Alumni Job Titles

More than 800 SUPA alumni hold positions in universities, federal, local, and state, regional and county government, private and nonprofit sectors throughout Texas and the nation. The following is a representative list of position titles that are or have been held by SUPA graduates.

Universities

• Assistant Vice Chancellor for Governmental Affairs for the University of Texas System; Austin, Texas
• Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Western Michigan University; Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Texas
• Vice-President, Dallas County Community College; Dallas, Texas
• Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, North Texas State University; Denton, Texas
• Professor Emeritus, Texas Wesleyan College; Fort Worth, Texas
• Assistant Professor, Texas Southmost College, Brownsville, Texas
• Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Texas A & I University; Kingsville, Texas
• Professor and Graduate Coordinator, MPA Program, Hugo Wall Center for Urban Studies, Wichita State University
• Associate Professor, Center for Urban Studies, University of Akron; Akron, Ohio
• Dean of Liberal Arts, University of Akron; Akron, Ohio
• Director, Institute on Aging and Public Health, Indiana-Purdue University; Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Angelo State University; San Angelo, Texas
• Associate Professor, Director of Urban Affairs Track MBA Program, Corpus Christi State University; Corpus Christi, Texas
• Professor of Management and Chair, Graduate School of Business, Dallas Baptist University, Dallas, Texas
• Associate Professor Advanced Corrections, Liberty University; Chevy Chase, Maryland
• Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Nigeria; Enugu, Nigeria
• Dean, Director, Center for Urban Programs, Texas Southern University; Houston, Texas
• Associate Professor, City and Regional Planning, Cornell University; Ithaca, New York

Federal Government

• Deputy Regional Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Denver, Colorado
• Deputy Director, Quality Control and Training; Chevy Chase, Maryland
• Housing Systems Coordinator, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Fort Worth, Texas
• Program Analyst, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Dallas, Texas
• GAO Evaluator, U.S. General Accounting Office; Dallas, Texas
• Director of Regional Management, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Fort Worth, Texas

Local Government

• Executive Director, Metropolitan Transit Authority; Nashville, Tennessee
• GIS Specialist, North Central Texas Council of Governments; Arlington, Texas
• Planning Manager, Lafayette Areawide Planning Commission; Lafayette, Louisiana
• Director of Planning, City of Burleson; Texas
• Urban Planner, City of Dallas; Texas
• Planner; West Roxbury, Massachusetts
• Urban Planner, City of Garland Planning Department; Texas
• Director of Planning, City of Garland; Texas
• Planner, City of Plano; Texas
• Planner, City of Fort Worth; Texas
• Transportation Planner, City of Arlington; Texas
• Director of Planning, City of Burnsville; Minnesota
• Planner, Office of Comprehensive Planning; Little Rock, Arkansas
• Director of Planning and Zoning; Borger, Texas
• Assistant City Manager, City of Levelland; Texas
• Senior Planner, City of Euless; Texas
• Director of Planning, City of Mansfield; Texas
• Administrative Analyst, Parks and Recreation Department, City of Arlington, Texas
• City Manager, City of Sachse; Texas
• Transportation Planner, City of Laredo; Texas
• Evaluator, General Accounting Office; City of Boston; Massachusetts
• City Manager, City of Wylie; Texas
• City Manager, City of Athens; Texas
• Chief of Police, City of Mansfield; Texas
• Eligibility Specialist, Dallas Housing Authority; Texas
• Relocation Specialist, Dallas Housing Authority; Texas
• Transportation Planner, The T-Ridesharing; Fort Worth, Texas
• Assistant Director of Finance, Tax Assessment and Collection, City of Dallas; Texas
• Assistant to the City Manager, City of Euless; Texas
• Administrative Analyst, City of Fort Worth; Texas
• Director of Development, City of Hurst; Texas
• Administrative Analyst, City of Irving; Texas
• Sr. Administrative Assistant, City of Arlington; Texas
• City Manager, City of White Settlement; Texas
• City Councilman, City of Bastrop; Texas
• Social Worker, Northwest Health District; Madison, Wisconsin
• Home School Coordinator, Dallas Independent School District; Dallas, Texas
• Planning Officer, Dallas Housing Authority; Texas
• Management Assistant, Public Works Department; Dallas, Texas
• Planner, City of Houston, Texas
• Planner, City of Houston Police Department
• Planner II, METRO (Houston bus system)
• State/Regional/County Government
• County Planner, Los Angeles County, California
• Director of Regional Planning, Department of Regional Planning; Reno, Nevada
• Planner, North Georgia Area Planning and Development Commission; Dalton, Georgia
• Probation Officer, Dallas County Adult Probation; Texas
• Administrative Assistant to Judge Lee F. Jackson; Dallas County, Texas
• Manager, Planning & Program Development, Harris County Community Development Agency; Houston, Texas
• Assistant to the Executive Director, North Central Texas Council of Governments; Arlington, Texas
• Felony Court Chief, Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office; Texas
• Section Chief, Economic Development, East Texas Council of Governments; Kilgore, Texas
• Validation Case Analyst, Texas Department of Human Services; Arlington, Texas

Private Sector

• President, Media 5 Group, Inc.; El Paso, Texas
• Research Analyst, Business and Economic Research Department, Dallas Chamber of Commerce; Texas
• Development Counselor, Harris Methodist Hospital; Fort Worth, Texas
• Director of Planning, Everage, Smith, Farrington & Associates; Fort Worth, Texas
• Administrative Specialist, General Dynamics; Fort Worth, Texas
• Director, Site Planning and Traffic, May Department Stores; St. Louis, Missouri
• Project Manager, Rosewood Property Company; Dallas, Texas
• Appraiser, First Republic Bank; Dallas, Texas
• Partner, J. T. Dunkin and Associates; Dallas, Texas
• Principal, Urban Environment Associates; Dallas, Texas
• Vice President, DeShazo, Starek & Tang, Inc; Dallas, Texas
• Manager, Federal Government Relations, Sun Exploration & Production Company; Dallas, Texas
• Vice President of Finance, Wespac Investors Trust; Dallas, Texas
• Vice President, Western Consulting Group; Beverly Hills, California
• Principal, Devcon Construction, Management & Consulting; Fort Worth, Texas
• Manager, Employee Relations, Rockwell International – Telecomm; Garland, Texas
• Project Manager for Geographic Markets, J.C. Penney Corporation; Dallas, Texas
• Corporate Director, Management Engineering, Western Reserve Care System; Youngstown, Ohio
• Director, Crown Charter National Bank of Dallas; Texas
• Planning Manager, Paul S. Unzicker, Incorporated; Dallas, Texas
• Executive Director, Fort Worth Economic Development Corporation; Fort Worth, Texas
• Senior Analyst and Land Planner, Merrill Lynch Real Estate Advisory and Appraisal Group; Dallas, Texas
• Principal, Billie Richards and Associates; Dallas, Texas
• Senior Forecaster, GTE – Southwest, Inc.; Irving, Texas
• Principal, Insight Management Consultants; Dallas, Texas
• Architecture Designer, Weber & Associates Architects; Louisville, Kentucky
• Assistant to the President, Arlington Chamber of Commerce; Texas
• Consultant, LWFW Group, Inc.; Dallas, Texas
• Programs Manager, Central Dallas Association, Dallas, Texas

Non-Profit Organizations

• Executive Director, Tarrant County ACCESS for the Homeless; Fort Worth, Texas
• Executive Director, Hope Cottage; Dallas, Texas
• Associate Director, United Way of Texas; Austin, Texas
• Resident Technical Advisor, State University of New York; Albany, New York
• Research & Program Consultant, Baptist General Convention of Texas; Dallas, Texas
• Executive Director, Easter Seal Society of Tarrant County; Fort Worth, Texas
• Planning Associate, Greater Dallas Community Relations Commission; Texas
• Content Specialist, Dallas County Community College District; Mesquite, Texas
• Principal Analyst, Dallas Independent School District; Texas
• Associate Director, Home Mission Board; Atlanta, Georgia
• Resident Technical Advisor for State University of New York in Gaborone Botswana
• Executive Director, Liberation Housting, Fort Worth, Texas
• Executive Director, Tarrant County Housing Partnership, Fort Worth, Texas
• Executive Director, Neighborhood Housing Services, Fort Worth, Texas
• Director, Tarrant County Baptist Association
• Director, Hollywood, California Baptist Association