Administration and Staff
Office of the Dean
Patricia Belton Oliver, FAIA, ACSA Distinguished ProfessorDean | Director, designLAB | Professor
713.743.2400
poliver@uh.edu
Dietmar Froehlich, Ph.D., RA
Associate Dean | Professor
713.743.2385
dfroehlich@uh.edu
Trang Phan
Assistant Dean
Admissions and Academic Advising Services
Director of Student Affairs and Development
713.743.3463
trangphan@uh.edu
Cecilia Rodriguez
Director of College Business Operations
713.743.2365
caceves@central.uh.edu
Stephen Schad
Executive Director of Communications
713.743.2539
saschad@central.uh.edu
LA Maxwell
Web Developer II & Graphic Designer
713.743.7965
llmaxwell@uh.edu
Sarah Holloway
Director of Alumni Relations
713.743.7014
smhollo2@central.uh.edu
Emily Brents
Director of Advancement
713.743.7906
ekbrents@uh.edu
Debbie Lozano
Executive Administrative Assistant to the Dean
713.743.2366
dlozano@uh.edu
Cynthia Romero
Administrative Assistant to the Dean
713.743.9797
cfromero@uh.edu
Business Office
Nhu-Thuy Mai
Department Business Administrator
713.743.2369
ntmai2@central.uh.edu
Nancy Do
Financial Coordinator II
713.743.3522
Hector Abercrombie
Coordinator, Department HR/Payroll II
713.743.5877
habercrombie@uh.edu
Linda Silva
Administrative Coordinator
713.743.2400
hdsilva@central.uh.edu
Student Services Office
Ashlie Contos
Academic Advisor II
713-743-3463
amcontos@uh.edu
Anne Sullivan
Academic Advisor II
713-743-3463
amsullivan2@uh.edu
Student Support Resources
Antonio Farias
Manger, College/Division Information Services II
713.743.2274
anfarias@central.uh.edu
Daniela De La Cruz
User Services Specialist I
713.743.8261
ddelacr2@Central.UH.EDU
Catherine Essinger
Library Coordinator and Associate Librarian
William R. Jenkins Architecture & Art Library
713.743.2337
cwessinger@uh.edu
Aaron McEuen
Coordinator, Keeland Design Exploration Lab
713.743.9287
armceuen@central.uh.edu
Zachary Brinkman
Coordinator, Model Shop, Keeland Design Exploration Lab
713.743.2274
zbbrinkman@uh.edu
Academic Directors and Coordinators
Graduate Architecture
Gail Peter Borden, FAIA
Director, Graduate Studies | Professor
713.743.4114
gborden@uh.edu
Jason Logan
Graduate Coordinator, Module I | Instructor
jlogan@uh.edu
Patrick Peters
Coordinator, Graduate Design Build Module II | Associate Director DesignLAB; Professor
713.743.2387
ppeters@uh.edu
Matthew Johnson, AIA
Graduate Coordinator, Module III | Associate Professor
713.743.2398
mjohnson13@uh.edu
Rafael Longoria, ACSA Distinguished Professor
Graduate Coordinator, Module IV | Director Atrium Press | Professor
713.743.8490
longoria@uh.edu
Undergraduate Architecture
Rafael Beneytez-Duran, Ph.D.
Director, Undergraduate Architecture | Associate Professor
Coordinator, Undergraduate Architecture Intermediate Level
713.743.2386
rbeneytez-duran@uh.edu
Jason Logan
Coordinator, Undergraduate Architecture Foundation Level | Instructor
jlogan@uh.edu
Patrick Peters, RA, LEED AP
Coordinator, Integrated Architectural Solutions | Associate Director DesignLAB; Professor
713.743.2387
ppeters@uh.edu
Gail Peter Borden, FAIA
Director, Graduate Studies | Professor
Coordinator, Undergraduate Architecture Professional Level
713.743.4114
gborden@uh.edu
Tom Diehl, AIA
Co-Coordinator, Undergraduate Technology Sequence | Associate Professor
713.743.2376
tdiehl@uh.edu
Rives Taylor, FAIA
Co-Coordinator, Undergraduate Technology Sequence | Adjunct Associate Professor
rtaylor2@uh.edu
Andrew Kudless
William D. Kendall Professor of Design Technologies
Director, Advanced Media Technology Lab
Coordinator, Design Media
713.743.8080
ajkudles@central.uh.edu
Michael Kubo, Ph.D.
Undergraduate Coordinator, History and Theory of Architecture and Design | Assistant Professor
713.743.6653
mkubo@uh.edu
Vera Adams
Undergraduate Coordinator, World Cities Minor | Adjunct Associate Professor
713.743.2405
veraadams@uh.edu
Geoffrey Brune, FAIA
Coordinator, 20th Century Preservation | Professor
713.743.2381
gbrune@uh.edu
Industrial Design
EunSook Kwon, Ph. D.
Director, Industrial Design | Professor
713.743.2396
ekwon@uh.edu
Interior Architecture
Alan Bruton, RA CID
Director, Interior Architecture | Associate Professor
713.743.9312
apbruton@uh.edu
Programs
Bruce Race, PhD., FAIA, FAICP
Director, Sustainability and Resilience | Professor
713.743.2389
barace@uh.edu
Susan Rogers
Director, Community Design Resource Center | Associate Professor
713.743.2403
srogers@uh.edu