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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Assistant Director
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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