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Texas A&M System Office of State Relations:

Together, the State Relations team members work with the Texas Legislature to represent the Texas A&M University System and its academic institutions, health science center, and state agencies. Through relationships with elected officials, statewide officeholders, state agencies, other universities, and stakeholders in Texas, State Relations supports the system’s land grant mission of service to the State of Texas and its citizens. The team is made up of subject matter experts across all major policy areas of state government, and each System member has a governmental relations officer assigned to represent the institution or agency in the legislative process. The State Relations team is headquartered in Austin, two blocks from the Texas State Capitol. It works with the Presidents, Agency Directors, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Academic Officers, and other key personnel at the universities and agencies to develop and advance their mission to provide the state with education, research, clinical care, and service.

Lauri Deviney
Deputy Vice Chancellor
L-Deviney@tamus.edu
512-542-7837

Michael Gibson
Assistant Vice Chancellor
mgibson@tamus.edu
512.542.7841

Jordan Smith,
Assistant Vice Chancellor
jordan.smith@tamus.edu
512-542-7851

Luis E. Gonzalez
Associate Vice Chancellor
luis.gonzalez@tamus.edu
512-542-7848

Emily Howell
Associate Vice Chancellor
ehowell@tamus.edu
512-542-7839

Melissa Nelson
Executive Assistant III
mnelson@tamus.edu
512-542-7835

David Rejino
Associate Vice Chancellor
d-rejino@tamus.edu
512-542-7833

Sydney De Vault-Garvey
Assistant Director, Government Relations
sdevault@tamus.edu
512-542-7838

Britton Forse
Project Specialist, Government Relations
bforse@tamus.edu
512-542-7830

Texas A&M System Office of Federal Relations:

The Federal Relations Office serves as the primary portal to the federal government for System faculty and agency representatives. We provide a coordinated, system-wide approach to support funding initiatives and achieve policy goals for system members at the federal level. The office assists system members in securing federal funding to accomplish important education, research, and service initiatives and strives to strengthen relationships with members of Congress and federal agencies to increase support for priority issues. In addition, the office identifies opportunities for System faculty and staff to participate in congressional hearings, executive branch advisory groups and task forces, and national education and policy forums. We also support transformational leadership experiences, student internships and faculty developmental assignments in Congress and in federal offices and agencies.