Leadership
The TACES Board of Directors and Committee Chairs are an active group of individuals volunteering their time and energy to represent the needs and concerns of TACES members to the Texas Counseling Association. There are several ways that TACES is represented in TCA; the TACES Director sits on the TCA Board; the TACES Senator is a member of the TCA Senate; and TACES Committee Chairs are members of the corresponding TCA Committees.
2022-2023 TACES Board
President: Megan Pickens - dr.megan@thevococo.com
President Elect: Mario De La Garza - madelagarza@smu.edu
Past President: Paul A. Carrola - pacarrola@utep.edu
Director: Jessenia García - jgarcia126@twu.edu
Senator: Kate Walker - kwalker@achievebalance.org
Treasurer: Claudia Interiano-Shiverdecker - claudia.interiano-shiverdecker@utsa.edu
Secretary: Johana Rocha - jrocha10@utep.edu
BMAL Counselor Education: LaShondra Manning- lmanning@tarleton.edu
BMAL Supervisor: Terra Wagner- twagner@smu.edu
BMAL Director of Guidance: Michelle Wilson- michelle.wilson0414@gmail.com
LPC Board Liaison: Diane Smedly-smedleyd@uhcl.edu
BHEC Liaison: Ruben Gomez - ruben@gomezcounseling.com
Technology Community Chair: Nate Smith- nsmith@sbu.edu
Membership Chair: Yu-Fen Lin - Yu-fen.Lin@untdallas.edu
Emerging Leader: Lafonya Jones godsplace1631@gmail.com
Graduate Student Representative: Parisa Mahmud pmahmud@smu.edu