Mark R. Vickery, P.G.

Vickery had served as the deputy executive director since May 1, 2004.

Vickery previously served as deputy director for the Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration (OPRR) of the TCEQ. The office comprised six divisions: Air Permits; Remediation; Registration, Review and Reporting; Waste Permits; Water Quality; and Water Supply. The office also included the Toxicology and Risk Assessment program of the agency.

Prior to his tenure as OPRR deputy director, Vickery served as deputy director for the TCEQ’s Office of Compliance and Enforcement (OCE). The four divisions in this office included Field Operations, which included sixteen regional offices across the state. Vickery had served as director of the Field Operations Division for two years before his promotion to deputy director of OCE. Other positions held by Vickery include manager of the Waste Tire Recycling Program and management positions in the agency’s regulatory enforcement programs.

Vickery is a native Texan and attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Geology. Prior to joining the TCEQ, Vickery worked as an exploration geologist in Midland, Texas.

He and his wife Tammy have a son and a daughter.