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vitalalumni 2017 – 2018

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vitalalumni brings CPS graduates back to campus to share their professional and personal journeys—from life before UHD, to their time at UHD, and beyond graduation. How do their stories and experiences reflect your own? Join us to hear from those who’ve gone before you and be inspired by the enduring tradition and impact of the UHD community.


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September 21st, 2017

Ed Gonzalez was elected Sheriff of Harris County on November 8, 2016. Sheriff Gonzalez earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Houston-Downtown and went on to serve 18 years in the Houston Police Department. He served on the elite hostage negotiation team and was assigned to the Homicide Division as an investigator. After retiring from HPD in 2009, Sheriff Gonzalez served three terms on the Houston City Council. 

 

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From UHD to HISD

 April 18th, 2018

Leigha Curry, Class of 2005

Leigha Curry is a product of Galena Park Independent School District, a native Houstonian, and a proud graduate of University of Houston-Downtown. She is currently pursuing her doctorate degree from Texas Southern University.

Annie Lara, Class of 2007

Currently on the leadership team as a Literacy Teacher Specialist at Ketelsen Elementary in the Houston Independent School District, Ms. Lara also serves as the Campus Testing Coordinator and Gifted and Talented Coordinator and is a mentor/coach to first year teachers and teacher appraiser. Her afternoons are spent with intervention groups for third, fourth and fifth grade students. 

Victor Garcia, Class of 2008

Mr. Garcia is the principal of Port Houston Elementary in Houston's East side where he is finishing his first year as principal and continuing his vision of providing an equitable education for all students through effective instructional and learning strategies. 

For further information contact Steven Villano, director of the Center for Public Service and Community Research at villanos@uhd.edu.