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Escalante is responsible for guiding the UNT System's facilities
and campus master planning; acquisition, sale and management of real
estate and buildings; selection of architects, engineers and contractors;
management of new construction and major renovation projects; and
oversight of System administrative policies, procedures and performance.
Prior to coming to the UNT System, Escalante served as city manager
for the city of Farmers Branch, overseeing a budget of $84 million,
564 city employees and a full range of municipal services. He coordinated
the development of capital planning and the construction of numerous
high-quality municipal facilities, including a city hall, justice
center/police station/court facility and senior center. Escalante
completed Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government Mid-Career
Program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government in 1997.
He earned his Master of Arts degree in public Affairs (1978) and
his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (1974) from Northern
Illinois University. |
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