Purpose

The purpose of the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Community Advisory Committee is to enlist the input, feedback, and support of knowledgeable professional social workers to enhance the direction and quality of the TAMUK Social Work Program; review components of the TAMUK Social Work Program; and to provide feedback and suggestions based on an understanding of the TAMUK Social Work Program, the needs of the community, and CAC experience with graduates and current students of the TAMUK Social Work Program. 

Members

Corina Benavides, M.S., M.S.W., LBSW
Voting Member
South Texas Social Workers Society
President

Dina Garcia-Scorpio, B.S.W.
Voting Member
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Child Protective Services

 

Nancy Wesson-Dodd, LCSW
Voting Member
YWCA Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas

Aileen Palacios, LMSW
Voting Member
National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter
Region 11 Board Member 

George Alvarado
Voting Member
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Child Protective Services

Jessica M. Gomez
Voting Member
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Child Protective Services - Kingsville

David L. McCaig, M.S.W., LCSW
Voting Member
Private Clinical Practice
Mental Health Services

Mario A. Munoz, M.S., LMSW-AP
Voting Member
Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital
Behavioral Medicine Department

Carmela P. Quintanilla, M.S.W., LCSW
Voting Member
New Century Hospice
Corpus Christi, Texas

Robin Smith, M.S., LBSW
Voting Member
Driscoll Children's Hospital
Department of Social Work

Seana Towler, B.S.
Voting Member
CASA of the Coastal Bend

Laura A. Wooldridge, B.S.W., LBSW
Voting Member
Nueces County
Department of Human Services

Mariah A. Boone, M.S.S.W., LMSW-IPR
Non-Voting Member and Faculty Liaison for the Social Work Community Advisor Committee
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Social Work Program