STAFF
Kirk Watson
Dean
305 McElhinney Hall
713-743-7986
HobbyDean@central.uh.edu
Maria Arrellaga
Executive Director for External Relations
306 McElhinney Hall
mmarrellaga@uh.edu
Contact Maria for general communications inquiries and engagement and collaboration opportunities with the Hobby School.
Diana Benitez, CPM
Program Manager
306 McElhinney Hall
713 743 1729
713 743 3978 fax
dbenitez@central.uh.edu
Contact Diana for information about Hobby School branding, design and web page management.
UH Alumnus: BBA, Marketing
Brandon Carter
Department Business Administrator
306 McElhinney Hall
832 842 9105
713 743 3978 fax
bdcarter@uh.edu
Contact Brandon with questions about business operations.
Bianca Chukura, MHA
Administrative Coordinator
306 McElhinney Hall
713 743 9490
713 743 3978 fax
bchukura@central.uh.edu
Jessica Claiborne Haynes, MBA
Director, College Business Operations
306 McElhinney Hall
713-743-0890
713 743 3978 fax
jlclaibo@Central.UH.EDU
Renée Cross, MLA
Senior Director, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Lecturer, Political Science, University of Houston
306 McElhinney Hall
713 743 3972
713 743 3978 fax
rcross@uh.edu
Expertise: Texas and Houston Politics, Politics & the Internet, Civic Engagement & Public Service
Contact Renée for interviews about local politics, and with questions regarding community and research projects.
Daniel Engster, PhD
Director, Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership at the Hobby School of Public Affairs
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
337A McElhinney Hall
713 743 7367
713 743 3978
daengster@uh.edu
Expertise: Political Philosophy, Ethics, Family Policy, Early Education, Care Work
Contact Daniel for information about the Civitas program.
Elizabeth Anderson Fletcher, PhD
Director of Research Development and Accreditations
Associate Professor, C. T. Bauer College of Business
University of Houston
713 743 4740
713 743 4622 fax
EFletcher@uh.edu
Expertise: Service Operations Management
Donald J. Foss, PhD
Special Assistant to Executive Director
Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Houston
713 743 0819
dfoss@uh.edu
Expertise: Developmental Psychology
Jim Granato, PhD
Associate Dean, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
306 McElhinney Hall
713 743 3887
713 743 3978 fax
jgranato@uh.edu
Expertise: Policy Analysis, Macroeconomic Policy, Science Policy, Mathematical and Statistical Modeling
Contact Jim for interviews and public statements regarding the Hobby School of Public Affairs, including data analysis and research projects.
Emily Janowski, MBAExecutive Administrative Assistant to the Dean
306 McElhinney Hall
713 743 7171
713 743 7978 fax
eajanows@central.uh.edu
Scott Mason, MPA
Program Manager 2
307B McElhinney Hall
713 743 5572
713 743 3978 fax
smason@uh.edu
Contact Scott for information about the Master of Public Policy program (MPP).
UH Alumnus: BBA, Management; MPA
Chelsea O'Hara
Program Director I
306 McElhinney Hall
713-743-4061
cvohara@uh.edu
Contact Chelsea for external project information with the Hobby School and the Certified Public Manager Program (CPM).
Yewande Olapade, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
306 McElhinney Hall
713 743 8254
yoolapad@cougarnet.uh.edu
Primary Research Interests: International Economics, Industrial Organization, Growth and Economic Development
Ambriance Phillips
Assistant Business Coordinator
306 McElhinney Hall
713 743 8638
713 743 3978 fax
aphilli7@central.uh.edu
Contact Ambriance with questions about business operations.
Pablo M. Pinto, PhD
Director, Center for Public Policy, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
307A McElhinney Hall
713 743 2540
ppinto@central.uh.edu
Expertise: Political Economy, Globalization of Production, Fiscal Policy and Taxation, Political Representation, Quantitative Methods
Contact Pablo for information about research projects.
Savannah Sipole, PhD
Research Associate I
337 McElhinney Hall
713 743 0706
slsipole@uh.edu
Primary Research Interests: Legislative Behavior; Legislative Process; Immigration Policy; Legislative Networks
Agustín Vallejo, PhD
Post-Doctoral Fellow
307 McElhinney Hall
avallejo7@uh.edu
Primary Research Interests: Representation, Behavior, Surveys and Collective Action Problems
Isaiah Warner, MA
Program Manager 2
306 McElhinney Hall
713 743 3942
713 743 3978 fax
inwarner@central.uh.edu
Contact Isaiah for information about the Civic Houston Internship Program (CHIP), Hobby Fellows and Leland Fellows.
UH Alumnus: BA, Political Science
Abby Whitmire
Director for Advancement, Hobby School
ERP1 251
awhitmir@uh.edu
Contact Abby for fundraising efforts and donor relations inquiries.
Sunny Wong, PhD
Graduate Program Director, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
307D McElhinney Hall
713 743 7350
mwong8@central.uh.edu
Contact Sunny for information about the Master of Public Policy program (MPP).
Celeste ZamoraCommunications Coordinator
307 McElhinney Hall
713 743 6999
cczamora@central.uh.edu
Contact Celeste for Hobby School features, newsletters, annual report and social media.
For Media Relations inquiries, contact Chris Stipes, cdstipes@uh.edu, 713 743 8186.