Office of the Dean

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

Stephen Schad
Executive Director of Communications
713.743.2539
saschad@central.uh.edu

Avani Dave
Director of College Business Operations
713.743.6347
ajdave@central.uh.edu

Dianca Chase
Director of Alumni Relations
713.743.1647
dlchase@central.uh.edu

Maria Modelska
Research Liaison Officer II
713.743.3677
mjmodels@central.uh.edu

Debbie Lozano
Executive Administrative Assistant to the Dean 
713.743.2366
dlozano@uh.edu

Cynthia Romero
Administrative Assistant to the Associate 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
ndo10@central.uh.edu 

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

Jenny Mutz
Academic Advisor II
713.743.8003
jamutz@central.uh.edu

This position is currently vacant.
Academic Advisor II

Student Support Resources

Antonio Farias
Manager, 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

Zachary Brinkman
Coordinator, Model Shop, Keeland Design Exploration Lab
713.743.2274
zbbrinkman@uh.edu

Marketing and Communications

Nicholas Nguyen
Digital Media Program Manager
ndnguy32@central.uh.edu
713.743.9466

Symone Daniels
Graduate Assistant, Communications
sdaniel8@cougarnet.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, Construction Robotics and Fabrication 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, 20^th Century Preservation | Professor
713.743.2381
gbrune@uh.edu

Industrial Design

Director, Industrial Design 
The position is currently vacant.

Interior Architecture

Sheryl Tucker de Vazquez                    
Interim Director, Interior Architecture | Instructional Associate Professor
stuckerd@central.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