Alumni Profiles
Bryant Ambelang '90
San Antonio, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Government
Profession: President & CEO, NatureSweet
Geoff Barry '05
Dallas, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Political Science, Minor - Latin American Politics
Profession: Senior Policy Analyst/Consultant/Community Manager
Britt Berrett '09
Fairview, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: PhD - Public Affairs
Profession: President, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Lindsay Bernsen '12
Webster, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BA - International Political Economy
Profession: International Licensing Analyst, Lockheed Martin
Diana Peck Borys '06
London, England
UT Dallas Degree: Master of Public Affairs
Profession: Senior Consultant, Hitachi Consulting UK
Tom Browning '06, '09
Dallas, Texas
UT Dallas Degrees: Master of Public Affairs, PhD - Public Affairs
Profession: Co-founder & Partner, FootCardigan.com
Caroline Calais '08
Allen, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: MS - International Political Economy
Profession: Journalist, Examiner.com
Krysten Carrera '10
Bethesda, Maryland
UT Dallas Degree: Master of Public Affairs
Profession: Presidential Management Fellow, National Cancer Institute (within National Institutes of Health)
Kyle Cheek '94, '96
Chicago, Illinois
UT Dallas Degree: Master of Public Affairs; PhD – Political Economy
Profession: Vice President - Data and Analytic Services, Emdeon
Sara Clingan '09
Charlottesville, Virginia
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Political Science & Economics
Pursuit: Law Student - University of Virginia
Jason Cooley '10
Frisco, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: PhD - Public Affairs
Profession: Innovation Director, City of McKinney - City Manager’s Office
Parker Folse '08
Roswell, New Mexico
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Political Science
Profession: Attorney, Hinkle, Hensley, Shanor & Martin, L.L.P.
Ali Garcia '12
Dallas, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Public Affairs, Minor - Visual Arts
Profession: Case Analyst, Ortiz Law Firm
Uri Heller '06
McAllen, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Government and Politics
Profession: Attorney, Pena Law Group
Hunter Hillin '83
Austin, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BS - Economics & Finance, Cum Laude
Profession: Owner, Hillin Law
Robert Holmes '78
Dallas, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Economics
Profession: President/Owner - Holmes, Diggs & Eames, P.L.L.C.
Samia Hossain '10
New Cairo, Egypt
UT Dallas Degree: BA - International Political Economy
Pursuit: Fulbright Scholar, The American University in Cairo
Paul Ingram '08
Dallas, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BS - Economics
Profession: President & CEO - SlotGuard, Inc.
Valerie Kasindi '03
Garland, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BS - Economics and Finance (Magna Cum Laude), 2001 & MS - Applied Economics, 2003
Profession: Senior Analyst, U.S. Government Accountability Office
Michael Kauffelt '83
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UT Dallas Degree: BS - Economics
Profession: President & CEO - Bill Few & Associates
Carrie Kelleher '96
Dallas, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BS - Economics & Finance
Profession: Owner, Coffee House Cafe
Kevin Kelley '84
Shavano Park, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: MA - Political Economy
Profession: Assistant Professor of Economics, Northwest Vista College
Sylvia Kendra '98
Washington, DC
UT Dallas Degree: Master of Public Affairs; GIS Certificate
Profession: Program Manager, Smithsonian Institution
Kristin Kuhne '01, '08
Richardson, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: MPA - Public Affairs, PhD - Public Policy & Political Economy
Profession: Research & Evaluation Analyst, Educate Texas
Joe Earl Linson '79
San Antonio, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Political Science, Minor - Criminal Justice
Profession: Partner, Chelsea's Catering and Bar Services
Jennine Lunceford '96
DeSoto, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Political Science
Profession: Attorney
Stacey Maples '05
New Haven, Connecticut
UT Dallas Degree: MS - Geographic Information Sciences
Pursuit: GIS Specialist and Instruction Coordinator, Yale University
Rachel Markowitz '08
Morocco
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Political Science
Pursuit: Fulbright Scholar
Lehr McKenzie '90
Fort Mill, South Carolina
UT Dallas Degree: PhD - Political Economy
Profession: Vice President & Manager - Global Banking and Global Markets Stress Testing and Modeling, Bank of America
Rocky Miracle '82
El Paso, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: MA - Political Economy
Profession: Senior Vice President – Corporate Planning & Development, El Paso Electric Company
Randy Moravec '11
Richardson, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: PhD - Public Affairs
Profession: Executive Director, Texas Coalition for Affordable Power
Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn '08
Camden, New Jersey
UT Dallas Degree: PhD - Public Policy & Political Economy
Profession: Assistant Professor, Rutgers University - Camden
Tiffany Ornelas '06, '08
San Francisco, California
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Government and Politics, Master of Public Affairs
Profession: Team Leader, Nonviolent Peaceforce
Jennifer Pascal '98
Dallas, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: Master of Public Affairs
Profession: Co-Owner Allyn Media, Chief Operating Officer
Michael Peticolas '95
Dallas, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Government
Profession: Founder, Peticolas Brewing Company
Tiffany Popovici '12
Sachse, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BS - Public Affairs
Profession: National Account Manager, C.H. Robinson
Lindsey Rames '05
Dallas, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Political Science
Profession: Founder/Owner - Rames Law Firm, P.C.
Brandon Roberts '05
Jackson, Mississippi
UT Dallas Degree: PhD - Political Economy
Profession: President, Premier Insights, Inc.
Scott Robinson '97
Frisco, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Government and Politics
Profession: Associate Professor of Public Service Administration, Bush School of Government and Public Service - Texas A&M University
Bill Seeger '88
Murphy, Texas
UT Dallas Degrees: MS - Political Economy, PhD - Political Economy
Profession: Principal, KPMG
Rebecca Tudor '94
Allen, Texas
UT Dallas Degrees: B.S., Economics and Finance
Profession: Co-owner/Co-founder of Twinrose Investments and Twinrose Development Company
Thomas Tunstall '92, '00
San Antonio, Texas
UT Dallas Degrees: Master of Business Administration,
PhD – Political Economy
Profession: Director, Center for Community and Business Research – UT San Antonio; Research Director, Institute for Economic Development – UT San Antonio
Nicholas Valcik '94, '96, '05
Dallas, Texas
UT Dallas Degrees: BA - International Relations, Master of Public Affairs, PhD - Public Affairs
Profession: Associate Director - UT Dallas Office of Strategic Planning and Analysis
Benedict Voit '08
Dallas, Texas
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Political Science
Profession: Financial Advisor, ALM First Financial Advisors
Paul Waddell '89
Berkley, California
UT Dallas Degree: PhD - Political Economy
Profession: Professor, City and Regional Planning - University of California, Berkeley
Brent Willen '94
Seattle, Washington
UT Dallas Degree: BA - Government and Politics (now Political Science)
Profession: Recruiter - Amazon.com
Samantha Woodmancy '08, '10
Wylie, Texas
UT Dallas Degrees: BS - Public Affairs, MS - Public Affairs
Profession: Management Analyst, City of Richardson
