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Portrait of Dr. Kathy Ybanez-Llorente

Dr. Kathy Ybanez-Llorente

  • Associate Professor at College of Education, College of Education
  • Associate Professor at Conslng, Ldrship, Adlt Educ & Schl Psych, College of Education

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Chair, College of Education Scholarship Committee. January 2024 - Present.
  • Chair, University Scholars Scholarship Committee - College of ED. January 2024 - Present.
  • Chair, Graduate College Scholarship Committee - College of ED. January 2024 - Present.
  • Chair, Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship Committee - College of ED. January 2024 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Creativity in Mental Health. April 2020 - Present.
  • Member, Professional Counseling Program Admissions Committee. August 2016 - Present.

2027

  • Member, Presidential Commission on Student Success. January 2024 - December 2027.

2026

  • Member, Faculty Handbook Committee. June 28, 2023 - 2026.

2025

  • Member, Financial Aid Advisory, Appeals, & Scholarships Awards Committee. August 2024 - July 2025.
  • Chair, Admissions Coordinator, COUN Program. August 2024 - July 2025.
  • Attendee / Participant, TCA Mentor Program. August 2024 - July 2025.
  • Treasurer Designee, American Counseling Association. August 2024 - June 2025.
  • Chair, American Counseling Association Governance and Board Operations Committee. July 2024 - June 2025.

2024

  • Co-Chair, Texas Counseling Association (TCA) Ethics Committee. July 2022 - June 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Counseling Association (ACA) Education Session Proposals for 2025 National Conference. 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES) Education Session Proposals for 2024 National Conference. 2024.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Texas Counseling Association (TCA) Education Session Reviewer for 2024 Conference. 2024.
  • Member, Professional Counseling Faculty Search Committee, CMHC. August 2024 - November 2024.
  • Member, Professional Counseling Faculty Search Committee, MCFC. August 2024 - November 2024.
  • Member, COE Principal Investigator Working Group. November 2023 - June 2024.
  • Member, American Counseling Association Governance and Board Operations Committee. October 2023 - June 2024.
  • Immediate Past-President, Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW). July 2023 - June 2024.
  • Graduate Advisor, Program Coordinator, Professional Counseling Program. August 2018 - January 15, 2024.

2023

  • President, Association for Specialists in Group Work ASGW. July 2022 - June 2023.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Counseling Association (ACA) Education Session Proposals for 2024 National Conference. 2023.
  • Member, CLAS Annual Review Appeals Committee. 2015 - 2023.
  • Member, Ethics Appeal Committee, American Counseling Association. July 2020 - June 2023.
  • Member, Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES) 2023 MidWinter Conference Planning Committee. December 2022 - March 2023.

2022

  • Member, Counselor Occupational Licensure Interstate Compact Advisory Group; The Council of State Governments (CSG) National Center for Interstate Compacts (NCIC). October 2019 - December 2022.
  • Officer, Scheib Center (Developmental Disability & Mental Health Services) San Marcos Board of Directors. December 2016 - August 2022.
  • Board Member, Scheib Center (Developmental Disability & Mental Health Services) San Marcos Board of Directors. May 2016 - August 2022.
  • Member, Texas Counseling Association (TCA) Ethics Committee. July 2021 - June 2022.
  • Vice President, Association for Specialists in Group Work ASGW. July 2021 - June 2022.
  • Chair, Ethics Committee/ Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD). July 2021 - June 2022.

2021

  • Participant, Faculty Senate Liaison, CLAS Representative. 2020 - 2021.
  • Attendee / Participant, Invited Mentor, American Counseling Association Mentor Program (ACAMP); Inaugural program. February 2021 - December 2021.
  • Chair, Tenure track Mentor team for Jennifer Greene. October 2014 - August 2021.
  • Participant, Faculty Senate Liaison, CLAS Representative. August 2020 - July 2021.
  • Member, Anti-Racism Action Plan Task Force, American Counseling Association. June 2020 - June 2021.
  • Treasurer, Association for Specialists in Group Work ASGW. July 2018 - June 2021.

2020

  • Member, American Counseling Association (ACA) Ethics Committee. July 2017 - June 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Counseling Association (ACA) Education Session Proposals for 2021 National Conference. 2020.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES) Education Session Proposals for 2020 National Conference. 2020.
  • Member, Graduate Council, CLAS Representative. 2019 - 2020.
  • Member, Mariel M. Muir Excellence in Mentoring Award Selection Committee. 2019 - 2020.
  • Member, Academic Integration Committee, Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Austin State Hospital Redesign. February 2018 - 2020.
  • Member, ACES Bilingual Counselor Education and Supervision Interest Group. 2017 - 2020.
  • Chair, CACREP Program Liaison. August 2018 - December 2020.
  • Parliamentarian, American Counseling Association Governing Council and Executive Council. July 2019 - June 2020.
  • Member, Invited Presenter: Helping graduate students dealing with procrastination, perfectionism, and mental health issues. Invited University presentation for Faculty Focus Series. February 2020.
  • Alternate, College Review Group. November 2019 - January 2020.

2019

  • Co-Chair, American Counseling Association (ACA) Ethics Committee. July 2017 - June 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Counseling Association (ACA) Education Session Proposals for 2020 National Conference. 2019.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Education Session Proposals for 2019 National Conference. 2019.
  • Chair, Tenure track Mentor team for Cheryl Fulton. October 2013 - August 2019.
  • Member, Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling (ACAC) 2019 Conference Committee. 2018 - July 2019.
  • Member, College Review Group. December 11, 2018 - January 28, 2019.

2018

  • Chair, Comprehensive Exam and NCE Campus Coordinator, Texas State University. January 2017 - December 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Counseling Association (ACA) Education Session Proposals for 2019 National Conference. 2018.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES) Education Session Proposals for 2018 National Conference. 2018.

2017

  • Member, American Counseling Association (ACA) Ethics Committee. July 2014 - June 2017.
  • Chair, Practicum/Internship Clinical Experience Coordinator. August 2012 - May 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, American Counseling Association (ACA) Education Session Proposals for 2018 National Conference. 2017.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Education Session Proposals for 2017 National Conference. 2017.
  • Member, Graduate College Scholarship Committee, CLAS representative. 2016 - 2017.
  • Member, Professional Counseling Faculty Search Committee Member, CMHC Play Therapy. 2016 - 2017.
  • Member, Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling (ACAC) Conference Committee. 2016 - 2017.
  • Chair, Faculty Workload PPS Review Committee, CLAS. August 2017 - December 2017.
  • Chair, Overload Policy PPS Review Committee, CLAS. August 2014 - May 2017.
  • Faculty Advisor, Chi Sigma Iota, Sigma Tau Sigma Chapter, Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International. August 2012 - January 2017.

2016

  • Member, Professional Counseling Faculty Search Committee Member, Clinical Mental Health. 2015 - 2016.
  • Member, Texas State University Mental Health Advisory Council. 2014 - 2016.
  • Co-Chair, American Counseling Association (ACA) Professional Standards Committee. July 2014 - June 2016.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES) Education Session Proposals. March 2016.

2015

  • Mentor, Jennifer Greene, College of Education Scholar-Mentor Program. 2014 - 2015.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Education Session Proposals for 2013 and 2011 National Conferences. 2011 - 2015.

2014

  • Reviewer / Referee, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES) Education Session Proposals. 2014.
  • Member, Search Committee Member, CLAS Department Chair Search. 2013 - 2014.
  • Secretary, Faculty Advisory Council (FAC). 2013 - 2014.
  • Member, American Counseling Association (ACA) Professional Standards Committee. 2013 - 2014.
  • Member, American Counseling Association (ACA) Professional Standards Committee. 2013 - 2014.
  • Representative, Faculty Advisory Council (FAC). 2012 - 2014.
  • Co-Chair, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES) Membership Committee. 2012 - 2014.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Professional Counseling: Practice, Theory, and Research. November 2010 - November 2014.

2013

  • Member, Professional Counseling Program Faculty Search Committee, Community Counseling. 2012 - 2013.
  • President, Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES). 2012 - 2013.
  • Member, Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES) Supervision Task Force Committee. 2011 - 2013.
  • Facilitator, Equality University, Student Diversity & Inclusion Conference. November 2013.
  • Chair, Awards Committee, Texas Counseling Association (TCA). July 2012 - June 2013.
  • Member, ACA Graduate Student and Mentoring Committee. 2010 - June 2013.

2012

  • Member, Employing Faculty with and without Terminal Degrees Committee, CLAS. 2012.
  • Reviewer, Graduate College Scholarship Faculty Review Committee. 2012.
  • Member, Professional Counseling Program Faculty Search Committee, School Counseling. 2011 - 2012.
  • President, Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES). 2011 - 2012.
  • Member, Faculty Development Committee, College of Education. 2010 - 2012.
  • Member, Program Standards Committee member. 2009 - 2012.
  • Chair, Printed Materials Committee Chair, Professional Counseling Program. 2008 - 2012.
  • Co-Chair, Awards Committee, Texas Counseling Association (TCA). July 2011 - June 2012.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Texas Counseling Association (TCA) Education Session Proposals for 2012 State Conference. April 2012.

2011

  • Member, Dual Language Symposium, Texas State University. 2011.
  • Member, SACES Multicultural and Diversity Committee. 2010 - 2011.
  • President, Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES). 2010 - 2011.
  • Co-Chair, Graduate Student Involvement Committee, Texas Counseling Association (TCA). July 2009 - June 2011.
  • Chair, TACES MidWinter Conference. July 2010 - March 2011.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, TACES MidWinter Conference. July 2010 - March 2011.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Counseling Across Cultures. February 1, 2011.

2010

  • Member, Professional Counseling Program Faculty Search Committee, School Counseling. 2008 - 2010.
  • Member, International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC). 2008 - 2010.
  • Chair, Legislative Committee, Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES). 2005 - 2010.
  • Liaison, Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors (TSBEPC) for Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES). October 2005 - July 2010.
  • Senator, Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES). July 2008 - June 2010.

2009

  • Member, Allies of Texas State Training. 2009.
  • Member, EAPS Website Committee Member. 2009.
  • Small Group Facilitator, Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Social Justice Summit. 2009.
  • Member, Motor Learning Faculty Search Committee, HPER. 2008 - 2009.
  • Co-Chair, Clinician's Issues Advocacy and Public Policy Committee (CIAPPC). 2007 - 2009.
  • Invited Participant and Presenter, Texas Counseling Association (TCA), Summer Leadership Training Institute. 2007 - 2009.
  • Professional Counseling Program, Round Rock Higher Education Center, Round Rock, Texas. October 2009.

2008

  • Member, EAPS Tenure & Promotion Policy Committee Member. 2008.
  • Member, Faculty Review Committee member. 2008.
  • Member, Planning Committee. 2008.
  • Editorial Advisory Panel Member, Center for Educational Development, Evaluation, and Development (CEDER). 2008.
  • Reviewer / Referee, (CEDER), Yearbook, Education for a Changing World. 2008.
  • Member, Gulf Coast Counseling Association (GCCA). 2007 - 2008.
  • Past-President, Gulf Coast Counseling Association (GCCA). 2007 - 2008.
  • Associate Editor, Texas Counseling Association (TCA) Guidelines. 2006 - 2008.
  • Executive Board Secretary, International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC). 2005 - 2008.
  • Participant, American Counseling Association (ACA) Legislative Institute. February 2008.

2007

  • Chair, Gulf Coast Counseling Association Scholarship Selection Committee. 2007.
  • Reviewer / Referee, Texas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (TACES) Mid Winter Conference Session Proposals. 2007.
  • President-Elect, Nueces County Children's Advocacy Center (NCCAC) & Child Abuse Prevention Council of South Texas (CAPCOST): Board of Directors Executive Committee. 2007.
  • Volunteer, Independent City" Skills for Life Youth Conference, Sponsored by Communities in Schools and Planned Parenthood. 2007.
  • Member, University Core Curriculum Committee, TAMU-CC. 2006 - 2007.
  • Moderator, Moderator of Counsel-list, TAMUCC Counseling Program listserv. 2006 - 2007.
  • Member, Editorial Review Board The Graduate Research Journal. 2006 - 2007.
  • President, Gulf Coast Counseling Association (GCCA). 2006 - 2007.
  • Member, Clinician's Issues Advocacy and Public Policy Committee (CIAPPC). 2006 - 2007.
  • Co-Chair, Nueces County Children's Advocacy Center (NCCAC) & Child Abuse Prevention Council of South Texas (CAPCOST). 2006 - 2007.
  • Member, Nueces County Children's Advocacy Center (NCCAC) & Child Abuse Prevention Council of South Texas (CAPCOST). 2005 - 2007.
  • Member, ACES Robert Frank Outstanding Counselor Education Program. 2004 - 2007.
  • Member, Doctoral Admissions Selection Committee, TAMUCC Counseling and Educational Psychology (CNEP) Department. 2003 - 2007.
  • Chairperson, Texas Counseling Association (TCA)- Professional Growth Conference Welcome Packet. November 2007.
  • Chair, Texas Counseling Association (TCA) 2007 Professional Growth Conference Welcome Packet. November 1, 2007.
  • Member, American Counseling Association (ACA) Blue Ribbon 2008 Conference Program Panel. July 1, 2007.
  • Judge, Graduate Student Symposium, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. April 2007.

2006

  • Coordinator, Gulf Coast Counseling Association 2006 Continuing Education Spring Workshop Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi. 2006.
  • Member, Gulf Coast Counseling Association Scholarship Selection Committee. 2006.
  • Executive Committee, Secretary, Nueces County Children's Advocacy Center (NCCAC) & Child Abuse Prevention Council of South Texas (CAPCOST). 2006.
  • Volunteer, "Independent City" Skills for Life Youth Conference, Sponsored by Corpus Christi Independent School District and Planned Parenthood. 2006.
  • President, Gulf Coast Counseling Association (GCCA). 2005 - 2006.

2005

  • Membership Chair, International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC). 2004 - 2005.

2004

  • Member, Search Committee, TAMUCC Counseling and Educational Psychology, Senior-level Faculty Member Search. 2004.
  • Co-Chair, Award Committee, Chi Sigma Iota, Theta Alpha Mu Chapter, Outstanding Student Member Award. 2004.
  • The Family Digest Associate Editor- Advertising, International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC). 2003 - 2004.
  • Chair, International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC). 2002 - 2004.
  • Graduate Student Board Representative, International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC). 2002 - 2004.
  • The Graduate Student Column Editor in The Family Digest, International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC). 2002 - 2004.

2003

  • Treasurer, Chi Sigma Iota Honor Society, Theta Alpha Mu Chapter at TAMU-CC. 2002 - 2003.

2002

  • Member, Mission and Goal Statement Committee, College of Education, TAMU-CC. 2002.