gov
FOIA: https://foiaonline.gov/foiaonline/action/public/home

Matt Lanza, meteorologist

Cell: 315-481-8200 (Emily 6/20)
https://spacecityweather.com/

Eric Berger, meteorologist

Cell: 281-467-3649 (Emily 5/21)

Phil Bedient, director of the Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters
Center at Rice University (Andrea 6/21)
Cell: 713-303-0266
Email: bedient@rice.edu

James Franklin, former chief of forecast operations for the National Hurricane Center (Andrea 6/21)
Phone: 786-385-9530
Email: jameslfranklin@icloud.com

US Army Corps of Engineers Galveston

Lynda Yezzi, Chief of Public Affairs
USACE Galveston District
Desk: 409-766-3005
Cell: 409-926-9440
Email: Lynda.r.yezzi@usace.army.mil
(Emily 5/21)

PIO: Sandra Arnold

409-766-3004
Deputy Breeana Moore
409-682-7529 (cell)
Email: swgpao@usace.army.mil
FOIA: foia-swg@usace.army.mil
(updated 5-16-19 -Susan Carroll)

UTILITIES/POWER (Sixel updated July 2020 / Douglas update 7/25/20)

CenterPoint Energy: 24-hr operator for media relations. 713-619-5143;

http://gis.centerpointenergy.com/outagetracker/index.html
Alicia Dixon, spokeswoman, 713-825-9107 (cell)
https://twitter.com/cnpalerts?lang=en
Alicia.dixon@centerpointenergy.com

Alejandra Diaz, centerpoint spox: alejandra.diaz@centerpointenergy.com

(Emily 5/21)

Entergy (serves north Houston)

http://www.etrviewoutage.com/external/tx.aspx?_ga=2.80789648.664459201.1503682403-
315299807.1503682403
Andy Schonert
aschone@entergy.com
Allie Payne
apayne@entergy.com
24/7 Texas media hotline 281 297 2353

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (oversees the grid for 90 percent of the state. Includes Houston,
Galveston and Corpus Christi)
Leslie Sopko, spokeswoman. 512-779-8345 (cell)
Leslie.sopko@ercot.com

NRG Energy (runs power plants around Houston and owns Reliant and other brands; part owner of STP
nuclear power plant)
Pat Hammond spokeswoman
Patricia.hammond@nrg.com
Cell: 713 503 5371

Buddy Eller, South Texas Project (runs STP nuclear plant) spokesman.
979-216-8303 (cell)
beller@STPEGS.com

Brett Kerr, Calpine Corp. (power plants in Houston area)

713-858-1036 (cell)
brett.kerr@calpine.com

(Reliant is a Retail electric provider and is not in charge of the wires, etc)
Reliant Energy: Pat Hammond at 713-537-2157 or at phammond@reliant.com.
ATT: : Carlos Ramirez, (713)567-8672, cr256m@att.com

AEP Texas (services Corpus Christi Area and south TX)

http://outagemap.aeptexas.com.s3.amazonaws.com/external/default.html
Corpus Christi Area (including Calallen, Portland, and Flour Bluff)
Omar Lopez
361/881-5795
oglopez@aep.com
Ken Griffin
361-881-5828
kwgriffin@aep.com

Public Utilities Commission

andrew.barlow@puc.texas.gov
(512) 297-3662
(Emily 5/21)

CITY OF HOUSTON / HARRIS COUNTY

FOR MARCO/LAURA: HARRIS COUNTY OEM: Please email any request to: media@oem.hctx.net
You may also call us at 713-426-9530. Francisco Sanchez, Harris County Deputy Emergency
Management Coordinator will be available for Zoom interviews tomorrow, MON 08/24TH from 7:15
am Given the weather developments, we will reassess our availability throughout the week and
will notify you. For more information, contact Mariana Navarro. 832 396.9257

Media contacts for all City of Houston departments are available here. (Dylan, 6/4/20)

Houston Police (Dylan, 6/4/20)

Main line: 713-308-3280
After hours line: 713-308-4646 (tells you who is on call
Command center (for call slips) 713 308 8870
PIOs: Kese Smith 713-540-0827; John Cannon: 713-504-7453; Jodi Silva - 713-419-8568; Victor Senties-
713-837-6391

Houston Fire Department (Dylan, 6/4/20)

Media Hotline: 832.394.6630
PIO Firefighter Abby Ramos Cell: 832.649.0458;
(I don’t think he’s PIO anymore -- Dylan) Ruy Lozano, PIO, 832-394-6642 (or 6630)(o); 281 886-9974
(cell); ruylozano@me.com; ruy.lozano@houstontx.gov

Harris County Joint Information Center (needs to be checked)

(Mayor’s office is referring media here for the latest info; based out of TranStar building)
713-426-9530 or email oemjic@oem.hctx.net.
Last resort: lead spokesman Francisco Sanchez cell 832-722-8485

City of Houston, Office of Emergency Management, Joint Information Center: 832-224-6397

Cory Stottlemyer work cell 281-796-9117 (Dylan, 6/4/20) 281-748-4194 (personal cell? From Emily);
Cory.Stottlemyer@houstontx.gov

Mayor Sylvester Turner (Dylan, 6/4/20)

Mary Benton (Mayor’s comms director) cell: 713-208-6229; Tejal Patel cell: 832-459-9706

HARRIS COUNTY JUDGE LINA HIDALGO (at TranStar for the duration) (Zach 6/2020)
Rafael Lemaitre (832) 468-7674 cell (713) 274-7029 office
Melissa Arredondo (713) 303-3010 cell

Laurie Christensesn, Harris County fire marshal (281) 850-8467 cell (713) 274-1777 office (Zach 6/2020)

Jeff Lindner, Harris County meteorologist (281) 924-2091 cell (Zach 6/2020)

METRO (Dug 6/2020)

Main media line and email is 713.739.4040 and press@ridemetro.org. If no response, Jerome Gray, (o)
713-739-4011 (cell) (713) 396-6576

Tracy Jackson 713-652-4346, (713) 652-4346, tracy.jackson@ridemetro.org

Laura Whitley 713-739-3779, 832-374-3710, Laura.Whitley@ridemetro.org

TXDOT
Raquelle Lewis
713-802-5071
(cell) 686-9853
raquelle.lewis@txdot.gov

Danny Perez, Houston District

713-802-5077
(cell) 281-686-0977
danny.perez@txdot.gov

Deidrea George
Fort Bend TxDOT person
713-802-5072
deidrea.george@txdot.gov
Cell: 281-686-7664

Emily Black
Public Information Officer IV
TxDOT-Houston District
(713) 802-5022
Emily.Black@txdot.gov
Cell: (832) 297-5689

Sarah Dupre, TxDOT Beaumont (Emily 6/20)

Office: (409) 898-5745
Cell: 409-291-0947
sarah.dupre@txdot.gov
Houston TranStar (Dug 6/20)
Joshua Shideler, PIO
(713) 881-3044 office
(281) 222-9962 cell
jshidel@houstontranstar.org

Dinah Massie
Executive Director
Houston TranStar
713.881.3311 o
713.302.3558 c

HARRIS COUNTY TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY

Roxana Sibrian
832-771-2819
Roxana.Sibrian@hctra.org

HOUSTON AIRPORT SYSTEM (Emily 6/20) (Dug 6/20)

Main line is 281-233-1234
Augusto Bernal
Mobile: (713) 542-1490
augusto.bernal@houstontx.gov

Foti Kallergis
(cell) 832-423-1964
foti.kallergis@houstontx.gov

FEMA
Vanessa Winans, Region 6 PIO
(940) 898-5454
vanessa.winans@dhs.gov
Can also use this email: FEMA-R6-NewsDesk@fema.dhs.gov
Also Leo Skinner - 614-216-5816

HARRIS COUNTY SHERIFF

HCSO plans to route all calls on Harvey through the JIC (contact above).
Harris County Sheriff’s Media Office -- 713 755-3647 (main)
mediarelations@sheriff.hctx.net
Senior Deputy Thomas Gilliland -- (713) 819 5235 --
(c) (713) 755 7903
Thomas.Gilliland@Sheriff.hctx.net
PIO Jason Spencer is with the sheriff. Cell 713-906-9597 (can text). jason.spencer@sheriff.hctx.net
After hours, try Watch Command 713-755-7237
http://www.harriscountyso.org/NewsReleases.aspx
Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council
Darrell Pile, CEO (Gwen checked 8/2020)
Darrell.Pile@setrac.org
Office: 281-822-4460
Cell: 832-512-7647

STATE
State operations center: (512) 424-2208 (They referred calls to media office, contact below)
DPS PIO 512-424-2080
media@dps.texas.gov
After hours (512) 424-2277

US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Randy Cephus, Galveston. (He’s currently at Addicks Dam, per Dug Begley)
(cell) 817-291-2953
randy.r.cephus@usace.army.mil

Texas Division of Emergency management

Seth Christensen: (512) 217-8159
media@tdem.texas.gov, seth.christensen@tdem.texas.gov

BURBS

FORT BEND COUNTY

Fort Bend County OEM 281-342-6185

Jeff Braun ??
Doug Barnes: 281-238-3417
(these need to be checked)

Chad Norvell, Constable

281-914-3829 Cell
chad.norvell@fortbendcountytx.gov

Mark Vogler, drainage district director: 281-342-2863 (office), 832-248-6948 (cell)

Mike Stone: useful on levees/toll road

mikestone@mikestoneassociates.com
MikeStone@FBCTRA.com
Cell: 713-899-6720

Sugar Land
Doug Adolph, PIO: 713-202-0816 (direct line, rolls to cell)
dadolph@sugarlandtx.gov
Joe Zimmerman, mayor: 713-725-9924 (cell)

Missouri City
Stacie Walker, PIO: 281-403-8530 (office)
Stacie.Walker@missouricitytx.gov
Missouricityready.com
Neethu Kalimkoottil: neethu.kalimkoottil@missouricitytx.gov, 281-403-8536
Paul Poulton, Missouri City PD PIO: 281-782-8466 (cell)
ppoulton@missouricitytx.gov

Simonton
Louis Boudreaux, former mayor, whose wife is now mayor: 713-515-3164 (cell), 281-533-9809 (office)
simontonmayor@gmail.com

Kendleton
Veronica Harris, city secretary: veronica.harris@kendletontx.net
979-532-8240
Darryl Humphrey, mayor: 832-433-6960

Richmond
Michelle Moore, communications: 281-342-5456 (office); 832-449-2793 (cell)
mmoore@richmondtx.gove
Lowell Neinast, PD PIO: 832-473-3718 (cell); LNeinast@richmondtx.gov

Rosenberg
Jonathan White, Police Chief
832-594-9993
Jowhite@rosenbergtx.gov

BRAZORIA COUNTY

Brazoria County Emergency Management

PIO Sharon Trower, 979-308-7020 (cell)
sharont@brazoria-county.com
Brazoria County Judge Matt Sebesta, 979 848 6443 (cell)

CHAMBERS COUNTY

Chambers County Office of Emergency Management

1-409-267-2455
Ryan Holzaepfel, (PIO) (cell) 832-808-9335
Roy Turner, emergency management coordinator, (left message requesting cell)

Chambers County Sheriff 409-267-2500, refers Harvey calls to Ryan Holzaepfel, (contact above)

WALLER COUNTY

Trey Duhon, Waller County Judge

cell: 281-630-2424
county cell (HE PREFERS THIS): 979-661-0513
t.duhon@wallercounty.us

Brian Cantrell, emergency guy: 979-826-7785, (cell) 281-220-9160

b.cantrell@wallercounty.us

Danny Marburger, city of Waller mayor: 713-825-0628

WHARTON COUNTY

Wharton, city --
Paula Favors, city secretary: 979-532-2491 ext. 225 (will forward to her cell)
pfavors@cityofwharton.com
Andres Garza, Wharton City Manager: 979-532-2491
agarza@cityofwharton.com

Andy Kirkland, county emergency management coordinator: 979-531-1228

andy.kirkland@whartoncountysheriff.org
Sheriff’s office: 979-532-1550

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Montgomery County: 936-523-3900 (OEM)

Meghan Arthur, PIO for homeland security
Homeland Security & Emergency Management
O: 936.523.3907 | C: 936.522.6571
meghan.arthur@mctx.org

If we can’t reach Meghan, her back-up: Megan Lowery, 936-523-3906 (office), 281-622-5325 (cell)
megan.lowery@mctx.org

Darren Hess, darren.hess@mctx.org, office: 936-523-3910 (office) cell: 936-524-7912 (cell), director of
homeland security and emergency management

Jason Millsaps, county judge chief of staff, emergency management coordinator: 936-264-6732 (cell)
jason.millsaps@mctx.org

Montgomery County Sheriff -- 936.760.5800x3, Scott Spencer, Lieutenant, 936-538-3456

scott.spencer@mctx.org (leave a message and it goes to his cell)

Bob Rehak, flood watchdog in Kingwood: 832-724-3939

https://reduceflooding.com/

Dave Martin, councilman who represents Kingwood: 713-276-8648

districte@houstontx.gov

GALVESTON COUNTY

CITY OF GALVESTON (Updated June 2020 by Nick Powell)

Galveston Mayor James D Yarbrough

PIO: Marissa Barnett

C: 409-692-6514
Mbarnett@galvestontx.gov

City Manager Brian Maxwell – 409-682-1530

GALVESTON COUNTY JUDGE (Updated June 2020 by Nick Powell)

Judge Mark Henry, PIO: Zach Davidson – 409 978-0242

Galveston County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) -- Zach Davidson 409-978-0242 (CELL
PHONE, UPDATED AUGUST 2021 BY ANDREA LEINFELDER)

Galveston County Sheriff Henry Trochesset (Updated June 2020 by Nick Powell)
Cell: 409-739-8025

LEAGUE CITY (Updated June 2020 by Nick Powell)

Sarah Greer Osborne, PIO

281-554-1025

LIBERTY COUNTY
Liberty County Sheriff 936-336-4500x0,PIO= Capt. Ken DeFoor, office: 936-336-4535, cell: 936-334-
4083.

DROWNINGS/WATER SEARCHES (updated June 2020 by Nick Powell)

U.S. Coast Guard 832-293-1293

Galveston Island Beach Patrol: 409-763-4769.
Beach Patrol Chief Peter Davis: 409-599-1058

HOSPITALS
Ben Taub patient conditions : Call recorded media line at 713-566-6430,
leave message, someone will be paged

Memorial Hermann (all contacts below can provide patient conditions)

Alex Rodriguez Loessin
Office: (713) 242-4941
Cell: (832) 549-1531
alex.loessin@memorialhermann.org
Natasha Barrett
Office: 713-242-4783
Cell: 832-991-5254
Natasha.BarrettChambers@memorialhermann.org
Kathryn Williams
Office: (713) 242-2397 | (713) 704-5577
Cell: (713) 829-2361
kathryn.williams@memorialhermann.org
Drew Munhausen
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
Memorial Hermann Orthopedic & Spine Hospital
Office: (713) 704-5547
Cell: (281) 684-0984
drew.munhausen@memorialhermann.org
Glenn Willey
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital
TIRR Memorial Hermann
Office: (713) 242-2581
Cell: (919) 622-0623
glenn.willey@memorialhermann.org
Meredith Whittemore
Memorial Hermann (Cypress, Greater Heights, Katy and Memorial City)
Office: (713) 242-4783
Cell: (770) 789-1753
meredith.whittemore@memorialhermann.org
Jade Waddy
Memorial Hermann (Southeast, Southwest, Sugar Land, Pearland)
Cell: 832-563-0779
Office 713-242-4789
Jade.waddy@memorialhermann.org
Rhiannon Meyers Collette
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
713-704-5859 office
713-724-5046 cell
rhiannon.collette@memorialhermann.org

UTMB spokesman Raul Reyes, rareyes@UTMB.EDU, (c) 409-771-7841; media relations specialist Chris
Smith Gonzalez chrissmi@utmb.edu
(409) 772-8790

MORGUES
Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
PIO, Michele Arnold, 832-927-5215 pio@ifs.hctx.net (updated June 2020 by Michela)

Galveston County Medical Examiner, Erin Barnhart, M.D., 409-935-9274

Fort Bend County Medical Examiner. (new)

SCHOOLS

For a full list of all Houston-area school district PIOs and cell numbers, contact Jacob Carpenter (248-
535-7956, jacob.carpenter@chron.com) or Shelby Webb (941-549-4098).
For a map of all school districts/ schools locally and throughout the state, click here. (updated June 2020
by Shelby and Jacob)

Large districts:

Houston ISD
Sherry Williams
Press Secretary
713-556-6392 (office) 832-570-7611 (cell)
sherry.williams@HoustonISD.org (email)

Cy-Fair ISD
Leslie Francis
281-798-9886 (cell)
leslie.francis@cfisd.net

Fort Bend ISD

Amanda Bubela
832-385-6971 (cell)

Klein ISD
Justin Elbert
832-271-8444 (cell)
jelbert2@kleinisd.net

Humble ISD
Jamie Mount
281-924-8612 (cell)
Jamie.Mount@humbleisd.net

Clear Creek ISD

Elaina Polson
281-923-4496 (cell)
EPOLSEN@ccisd.net

Conroe ISD
Sarah Blakelock
sblakelock@conroeisd.net

Katy ISD
Maria Corrales DiPetta
281-723-2927 (cell)
mariacorrales@katyisd.org

Aldine ISD
Sheleah Reed
281-250-3979 (cell)
sdreed@aldineisd.org

Alief ISD
Craig Eichorn
832-540-2495
Craig.Eichhorn@aliefisd.net

Smaller, but flood/ storm prone districts

Splendora ISD
Deitra Johnson
djohnson@splendoraisd.org

Sheldon ISD
Derik Moore
817-929-7844 (cell)
DerikMoore@sheldonisd.com

La Porte ISD
Terri Cook
281-831-0549 (cell)
cookt@lpisd.org

Texas City ISD

Melissa Tortorici
409-939-5413 (cell)
MTortorici@tcisd.org

Galveston ISD
Dyann Polzin
409-370-3123 (cell)
dyannpolzin@gisd.org

Dickinson ISD
Tammy Dowdy
713-870-1385 (cell)
tdowdy@dickinsonisd.org

UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES (Brittany 6/2020)

University of Houston System:

Mike Rosen -- Executive Director of Media Relations
512-659-6213 (cell)
msrosen@central.uh.edu
713-743-8155 (office)
University of Houston:
Chris Stipes
UH Director of Media Relations
713-743-8186 (office)
cdstipes@uh.edu

University of Houston - Victoria

Paula Cobler
Director of Marketing & Communications
361-570-4350 (office)
361-212-5100 (cell)
e-mail: coblerp@uhv.edu

Rice University:
Jeff Falk
Associate Director of National Media Relations
713-348-6775 (office)
jfalk@rice.edu

Doug Miller
Director, News and Media Relations
713-348-6770 (office)
713-444-5728 (cell)
doug.miller@rice.edu

TSU:
Steve Scheffler
Associate Vice President, Marketing & Communications
(713) 313-7421 (office)
(281) 851-1690 (cell)
steve.scheffler@tsu.edu
calliskd@tsu.edu

Jourdan B. Scruggs
Communications Manager
713-313-7371 (office)
Jourdan.Scruggs@tsu.edu

POLITICIANS (Austin buro checking)

Sen. John Cornyn

Drew Brandewie: BDrew_Brandewie@cornyn.senate.gov
Natalie Yezbick (DC office): Natalie_Yezbick@cornyn.senate.gov
Libby Sharp (TX office): Libby_sharp@cornyn.senate.gov
(202) 224-0704
Sen. Ted Cruz
Lauren Aaronson: Lauren_Aronson@cruz.senate.gov
Jessica Skaggs: Jessica_Skaggs@cruz.senate.gov
Maria Jeffrey: Maria_Jeffrey@cruz.senate.gov
202-228-7561

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

Glenn Rushing: Glenn.Rushing@mail.house.gov
202-225-3816

U.S. Rep. Al Green

Kwentoria Williams: Kwentoria.Williams@mail.house.gov
469-602-2357

U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher

Rocio Cruz: Rocio.Cruz@mail.house.gov
661-337-8534
Erin Mincberg: 832-265-9681 erin@lizziefletcher.com

U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia

Robert Julien: Robert.Julien@mail.house.gov
786-382-7524
202-227-0330

U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw

Justin Discigil: Justin.Discigil@mail.house.gov
267-371-2790

U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady

Isabelle Gwozdz: Isabelle.Gwozdz@mail.house.gov

U.S. Rep. Pete Olson

Gregory Angelo: Gregory.Angelo@mail.house.gov
Melissa Kelly
202-225-5951
Melissa.Kelly@mail.house.gov

Rep. Michael McCaul

Rachel Walker: rachel@mail.house.gov
Desk: 202-226-8565
Cell: 202-368-5586

Rep Garnet Coleman (D-Houston)

Cell: 713-302-4461
Nicolas Kalla, Chief of Staff
Work: 512-463-0524, cell: 512-461-3899, email: Nicolas.kalla@house.texas.gov
VOLUNTEER GROUPS

RED CROSS

Jennifer Sparks
Interim Communications Lead for the American Red Cross Texas Gulf Coast Region
702-376-9411
jennifer.sparks2@redcross.org

Mary Jane Mudd

Cell (832) 849-5131 (needs update. Number changed or disconnected 6/20)
maryjane.mudd@redcross.org

HARVEY RELIEF HUB (added by emily, 5/16/19)

Bill Baldwin
Planning commission member
Harvey Relief Hub
281-850-6862

CHEMICAL SOURCES
(DEMPSEY)

REAL PEOPLE WHO FLOODED IN HARVEY (include your name, their name, address and cell please)

In flood pools --

Off Cypress Creek --

Downstreamers off Buffalo Bayou -- Todd Jones, Nottingham Forest cell 312 451 3973 (Sarnoff)

Meyerland -- Ed Wolff edwolff@bethwolff.com cell 713 446 9205 (Sarnoff)

Kingwood --
Donna Margiolos (flooded condos on San Jacinto) 713-828-7351 (warren)

Off Halls Bayou --

Maryland Whittaker, president of Lakewood Park civic club, (713) 471-8735

Off Greens Bayou --

Sue Blackburn (flooded in Allison-2001 and Harvey) 713-674-5863 (warren)

Downtown -- Brandon Polson, flooded out of Clayton Homes, 713 927 6922 (Sarnoff)
Levees (added by Emily) --
Beth Wolf, former PIO under last county judge, lives in Sienna Plantation: bethwolf@gmail.com
Nancy Carter, attorney for Riverstone, which flooded in Harvey bc levee: nancy@mullerlawgroup.com
Scott Dorman, flooded there: 860-930-9880
Sailaja Koti, flooded too: 713-447-0883
Vel Lewis, another flooded: 323-684-4911

Memorial Flood Plain-

Walker Agnew-(flooded during Harvey) 713-897-1968 (warren)

Dickinson-
Leslie Johnson-(flooded in Harvey) 832-372-1060 (warren)

Communications sources

AT&T
Jim Kimberly m 312.961.5795 | jk3241@att.com

T-Mobile
Steve Carlson
312.217.0606 / steven.carlson24@t-mobile.com

Verizon
Kate Jay 678.245.9532 | kate.jay@verizon.com

Comcast
Michael Bybee 281.605.9658 | michael_bybee@comcast.com