CHIP Success Stories
Melissa Arredondo: Press Secretary, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo
Fall 2007: Commissioner Sylvia Garcia
Spring 2008: Council Member Melissa Noriega
Roel Benavides, Jr.: Committee Clerk, House Committee on Corrections
Fall 2014: Congressman Pete Olson
Stephen Bjune: Training Manager, Federal Emergency Management Agency
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: Chief of Staff, Mayor Pro Tem Ellen Cohen
Fall 2010: State Representative Ellen Cohen
Spring 2011: State Representative Jessica Farrar
Candace Caruthers: JD Candidate, Howard University School of Law
Fall 2014: Council Member Larry Green
Yesenia Chavez: Policy Analyst, Immigrants' Rights at ALCU
Spring 2013: Council Member James Rodriguez
Matthew Conner: Deputy Regional Director, U.S. Senator John Cornyn
Fall 2012: Congressman John Culberson
Mary Davis: Casework Director, Congressman Pete Olson
Fall 2015: Council Member Michael Kubosh
Jeanette De Los Santos: Director, Community & Neighborhood Relations, Houston Habitat for Humanity
Fall 2001: Quantum Consultants
Carlos Doroteo: Attorney, Berg & Androphy
Spring 2004: State Representative Rick Noriega
Natasha Egharevba: Assistant District Attorney, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office
Fall 2008: State Senator Rodney Ellis
Russell Etherton: Manager of Community Relations, Legacy Community Health -Montrose
Fall 2009: Annise Parker for Mayor Campaign
Jon Garcia: Legislative Director, State Representative Jessica Farrar
Fall 2015: State Representative Jessica Farrar
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
Mariah Grayson: Research Assistant, Earl Carl Institute-Center for Government Law
Fall 2015: Chris Brown for City Controller
Shannon Harris: Operations Coordinator, University of Texas at Austin
Fall 2001: League of Women Voters
Nick Heisig: English Copy Editor, Lopez Negrete Communications
Fall 2013: State Senator Rodney Ellis
Mirel Herrera: Community Justice Action Fund, Greenway Strategy Group
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
Maria Ivanez: Attorney, Rosas & Associates
Fall 2011: Barrio Dogs of Houston
Spring 2012: NALEO Educational Fund
Fall 2012: Council Member Ed Gonzalez
Jessica Iwobi: English and SPED Teacher, Hastings High School
Spring 2011: Council Member Ed Gonzalez
Estefani Jimenez: Environmental Air Permit Specialist, Texas Commission on Environment Quality
Fall 2012: State Senator Mario Gallegos
Valerie Luna-Pena: Senior Director of Constituent Services, Mayor Pro Tem Ellen Cohen
Spring 2013: Council Member Ellen Cohen
Josh Malone: Associate, Farella, Braun+Martel LLP
Spring 2010: Environment Texas
Cody Miller: Service Learning Project Manager, ELCA National Youth Gathering
Fall 2014: Council Member Ed Gonzalez
Ana Montanez: Government Relations Associate, Council on Foundations
Fall 2015: Council Member Ed Gonzalez
Alexander Obregon: Deputy City Controller, City Controller Chris Brown
Fall 2008: Council Member Ron Green
Emma Oliver: Independent Consultant, UNICEF USA
Spring 2014: State Representative Carol Alvarado
Dylan Osborne: Harris County Treasurer
Spring 2011: Council Member Sue Lovell
Julia Ossemi-Seied: Communications Director, Council Member Jerry Davis
Fall 2016: Council Member Jerry Davis
Spring 2017: Council Member Jerry Davis
Bryan Pelaez: Public Assistant Specialist, Tetra Tech EM Inc.
Fall 2015: Congressman John Culberson
Melissa Peña: Teacher, Fort Worth ISD
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: Director of Operations, Air Alliance Houston
Fall 2006: Council Member Peter Brown
Salatiel Rueda: Deputy Chief of Staff, Council Member Mike Laster
Spring 2015: Council Member Robert Gallegos
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
Edith Rodriguez: Community Liaison, State Representative Hubert Vo
Fall 2015: Council Member Robert Gallegos
Jessica Ruland: Coordinator, Greater Houston Partnership
Fall 2017: Council Member Michael Kubosh
Emina Sadic: Project Coordinator, One Earth Future Foundation
Fall 2010: Mayor’s Office of Intergovernmental Relations
Paula Santamaria: Business Operations, HP
Spring 2013: Council Member Ed Gonzalez
Fall 2013: Council Member Ed Gonzalez
Eric Schroeder: Legislative Director, State Representative Mary Gonzalez
Fall 2014: State Representative Garnet Coleman
Eiman Siddiqui: Chief of Staff, State Representative Tom Oliverson
Fall 2014: State Representative Jim Murphy
Hillary Sotello: Community Development Manager, GrantWorks, Inc.
Spring 2009: Houstonians for Responsible Growth
William Souraphath: Associate EHR Application Analyst, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Spring 2014: Commissioner El Franco Lee
Katherine Summerlin: Financial Analyst, Harris County Toll Road Authority
Fall 2005: Council Member Ronald Green
Binsu Wang: Underwriting Consultant, Goodhope Group
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
Cody Wheeler: Council Member, City of Pasadena
Fall 2010: Rick Molina for State Representative Campaign
Eric Widaski: Chief of Staff, Council Member Mike Laster
Spring 2011: Council Member Melissa Noriega
Janae Williams-Winfield: Chief of Staff, Council Member Martha Castex-Tatum
Spring 2010: State Representative Ellen Cohen
Madelyn Wilson: Project Coordinator, New Site Build, Nexius
Fall 2015: Outreach Strategists
Navid Zanjani: Founder & Partner, America Strategies
Fall 2008: Barack Obama for President Campaign, Florida
Fall 2009: Organizing for America
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