
Seth Philips, JD
Seth Phillips, J.D., serves as Executive Director of Communications, Marketing and Enrollment at Cityscape Schools. His career reflects a longstanding commitment to education, equal opportunity and public service.
Seth has 10 years of classroom teaching experience across positions in Texas and the United Kingdom. As a high school speech and debate coach, he guided students to state championships and national recognition. A licensed Texas attorney, Seth previously served as an attorney investigator with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, protecting the rights of K–12 and higher-education students across four states.
His public-service experience also includes work in Washington, D.C. with the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and the Human Rights Campaign, focusing on young people, religious freedom and equal rights.
Seth earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas Tech University and his Juris Doctor from Southern Methodist University. A former foster parent, he and his husband are the proud parents of three adopted elementary-age children. Parenthood has made his commitment to strong schools and meaningful opportunities for every child even more personal.