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Dean Jim Granato headshot

Jim Granato, Ph.D.

Dean, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Diana Benitez headshot

Diana Benitez, CPM

Program Manager
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April Blount

Director, College Business Operations
Gail Buttorff headshot

Gail Buttorff, Ph.D.

Instructional Assistant Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Associate Director, Center for Public Policy

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Victoria Cordova, MA

Communications and Marketing Director
Renee Cross headshot

Renée Cross, MLA

Senior Executive Director, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Lecturer, Political Science, University of Houston
Dan Engster headshot

Daniel Engster, Ph.D.

Director, Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership at the Hobby School of Public Affairs
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs

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Yvette Farnum

Department Business Administrator
Emily Janowski headshot

Emily Janowski, MBA, CPM

Program Director
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Peter M. Koelling, J.D., Ph.D.

Director, Master of Public Administration
Instructional Associate Professor

Scott Mason headshot

Scott Mason, MPA, CPM

Program Director, Academic Advising
Maria Perez headshot

Maria Perez Arguelles, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Pablo Pinto headshot

Pablo Pinto, Ph.D

Director, Center for Public Policy, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs

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Shanese Robinson-Valyan

Administrative Assistant-Centers & Development
Jessica Ruland headshot

Jessica Ruland, MPP

Program Director, Internship Programs
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Elizabeth Salinas

Executive Admin Assistant

Savannah Sipole headshot

Savannah Sipole, Ph.D.

Research Associate
Agustin Vallejo headshot

Agustín Vallejo, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Fellow
Isaiah Warner headshot

Isaiah Warner, MA

Manager, College/Division Information Services 2 

Abby Whitmire headshot

Abby Whitmire, CFRE

Director of Advancement
Sunny Wong headshot

Sunny Wong, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Celeste Zamora headshot

Celeste Zamora, CPM

Communications Manager

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