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Dr. Trepal, a member of the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½ Professional Standards Committee, has been an ÀÖ²©´«Ã½member for more than 17 years. She served as the president of two ÀÖ²©´«Ã½divisions—the Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC) and the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). In addition, she served as the ACC Governing Council representative and chaired the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Graduate Student and Mentoring task force and the ÀÖ²©´«Ã½Professional Advocacy task force. Dr. Trepal is active in her state ÀÖ²©´«Ã½branch, the Texas Counseling Association, where she co-chaired the Graduate Student Involvement Committee.

Dr. Trepal is a Professor and Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program Coordinator at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She has worked in a variety of settings, including a college counseling center, a rape crisis center, and private practice. She earned a Ph.D. in Counseling and Human Development at Kent State University, an M.Ed. in Community Counseling at Cleveland State University, and a B.A. in English at The Ohio State University.