Our Team
The Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life’s mission is to educate, inspire, and connect the next generation of Texas civic leaders. The collective expertise of our team allows us to build dynamic leaders through civic innovation, political skills and inclusive values.
Directors
Staff
Maria Tway, MA
Administrative Manager
Bianca Solis
Collegiate Senior Program Coordinator
Victoria Soderman
Senior Events Program Coordinator
Sarah Batson
TX Votes Program Coordinator
Lillian Garvens
Civic Education Graduate Assistant
Sneha Kesavan
K12 Intern
Emma Hamilton
ASI Student Intern
Raj Mehta
Collegiate Intern
Scott Poole
TX Votes Intern
Faculty Collaborators
Jennifer Adair, Education
Patrick Bixler, LBJ School
Josh Blank, Texas Politics Project
Joe Cutbirth, Communication
John Daly, Communication
Meme Drumwright, Communication
Suchi Gururaj, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement
Jim Henson, Government
Peniel Joseph, LBJ School
Dave Junker, Advertising & Public Relations
Robert Luskin, Government
Art Markman, Psychology
Gina Masullo, Journalism & Media
Matt McGlone, Communication
Katherina Payne, Education
Richard Reddick, Education
Stephen Reese, Communication
Nancy Schiesari, Radio Television Film
Daron Shaw, Government
Ya’Ke Smith, Radio Television Film
Bartholomew Sparrow, Government
David Springer, LBJ School
Keri Stephens, Communication
Sean Theriault, Government
Paul Toprac, Computer Science
S. Craig Watkins, Journalism & Media
Stephen Vladeck, Law, LBJ School
Hannah Wojciehowski, English
Advisory Council
Co-Chairs Rodney Schlosser & Denise Davis
| Mr. James Adams | The Hon. Ernest Angelo | Ms. Ellen Arnold |
| Mr. Daniel Becka | The Hon. Chris Bell | Mr. Jay Brown |
| Mr. Kevin Burnette | Mr. Snapper Carr | Mr. Stan Casey |
| Ms. Marjorie Clifton | Ms. Lisa Craven | Ms. June Deadrick |
| Mr. Ted Delisi | Mr. Alan Feld | Ms. Kathy Garcia |
| Ms. Nancy Halbreich | Mr. Mark Harkrider | Ms. Susan Hays |
| Mr. John Howard | Mr. Rob Johnson | Mr. Russ Keene |
| Mr. Rusty Kelley | The Hon. Cyndi Krier | The Hon. James “Pete” Laney |
| Mr. Greg Levenson | Mr. Martin Otto | Mr. Cappy McGarr |
| Mrs. Janie McGarr | Mr. Kevin Moomaw | Ms. Linda Lea Moore |
| Ms. Pasha Moore | Mr. Mike Myers | The Hon. Elliott Naishtat |
| Ms. Janie Perelman | Mr. Sam Perry | Mr. Hector Rivero |
| Ms. Danielle Rugoff | Mrs. Kelly Sadler | Dr. Stefanie Sanford |
| Ms. Jenifer Sarver | The Hon. Florence Shapiro | Mr. Dave Shaw |
| Mr. Brian Shivers | Ms. Terri Broussard Williams | Mr. Carlos Zaffirini |
| Ms. Anjali Zutshi |
Honorary Council Members
* Former Co-Chair ♦Deceased
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Ms. Arcilia Acosta |
Ms. Elaine Agather |
The Hon. Ernest Angelo Jr. |
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Mr. Gilbert Aranza |
The Hon. Ben Barnes |
The Hon. George Bayoud, Jr. |
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The Hon. Henry Bonilla |
Ms. Christy Carpenter * |
Mrs. Jo Anne Christian ♦ |
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Ms. Angela Collins |
The Hon. Tom Dunning |
Mr. Randy Erben |
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Ms. Suzanne Erickson |
Mr. Hill Feinberg |
Mr. Jim Francis |
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Ms. Shirley Green |
Mr. Jeremy Halbreich |
Mrs. Nancy Halbreich |
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The Hon. John Hammack ♦ |
Dr. Katherine Hammer |
Ms. Jan Hart-Black |
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The Hon. Karen Hughes |
Ms. Marsha Jones |
The Hon. Ron Kirk |
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Mr. Tom Lardner |
Mr. Lowell Lebermann ♦ |
Ms. Shana Harnisch Levenson |
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The Hon. Tom Loeffler |
Mr. Dickson Louie |
Mr. Tom Luce |
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Mr. Wales Madden ♦ |
Dr. Willis Maddrey |
Mr. Bob Mann ♦ |
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Mr. Jack Martin |
Mr. Kevin Moomaw |
Mr. Rob Mosbacher |
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Mr. Erle Nye |
Ms. Rena Pederson |
Mr. H. Ross Perot, Sr. ♦ |
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Mr. Gerald Ray |
Ms. Karen Reagan |
Prof. Elspeth Rostow ♦ |
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Ms. Jenifer Sarver * |
Mr. Pete Schenkel |
Mr. Paul Serff |
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Mr. Allan Shivers, Jr. *♦ |
Mr. Robert Spellings |
Mr. Ron Steinhart |
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Mrs. Sue Strauss |
Mr. Theodore H. Strauss ♦ |
Dr. Charls Walker ♦ |
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Ms. Eleanor Waddell * |
Mr. Joe Bill Watkins |
The Hon. Ralph Wayne |
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Mr. Rob Wiley |
The Hon. Anne Wynne |
Dr. Molly Beth Malcolm* |
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Mr. Lemuel Williams |
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