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Office of the Dean

Jim Granato, Ph.D.
Dean, Hobby School of Public Affairs
HobbyDean@uh.edu 

Renée Cross, MLA
Senior Executive Director, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Lecturer, Political Science, University of Houston
rcross@uh.edu

Elizabeth G. Salinas
Executive Administrative Assistant
egsalin2@Central.UH.EDU

Graduate Programs

Scott Mason, MPA, CPM
Program Director, Academic Advising
smason@uh.edu

Peter M. Koelling, J.D., Ph.D.
Director, Master of Public Administration
Instructional Associate Professor
pkoellin@uh.edu

Sunny Wong, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Studies
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
mwong7@uh.edu

Undergraduate Programs

Scott Mason, MPA, CPM
Program Director, Academic Advising
smason@uh.edu

Alan Witt, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
Professor, Management & Leadership (Bauer College of Business)
Professor, Psychology (College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences)
witt@uh.edu

 

CHIP Internships & Harris, Hobby and Leland Fellows

Jessica Ruland, MPP
Program Director, Internship Programs 
jlruland@central.uh.edu

The Next Generation Leadership Academy

Emily Janowski, MBA, CPM
Program Director
eajanows@central.uh.edu 

The Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership

Daniel Engster, Ph.D.
Director, Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
daengster@uh.edu

 

Certified Public Manager Program

Emily Janowski, MBA, CPM
Program Director
eajanows@central.uh.edu 

Center for Public Policy

Pablo Pinto, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Public Policy
Professor, Hobby School of Public Affairs
ppinto@central.uh.edu

Maria P. Perez Arguelles, Ph.D.
Research Associate
mppereza@Central.UH.EDU

Savannah Sipole, Ph.D.
Research Associate
slsipole@uh.edu

Communications and Marketing

Victoria Cordova, MA
Communications and Marketing Director
vacordov@central.uh.edu

Diana Benitez, CPM
Program Manager
dbenitez@uh.edu

Edwin Cordero, Jr. 
Communications Manager
ecorderojr@central.uh.edu

Celeste Zamora, CPM
Communications Manager
cczamora@central.uh.edu

 

Giving

Tyrone Jimmison
tmjimmis@uh.edu 

Business Office

April Blount, MBA
Director, College Business Operations
adlouis@central.uh.edu

Dumonique Rayson, MA
Department Business Administrator
dnrayson@central.uh.edu

Cherish Wallace
Department Business Administrator
cwallac3@central.uh.edu

Main Office

Phone:713 743 3970
hobby@central.uh.edu

Address:
University of Houston
Hobby School of Public Affairs
Bates Building
4104 Martin Luther King Blvd, Suite 104
Houston, Texas 77204-5021

Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CST

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