Contact
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy
Main Office
George I. Sánchez Building
Suite 3.308
Hours
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday – Friday
Closed noon – 1 p.m.
Mailing Address
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy
1912 Speedway D5400
Austin, TX 78712-1604
Phone: (512) 471-7551
Fax: (512) 471-5975
Department Leadership
Pedro Reyes, Department Chair
(512) 232-7519
Norma Cantú, Minority Liaison Officer
(512) 475-8593
Liliana Garces and Sarah Woulfin, Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) Co-chairs
Jennifer Holme, Graduate Advisor
Program & Area Contacts
Ph.D. and M.Ed. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy
Liliana Garces, Co-coordinator
Lauren Schudde, Co-coordinator
(512) 471-1623
Michael Anthony Goodman, Co-coordinator
Executive Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership
Michael Nava, Faculty Director
(512) 680-2746
Joe Wilcox, Program Director
(512) 425-0919
Cooperative Superintendency Program (CSP)
Paul Cruz, Co-director
Sylvia R. Reyna, Assistant Director
David DeMatthews, Co-director
Educational Policy and Planning Program (EPP)
Sarah Woulfin, Ph.D. Program Co-coordinator
Sofia Malik, Ph.D. and M.Ed. Co-coordinator
Christopher Brown M.Ed. Co-coordinator
Texas Principal Leadership Academy (TPLA)
Debra Cantu, Co-Director
(512) 471-6137
Terrance Green, Co-Director
Department Staff
Violeta Gonzales, Project Director
(512) 232-6226
Wallace Foundation Grant, equity-centered professional and leadership development and development of the Texas Principal Leadership Academy.
Wintana Hansen, Administrative Associate
(512) 471-0727
Education Research Center (ERC)
Jacinda Herrera, Academic Program Coordinator
(512) 475-8580
Course scheduling, course instructor surveys, grade reporting, FaSET reporting, catalog changes, course inventory changes and student support.
Kelsey Samsel, Graduate Program Coordinator
(512) 475-8570
Graduate program coordination needs, outreach, admissions, recruitment, orientation, registration and graduation activities.
Gina Smuts, Senior Administrative Manager
(512) 475-8578
See Gina for human resources (student, staff and faculty appointments), faculty promotion and tenure, faculty third-year reviews, staff annual performance and department events.
