Our team

Program Director

Dr. Steven Rayburn

Dr. Steven Rayburn 

steven.rayburn@txstate.edu 

Dr. Steven Rayburn is the Interim Chair of the Department of Management, Faculty Director Service-Learning Excellence Program, a Professor of Marketing at Texas State University, and a Fulbright Specialist. Dr. Rayburn takes a pragmatic, mastery approach to teaching and has used service-learning in the classroom for over a decade. Having personally seen the benefit to students and the community, he is an avid proponent of expanding service-learning to as many courses and degree programs as possible across the university.

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Graduate Assistants

Manasa Aggitakalya

Manasa

jfg112@txstate.edu

 

Manasa Aggitakalya is an international student pursuing a Master’s in Computer Science at Texas State University. She is a graduate assistant for the Service-Learning Excellence Center, where her duties include assisting in the daily operations and assessing the outcomes of service-learning programs.

Laura Ortiz

Laura Ortiz
 

Laura is an international student from Colombia. She has an undergraduate degree in International Business Administration, Marketing, and Logistics. Laura is a graduate assistant for the Service-Learning Excellence Center. Her primary duties relate to developing the program's communication strategy. Laura is currently a candidate for Texas State's Masters of Science in Marketing Research and Analysis.


 

Chitra Joshi

Rohit Vidyasagar

svb46@txstate.edu 

Chitra is a graduate assistant at the Service-Learning Excellence Center, where she is primarily responsible for researching and analyzing service-learning data to evaluate its impact on students at Texas State University. She is pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science and has 6 years of professional experience in Software development.

Kashawn Baptiste

Kashawn Baptiste

kab442@txstate.edu

Kashawn Baptiste is a graduate assistant at the Service-Learning Excellence Center, focusing on daily operations and contributing to various projects. Originally from West Palm Beach, Florida, he is pursuing an MBA at Texas State University.