Institution Contacts

For more information about legislative matters at UT institutions, please contact the following:

Academic Contacts
Health-Related Contacts
UT Arlington
Jeff Jeter
Vice President of Government Relations
jeter@uta.edu  

Martin Lujan
Director of Governmental Relations and Community Relations
Martin.Lujan@uta.edu 

Trevor Simmons
Director of Government Relations - State Budget Affairs

UT Austin
Andrea Sheridan
Deputy to the President for Governmental Affairs and Initiatives
andrea.sheridan@austin.utexas.edu

Jenna Watts
Director for State Affairs
jenna.watts@austin.utexas.edu

Kathleen O’Neill
Director for Federal Affairs

Deisy James
Director for Local Affairs

UT Dallas
Amanda Rockow
Vice President of Government and Community Relations
arockow@utdallas.edu

Brittney Madden
Director, State Relations

Gabriella Pate
Director, Federal & Community Relations

UT El Paso
Andrea Cortinas
Vice President and Chief of Staff
acortinas@utep.edu

Arturo Barrio
Assistant Vice President for International Relations

Joanne Richardson
Assistant Vice President for Business Affairs, Budget and Personnel Services

Dustin Meador
Deputy Chief of Staff

UT Permian Basin
Paige Cooper
Assistant Vice President, Government & Community Affairs

Tatum Hubbard
Chief of Staff/VP of Marketing and Communications
hubbard_t@utpb.edu

UT Rio Grande Valley
Veronica Gonzales
Vice President for Governmental and Community Relations
Veronica.Gonzales@utrgv.edu

Richard Sanchez
Associate Vice President for Governmental Relations
Richard.Sanchez@utrgv.edu 

Veronica E. De La Garza
Director of Government Relations
Veronica.DeLaGarza@utrgv.edu 

UT San Antonio
Albert Carrisalez
Associate Vice President for Community & Government Relations
Albert.Carrisalez@utsa.edu

Jason Hassay
Associate Vice President for Government Relations

Teresa Nino
Vice President for University Relations

Stephen F. Austin State University
Charlotte Sullivan
Director of Governmental Relations

UT Tyler / UT Health Science Center Tyler
Courtney Smith
Associate Vice President, Government Relations
UT Southwestern
Angelica Marin-Hill
Vice President for Government Affairs and Policy
Angelica.Marin-Hill@utsouthwestern.edu

Jenny Goerdel
Director of State Relations
Jenny.Goerdel@utsouthwestern.edu

Angela Godby
Director of Federal Relations

University of Texas Medical Branch
Lauren Sheer
Vice President, Legislative Affairs
lesheer@utmb.edu

Ryan Micks
Assistant Vice President, Government Relations (Correctional Care)
frmicks@utmb.edu

Rachel Osterloh
Director, Legislative Affairs

UT Health Science Center Houston
Scott Forbes
Senior Vice President of Governmental Relations
Scott.Forbes@uth.tmc.edu

Kara Crawford
Vice President of Governmental Relations

Pam Kennedy
Executive Services Administrator

UT Health Science Center San Antonio
Gilbert R. Loredo
Vice President for Governmental Relations
loredog@uthscsa.edu

Jaymie Mangelsdorf
Senior Director for Governmental Relations
mangelsdorf@uthscsa.edu

Pete Jacob Arguello
Senior Director for Governmental Relations

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mark Moreno
Vice President, Chief Governmental Relations Officer
mmoreno@mdanderson.org

Wes Duncan
Director for State Relations
wduncan@mdanderson.org

Edward Miller
Director for Federal Relations

Thomas Guajardo
Associate Vice President, State & System Reporting