CHIP Success Stories
Rosy Mota, COVID-19 Response Director, Latino Commission on AIDS
Spring 2011: Council Member James Rodriguez, District I
Christian Aguirre: Social Media Coordinator, University of Texas at Austin
Fall 2020: Mayor's Office of Complete Communities
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 Security & Public Safety
Fall 2014: Congressman Pete Olson
Leonardo Mendoza Bernuy: Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent, U.S. House of Representatives, Office of Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15)
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
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 Relations 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: Industry Advisor, Adaptive Construction Solutions
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: Community Outreach Specialist, Texas General Land Office
Spring 2017: Council Member Ellen Cohen
Jon Garcia: Strategic Initiatives and Program Manager, Harris County Community Services Dept.
Fall 2015: State Representative Jessica Farrar
Olivia Garcia: Community Liaison, Texas House of Representatives, Rep. Penny Morales Shaw
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
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: Analyst, MD Anderson Cancer Center
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: Vocational Training Coordinator, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-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
Maria Mendoza: Community Liaison, 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: Assistant County Attorney, Harris County Attorney's Office
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: Vice President & CFO, Comcast Texas
Fall 2008: Council Member Ron Green
Emma Oliver: Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright
Spring 2014: State Representative Carol Alvarado
Dylan Osborne: Administrator of Financial Services, Harris County Clerk's Office
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, Hagerty Consulting
Fall 2015: Congressman John Culberson
Melissa Peña: Math Interventionist, Crowley Independent School District
Fall 2011: Lone Star Strategies, LLC
Shawn Portales: Senior Consultant, Ryan
Fall 2010: Council Member Ed Gonzalez
Spring 2011: Congressman Gene Green
Paige Powell: Policy Manager, Commission Shift
Fall 2006: Council Member Peter Brown
Robert Quarles: Advocacy Manager - Southeast Texas, Alzheimer's Association
Fall 2000: Council Member Mark Ellis
Fall 2001: Chris Bell for Mayor Campaign
Jessica Ruland: Program Director, Government Internships, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Fall 2017: Council Member Michael Kubosh
Emina Sadic: Associate, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Fall 2010: Mayor’s Office of Intergovernmental Relations
Edith Santamaria: Economic Development Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce
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: Legislative Director, Texas House of Representatives
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: Director - State and Local Government Affairs, American Express
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, Berkley Research Group 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
Janae Winfield: Global Social Performance and Risk Advisor, Chevron
Spring 2010: State Representative Ellen Cohen
Madelyn Wilson: Associate Project Manager, Publicist Sapient
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 Jessica Ruland O'Connor at jruland@central.uh.edu.