Responsibilities
The Communications Division manages TPWD’s internal and external communication, marketing, education and outreach. The division's primary responsibility is to increase awareness of the importance of conserving the natural and cultural resources of Texas, increase participation in outdoor recreational activities and encourage safe, legal and ethical behavior among resource users.
Through a wide range of media products and marketing efforts, the Division drives traffic to the agency's revenue-producing products including hunting and fishing licenses, state park visitation and other special programs and events. Communications products include TPWD Websites, social media platforms, mobile apps, Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine, a weekly PBS television series, the Passport to Texas daily radio program, a video news report program, plus a wide range of internal and external public information items. The division also provides the state's mandatory boater and hunter education programs, conservation education initiatives, and urban outreach programs.
Headquarters Location
4200 Smith School Road
Austin, TX 78744
Director's Office
Mischelle Diaz
Director of Communications
(512) 389-4557
Headquarters Staff
Press Office
- TPWD News Team
(512) 389-8030 - Stephanie Garcia
TPWD Press Officer
(512) 389-8756
Media Productions
- Cory Chandler
Director of Media Communications
(512) 565-3679
Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine
- Louie Bond
TPW Magazine Editor
(512) 389-8706 - Russell Roe
TPW Magazine Managing Editor
(512) 389-8053 - Traci Anderson
TPW Magazine Customer Service
(512) 389-8724
Marketing
- Janis Johnson
Conservation License Plate Program
(512) 389-8670
Creative & Interactive Services
- Tim Peterson
Director of Creative & Interactive Services & EIR Accessibility Coordinator
(512) 389-4567 - Susan Frentz
Project Management
(512) 389-8570 - Chase Fountain
Photography
(512) 389-4475
Outreach & Education
- Vacant
Director of Outreach & Education
(512) 389-4362 - Karen Marks
Aquatic and Angler Education
(512) 389-4732 - Heidi Rao
Becoming an Outdoors Woman
(281) 534-0126 - Robert Ramirez
Outreach Events, Equipment, and Training Supplies
(512) 389-4528 - Steve Hall
Hunter Education
(512) 389-8140