Our Staff

Foundation employees are committed to the mental health and well-being of all Texans and prioritize a culture in which everyone adheres to shared core values that inform our work.

Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr.Dr. Octavio N. Martinez, Jr.

Executive Director
(512) 471-7625

Dr. Martinez is the fifth Executive Director to lead the foundation since its creation in 1940. He oversees the vision, mission, goals, strategic planning, and day-to-day operations of the foundation.

Margarita Alvarez

Margarita Alvarez

Facilities & Travel Specialist

(512) 471-5041

Margarita joined the foundation in 1990. As Facilities and Travel Specialist, she coordinates travel and manages the front office. Previously, she served as Operations Associate and as a Grants Associate in the foundation’s grants management unit.

Lexi Arons

Lexi Arons

Grants Coordinator

(512) 475-7089

Lexi has served in a variety of roles with the foundation since 2009. As Grants Coordinator, she facilitates applicant and grantee processes and is the go-to for questions about the foundation’s grants management system, Fluxx.

Mary Capps

Mary Capps

Cross Unit Liaison

(512) 232-6287

Mary serves as Cross Unit Liaison for the foundation, working across teams on a variety of projects with an eye toward process optimization and strengthening cross-unit collaboration.

Vicky Coffee

Vicky Coffee

Director of Foundation Initiatives

(512) 475-7057

Vicky, who has been with the foundation since 2007, has committed more than 30 years to increasing awareness, offering services, and enhancing systems to support individuals, youth and families living with mental health conditions in Texas.

Ike Evans

Ike Evans

Communications Manager

(512) 471-4804

Ike has been at the foundation since 2012. As the Communications Manager, his roles include marketing communications, media outreach and assisting with implementing the foundation’s overall communications strategy.

Maddie Garza, LMSW

Maddie Garza, LMSW

Policy Fellow

(512) 471-9150

Maddie is a Policy Fellow at the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health. She completed her Master of Social Work degree at Texas State University in December of 2023. She supports the Policy unit in advocating for statewide mental health change through policy.

Anna Harris

Anna Harris

Executive Assistant

(512) 471-7625

Anna joined the foundation in 2020, serving as the executive assistant to the director. Previously she worked in the non-profit sector, providing administrative leadership for the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM) and others.

Tammy Heinz

Tammy Heinz

Senior Program Officer and Consumer & Family Liaison

(512) 471-7635

Tammy has been with the foundation since 2009, bringing her lived experiences with mental health issues, recovery, resiliency, and well-being to the work of the foundation’s strategic planning, grant making, communication, programming, and policy activities. Tammy co-leads the Collaborative Approaches to Well-being in Rural Communities Initiative among other grant projects in her portfolio.

Shannon Hoffman

Shannon Hoffman

Policy Program Specialist

(512) 471-7627

Shannon joined the foundation in 2018. She assists the policy unit in providing education on mental health topics to elected officials, advocates, state agencies, and other stakeholders.

Emily Ibarra, MPAff

Emily Ibarra, MPAff

Program Fellow

(512) 471-2988

Emily is the first ever Program Fellow for the Hogg Foundation. She supports learning efforts around community development and public health throughout the foundation and with external stakeholders across Texas. She is a graduate of the LBJ School of Public Affairs with a master’s in public affairs.

Amy Loar

Amy Loar

Assistant Director

Texas Grants Resource Center

Amy Loar joined the Texas Grants Resource Center in 2021. She provides consultation and technical assistance around funding, and grant funding in particular, to nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, individuals, and other philanthropic entities throughout the state.

Alison Mohr Boleware, LMSW

Alison Mohr Boleware, LMSW

Director of Policy

(512) 471-2988

Alison returned to the Foundation in 2022 after previously serving as the Policy Fellow from 2015 to early 2018. She leads the Foundation’s policy unit to educate on public policy initiatives that support mental health and well-being for all Texans. She is a licensed social worker and an MSSW graduate of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work.

Krystal Mullins

Krystal Mullins

Senior Operations Associate

(512) 475-7083

Krystal joined the foundation in 2017. As the Senior Operations Associate, she handles procurement duties, as well as event and meeting coordination.

Ed Reed

Ed Reed

Senior Systems Admin.

(512) 475-7050

Ed serves as Senior Systems Administrator for the foundation. For more than ten years, he has provided server, network and database support. Ed is partial to cooking and healthy eating, and enjoys the view from his office very much!

Kate Rooni

Kate Rooni

Public Affairs Specialist

(512) 471-7628

Kate serves as Public Affairs Specialist for the foundation. She assists in developing and implementing communications strategies that inform and educate key audiences about the Hogg Foundation and its programs and activities.

Elizabeth Stauber

Elizabeth Stauber

Archivist & Records Manager

(512) 471-2811

Elizabeth serves as Archivist and Records Manager for the foundation. In this role, she collects, assesses, organizes, preserves and provides access to historically significant records produced by the foundation over the last 75+ years.

Crystal Viagran

Crystal Viagran

Director of Foundation Administration

(512) 471-7634

As Director of Finance and Operations, Crystal oversees the foundation’s fiscal operations including grants management, accounting, procurement and endowments, and works with IT services, archives, and office management.

Darrell Wiggins

Darrell Wiggins

Digital Content Strategist

(512) 471-9142

Darrell works with the communications manager and public affairs specialist in creating and managing the foundation’s digital content and assists foundation staff in creating branded and accessible materials for our audiences. Darrell is currently working towards a masters in mental health counseling and licensure as an LPC.

Rick Ybarra

Rick Ybarra

Senior Program Officer

(512) 471-9154

Rick joined the foundation in 2007 where he serves as Senior Program Officer and co-leads the Collaborative Approaches to Well-Being in Rural Communities initiative, in addition to other grant projects in his portfolio.

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