Crystal Riles

Director of Community & Culture

Crystal Riles is the Director of Community & Culture at the Bush School of Government & Public Service. She earned her B.A. in English from Texas A&M University, followed by her M.S. in Nonprofit Management from Our Lady of the Lake University. Crystal’s current responsibilities span advising college, unit and student leadership on all issues related to building and sustaining a collaborative learning community and inclusive work culture. Her portfolio includes support for international, first-generation, military, veteran, and historically marginalized student populations. Her umbrella also encompasses diversity, equity and inclusion issues and solutions surrounding faculty, staff and students. Crystal also brings dedication and experience to public service, having served as a volunteer for Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, Ronald McDonald House, Hands on Atlanta, Atlanta Community Food Bank and Texas Association for College Admissions Counseling. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Higher Education Administration, with a research focus on sense of belonging, identity, African American/Hispanic women and the barriers they experience navigating higher education. Crystal aspires to join the professoriate in her future, while continuing to climb the ladder of higher education administration.