CHIP Success Stories
Christian Aguirre: Social Media Coordinator, University of Texas at Austin
Fall 2020: Mayor's Office of Complete Communities
Sara Alhalabi: Government Affairs Coordinator, Greater Houston Builders Association
Fall 2017: State Senator Borris Miles
Fall 2015: State Senator Carol Alvarado
Troy Allen: Manager II, General Land Office
Fall 2016: Council Member Jerry Davis
Melissa Arredondo: Press Secretary, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo
Fall 2007: Commissioner Sylvia Garcia
Spring 2008: Council Member Melissa Noriega
Roel Benavides, Jr.: Committee Director, House Committee on Homeland Securty & Public Safety
Fall 2014: Congressman Pete Olson
Leonardo Mendoza Bernuy: Staff Assistant/Legislative Coorespondent, U.S. House of Representatives
Spring 2021: Office of the City Controller
Stephen Bjune: Training Manager, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Spring 2007: Mayor Bill White, Office for Volunteer Initiatives
Gram Brinson: Bank Reconciliation Assistant, Harris County Treasurer Dylan Osborne
Fall 2019: Harris County Treasurer Dylan Osborne
Christopher Busby: Teacher, Sam Houston Math Science Technology Center
Fall 2009: Council Member Mike Sullivan
Traci Buttram: Deputy Chief of Staff, Harris County Office of County Administration
Fall 2010: State Representative Ellen Cohen
Spring 2011: State Representative Jessica Farrar
Carolina Cano: Government Relation Manager, Houston Food Bank
Fall 2018: State Representative Mary Ann Perez
Spring 2019: State Representative Mary Ann Perez
Candace Caruthers: Assistant Federal Public Defender, Districts of Colorado and Wyoming
Fall 2014: Council Member Larry Green
Delaney Catlettstout: Assistant Public Defender, Missouri State Public Defender
Fall 2015: State Senator John Whitmire
Yesenia Chavez: Manager, Purple Strategies
Spring 2013: Council Member James Rodriguez
Patrick Coleman: Chief of Staff, Council Member Letitia Plummer
Spring 2017: State Representative Dan Huberty
Matthew Conner: Director, Government Relations, Houston Independent School District
Fall 2012: Congressman John Culberson
Mary Davis: Deputy District Director, Congressman Troy Nehls
Fall 2015: Council Member Michael Kubosh
Carlos Doroteo: Attorney, Berg & Androphy
Spring 2004: State Representative Rick Noriega
Natasha Egharevba: Senior Trial Attorney, Allstate
Fall 2008: State Senator Rodney Ellis
Fatimah El-Ibrahim: Constituent Services Representative, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher
Spring 2019: Mayor's Office of Education
Fall 2019: Harris County Clerk, Department of Voter Outreach and Communications
Russell Etherton: Senior Community Relations & Program Communications Manager, BakerRipley
Fall 2009: Annise Parker for Mayor Campaign
Santiago Franco: Scheduler/Legislative Assistant, State Senator Carol Alvarado
Spring 2017: Council Member Ellen Cohen
Jon Garcia: Strategic Initiatives and Program Analyst, Harris County
Fall 2015: State Representative Jessica Farrar
Olivia Garcia: Community Liaison, Texas House of Representatives
Spring 2021: State Representative Penny Morales Shaw
Cassie Gianni: Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State
Spring 2011: Controller Ron Green
Fall 2011: Controller Ron Green
Spring 2015: Mayor’s Office of International Trade and Development
Philip Gutierrez: Policy Analyst, Texas Senate
Fall 2020: Council Member Sallie Alcorn
Nick Heisig: MBA Candidate, University of Michigan
Fall 2013: State Senator Rodney Ellis
Mirel Herrera: Senior Associate, Policy & Advocacy at Data Quality Campaign
Spring 2008: Rick Noriega for U.S. Senate Campaign
Carla Hulsey: Senior Community Relations Specialist, UT Health Science Center at Houston
Fall 2010: Commissioner Sylvia Garcia
Spring 2011: Council Member Ed Gonzalez
Mahnoor Imran: J.D. Candidate, South Texas College of Law
Fall 2020: Outreach Strategists
Virginia Ivanez: Attorney, Law Office of Virginia Ivanez
Fall 2011: Barrio Dogs of Houston
Spring 2012: NALEO Educational Fund
Fall 2012: Council Member Ed Gonzalez
Estefani Jimenez: Environmental Case Manager, Kleinfelder
Fall 2012: State Senator Mario Gallegos
Emily Joslin: Budget Analyst, Legislative Budget Board
Fall 2016: Representative Jessica Farrar
Ahmed Keshta: Resettlement and Volunteer Coordinator, Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston
Spring 2021: Council Member Dave Martin
Matthew Lair: Research Assistant, U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Fall 2020: Axiom Strategies
Valerie Luna-Pena: Community Outreach Coordinator, Houston Public Works
Spring 2013: Council Member Ellen Cohen
Josh Malone: Lead Counsel, Meta
Spring 2010: Environment Texas
Maia Mendoza: Communications Support Planner, Harris County OHSEM
Spring 2021: City of Houston Public Works
Cody Miller: Account Supervisor, KGBTexas Communications
Fall 2014: Council Member Ed Gonzalez
Ana Montanez: Manager, Government Relations, Independent Sector
Fall 2015: Council Member Ed Gonzalez
Alexa Moores: Law Clerk, Cokinos Young
Fall 2017: Senator Ted Cruz
Spring 2018: Senator Ted Cruz
Idalid Navarro: Administrative Assistant, Vinson & Elkins
Fall 2017: Council Member Amanda Edwards
Spring 2018: Council Member Amanda Edwards
Fall 2018: Council Member Amanda Edwards
Alexander Obregon: Deputy City Controller, City Controller Chris Brown
Fall 2008: Council Member Ron Green
Emma Oliver: Lobbying Associate, Broydrick & Associates
Spring 2014: State Representative Carol Alvarado
Dylan Osborne: Harris County Treasurer
Spring 2011: Council Member Sue Lovell
Julia Ossemi-Seied: Deputy Chief of Staff & Communications, Council Member Sallie Alcorn
Fall 2016: Council Member Jerry Davis
Spring 2017: Council Member Jerry Davis
Bryan Pelaez: Consultant, Integrated Solutions Consulting
Fall 2015: Congressman John Culberson
Melissa Peña: Math Interventionist, Crowley Independent School District
Fall 2011: Lone Star Strategies, LLC
Shawn Portales: External Affairs Manager, Tejas Tubular
Fall 2010: Council Member Ed Gonzalez
Spring 2011: Congressman Gene Green
Paige Powell: Program Manager, Citizens' Environmental Coalition
Fall 2006: Council Member Peter Brown
Robert Quarles: Staff Director, Office of Fort Bend County Commissioner, Precinct 1
Fall 2000: Council Member Mark Ellis
Fall 2001: Chris Bell for Mayor Campaign
Salatiel Rueda: Government Relations, City of Houston
Spring 2015: Council Member Mike Laster
Jessica Ruland: Coordinator, Greater Houston Partnership
Fall 2017: Council Member Michael Kubosh
Emina Sadic: J.D. Candidate, University of Georgia School of Law
Fall 2010: Mayor’s Office of Intergovernmental Relations
Edith Santamaria: Executive Assistant, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo
Fall 2015: Council Member Robert Gallegos
Paula Santamaria: MBA Candidate, MIT Sloan
Spring 2013: Council Member Ed Gonzalez
Fall 2013: Council Member Ed Gonzalez
Jennifer Edwards Santos: Texas Attorney General's Office
Fall 2016: Ed Gonzalez for Sheriff Campaign
Eric Schroeder: Analyst, Data Analysis & Reporting, Texas Legislative Budget Board
Fall 2014: State Representative Garnet Coleman
John Seydler: Assistant City Controller, City Controller Chris Brown
Spring 2016: City Controller Chris Brown
Eiman Siddiqui: Chief of Staff, State Representative Tom Oliverson
Fall 2014: State Representative Jim Murphy
Sumaya Siddiqui: Digital Coordinator, Texas Civil Rights Project
Fall 2020: Black Sheep Agency
Hillary Sotello: Senior CDR Housing Project Manager, GrantWorks, Inc.
Spring 2009: Houstonians for Responsible Growth
William Souraphath: Senior EHR Systems, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Spring 2014: Commissioner El Franco Lee
Katherine Summerlin: Senior Staff Analyst, City of Houston Public Works
Fall 2005: Council Member Ronald Green
Anthony Torres: Associate, Communications, Outreach Strategists, LLC
Fall 2017: Council Member Amanda Edwards
Carrington Townsend: Patient Services Coordinator, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Spring 2021: Houston Crackdown
Binsu Wang: Director of Underwriting, Transpacific Financial Inc.
Spring 2012: Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart, Election Division
Kelly Waterman: District Director, Congressman Brian Babin
Fall 2007: U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
Fall 2009: Texans for Kay Bailey Hutchison Campaign
Mike Watkins: Community Outreach Liaison, Council Member Sallie Alcorn
Spring 2019: State Senator John Whitmire
Janae Williams-Winfield: Senior Consultant, Precise Process Consulting LLC
Spring 2010: State Representative Ellen Cohen
Madelyn Wilson: Engagement Specialist, Accolade
Fall 2015: Outreach Strategists
Are you a former CHIP intern and would like to be listed on this page? Do you want to have your current information on this page updated? Contact Isaiah Warner at inwarner@uh.edu.