About the Director

 

At UHD, Mr. Villano manages the Center for Public Service and Community Research, emphasizing and integrating the necessity of community throughout education.

Prior to UHD, Mr. Villano worked in public and private schools, both for profit and nonprofit educational organizations, including governmental entities. He’s taught in K-12 as well as on the college level. Mr. Villano has extensive experience in the management of federal, state and local funding for after school programs in the southeast Texas region. However, most of his work focused on the collaborative growth involved in community engagement.